Around 1992, rumors that Stipe had contracted HIV began to circulate.

In 1994, with questions still swirling about his sexuality, Stipe described himself as " an equal opportunity lech ," and said he did not define himself as gay, straight, or bisexual, but that he was attracted to, and had relationships with, both men and women.

Stipe described himself as a " queer artist " in Time in 2001 and revealed that he had been in a relationship with " an amazing man " for three years at that point.

The two had previously collaborated on two books, both in 1998: The Haiku Year ( for which the two had both contributed haikai ) and Martin's book of poetry Servicing the Salamander ( for which Stipe took the cover photograph ).

songs had definite lyrics that Stipe wrote with care.

The Chinese Album had a more " artsy " sound, with the Pink Floyd-like piano on the opening track and Michael Stipe of R. E. M.

Singer Michael Stipe once said that he hoped everyone had enough sense of humor to realize that he was " kind of taking the piss of everyone ," himself included.

The SSH should not be mistaken for Socialist Party of Croatia-Left Alternative ( Croatian: Socijalistička partija Hrvatske ), which had been formed by people around Stipe Šuvar, at the time a dissident of Socialist Labour Party of Croatia.

" In 1998, Stipe published a collection of photos called Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith.

* Stipe: 4 – 15 cm long,. 5 – 1. 5 cm thick, white to yellowish in age, hollow or somewhat stuffed, the well developed veil leaves a persistent white membranous annulus whose surface usually becomes concolorous with the gills because of falling spores, bruising blue or bluish-green when injured.

In 2007, to celebrate his 30 years as a singer, he released Papito, an album that contains remakes of his previous songs, re-interpreted in duets with Juanes, Alejandro Sanz, Fangoria ( band ), Ivete Sangalo, Laura Pausini, Shakira, Julieta Venegas, Ricky Martin, Amaia Montero ( past member of the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh ), and Michael Stipe from R. E. M., along with many other singers.

Stipe reiterated this in a 2004 interview with Butt magazine.

In 1999, author Douglas A. Martin published a novel, Outline of My Lover, in which the narrator has a six-year romantic relationship with the unnamed lead singer of a successful Athens, Georgia-based, rock band ; the book was widely speculated, and later confirmed by its author, to have been a roman à clef based on a real relationship between Martin and Stipe.

Stipe at Glastonbury Festival with his " Goblin " make up

Those with acting roles in the film included Levine, Stipe, Lynda Stipe ( Michael's sister ), Matthew Sweet ( of whom co-formed the short-lived duo group, Community Trolls, with Michael Stipe ), and R. E. M.

Stipe was once very close to fellow singer Natalie Merchant and has recorded a few songs with her, including one titled " Photograph " which appeared on a pro-choice benefit album titled Born to Choose, and they appeared live with Peter Gabriel singing Gabriel's single " Red Rain " at the 1996 VH1 Honors.

In 1998, Stipe published a collection called Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith.

In 2008, Stipe collaborated with Lacoste to release his own " holiday collector edition " brand of polo shirt.

In 2011, Stipe participated in a live online Facebook chat with fans following the premiere of a new R. E. M.

Stipe with R. E. M.

Stipe often harmonizes with Mills in songs ; in the chorus for " Stand ," Mills and Stipe alternate singing lyrics, creating a dialogue.

's debut album, Stipe participated in a low-budget, forty-five-minute Super-8 film called Just Like a Movie, shot in Athens by New York Rocker magazine photographer Laura Levine, who was a friend of the band.

This message was suggested by his friend Michael Stipe ( singer of R. E. M.

The film revolves around three young anti-capitalist activists living in Berlin city centre — Jule ( Julia Jentsch ), her boyfriend Peter ( Stipe Erceg ) and his best friend Jan ( Daniel Brühl ).

" This was also one of the first songs that surfaced from Stipe after the writer's block that hounded him after the death of his friend, actor River Phoenix.

In 1997, Phoenix's friend, Michael Stipe of R. E. M., bought over the rights to all of Aleka's Attic's material from Island Records.

It features contributions from Dennis Hopper, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Stipe, Robbie Williams, Eddi Reader, Tom Robbins, Brian Eno, Baaba Maal, Speech, Asha Bhosle, Neneh Cherry, Anita Roddick, Michael Franti, Zap Mama, and other artists and authors.

