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Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. I

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. Its equally humbling and uplifting. – Michael Stipe

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My feeling is that labels are for canned food… I am what I am – and I know what I am. – Michael Stipe

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Food
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Ive always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food. – Michael Stipe

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Age
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So, we just kind of created our own thing and thats part of the beauty of Athens: is that its so off the map and theres no way you could ever be the East Village or an L.A. scene or a San Francisco scene, that it just became its own thing. – Michael Stipe

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Beauty
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Music
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man. – Ray Charles

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Music

You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but thats why that old music feels so good to me. – Christina Aguilera

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Music

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will be its love of music. – Stendhal

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Music

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when youre listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. – Brian Eno

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Music

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Often he who does too much does too little. – Italian Proverb

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Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. – John Ruskin

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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. – Timothy Garton Ash

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