R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out
 

In the most, you don't say music news of the day Michael Stipe says he's gay. I guess he had already said he was bi-sexual about ten years ago. Was he confused or did he just think it was safer,(perhaps cooler) if he said he was bi-sexual as opposed to homosexual? Anyways here's the official AOL page on it if you care to read it.


http://music.aol.com/news/story/_a/r...17143609990001

Old news my man.

i always knew he was gay. kinda why i listened to the band in the first place.

He talked about ("finally decided to speak out about") being queer on the REM 'Behind the Music' special.. that was around the time 'Up' was released.. so 1998?

I am going to listen Automatic for the People now.

Already knew he was bi but always figured he was more on the gay side. I liked to think his ambiguous (even to him) sexual nature fueled his beautifully personal lyrics in a way. Michael Stipe has always been one of my heroes and I'm glad he's out with it.

But as a side note, I'm not really feeling the new R.E.M. "Houston" is the only stand out.

I'm shit scared of listening to Accelerate. Really don't want it to be rubbish but i've got a really bad feeling. Around the Sun was shit, and a little piece of me dies everytime i hear it (!)

Don't worry, Accelerate sounds nothing like Around The Sun.

Shocking!

is it any good? Or does it sound like some 50 year olds trying to 'Rock' ?

well Elton John was under the same scrutiny in the 70s, and he said he was Bi, somehow it seems it was less damaging for sales to say Bi then say Gay

sometimes yes sometimes no. like I said, my verdict is still out

Yeah, and he did an article for The Advocate in 2001.

This is the sound of one hand not caring. In a forest. With no one around.

and a two headed cow.

Homophobe.

Talk about the passion.

Kinda how I feel.

I thought that he had come out a few years ago. And in any case, why coming out now would be beneficial for this man? He looks like he's dying with aids.