R.E.M. Singer Michael Stipe Gives Gaga Props For Speaking Her Mind — mtv.com

With additional reporting by Tamar Anitai R.E.M. had a good, long (31-year) run. Don’t just take our word for it, though. “I always thought about when you ask people at the end of their life what their message is for future generations,” singer Michael Stipe told MTV News about the group’s legendary three-decade run as the kings of alternative rock. “Stay hungry is a little bit there, but I would say stay curious. A lot of the reason that we were able to do all the things we did and to be successful doing it… had to do with a curiosity.”

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