They collaborated with such artists as Dennis Hopper, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Stipe, Bono, Susan Sarandon, k. d.

Stipe was chosen as the godfather of Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.

Stipe and Tori Amos became friends in the mid 1990s and recorded a duet in 1994 called " It Might Hurt a Bit " for the Don Juan DeMarco motion picture soundtrack.

Stipe insisted that many of his early lyrics were " nonsense ", saying in a 1994 online chat, " You all know there aren't words, per se, to a lot of the early stuff.

Morrissey was the president of the Dolls ' UK fan club as a teenager, wrote a book about them, and produced their comeback show ; Stipe was a guest on One Day ....

Stipe was a military brat ; his father was a serviceman in the United States Army whose career resulted in frequent relocations for his family.

Stipe later enrolled at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia as an art major ; studying photography and painting.

Buck and Stipe started writing music together ; at the time Stipe also spent time in a local group named Gangster.

Stipe gained weight and his behaviour became more eccentric ; he shaved his hair into a monk's tonsure.

singer Michael Stipe became close friends ; in particular, Stipe gave him advice on how to deal with the demands of being in a rock band.

At one time the main colours were to be a combination of navy blue, white with blue horizontal stripes ; but this kit was only worn twice by goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa.

McAlester is known in political circles for having been the home base of several noted American politicians-U. S. Speaker of the House Carl Albert, who was once a heartbeat from the presidency, and longtime Oklahoma State Senator Gene Stipe, whose career ended in a series of legal problems.

Stipe graduated from high school in Collinsville, Illinois in 1978.

The pair were soon joined by Bill Berry and Mike Mills and named themselves R. E. M., a name Stipe selected at random from a dictionary.

Stipe explained in 1984 that when he started writing lyrics they were like " simple pictures ", but after a year he grew tired of the approach and " started experimenting with lyrics that didn't make exact linear sense, and it's just gone from there.

The family soon moved to Osijek, where Stipe graduated from 4-year elementary school and finished two years of 8-year gymnasium.

In December 2007, Visionaire released an issue named Visionaire 53: Sound which comprises five 12 " records featuring contributions from over 100 artists including David Byrne, U2, Michael Stipe, Courtney Love, Laurie Anderson, Cat Power, Adrock, Lee Ranaldo, Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon, Malcolm McLaren, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Andrew W. K., Danger Mouse, Yoko Ono, Cerith Wyn Evans, Helmut Lang, Christian Marclay, Doug Aitken, Robert Wilson, Gary Hill, Sylvie Fleury, Vito Acconci, Mariko Mori, Carl Michael Von Hausswolff, The Knife, Littl ' ans, UNKLE, Animal Collective, SunnO ))), Gang Gang Dance, DJ Spooky, Miss Kittin, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei, Nigo, Hiroshi Fujiwara, as well as fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, and Stefano Pilati, and many others.

Nonetheless, Peter Buck and Michael Stipe said that Berry remained firm on his decision to retire from the group.

Dedicated to Michael Stipe from R. E. M., this is the story of the narrator's trip through the desert.

As well, the story, " In the Desert " is dedicated to Michael Stipe from R. E. M.

members Michael Stipe and Peter Buck watched several shows from side stage at Oxegen 2007 before returning to headline the festival the following year.

In June 2003, Michael Stipe sang an a capella excerpt from the song for a BBC Radio 2 advertisement.

A tribute album entitled Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy was released on September 15, 2009, featuring contributions from Thom Yorke, Frank Black, The National, Dinosaur Jr., Michael Stipe, Juliana Hatfield, Mercury Rev, David Berkeley, Frank Turner.

After a great school reform initiated by Stipe Šuvar, from 1977 until 1983, the school worked as a Centre for the education of staff in social activities.

* Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films ( 1988 ) features performances of songs from Walt Disney movies by a large cast of artists ranging from Sun Ra to Michael Stipe, Ringo Starr, Yma Sumac and Ken Nordine

Stipe 90 – 200 mm long by 3 – 6 mm thick, silky white, dingy brown from the base or in age, hollow at maturity.

The proposal was touted by the Croatian president Stipe Mesić but it has also garnered a lot of negative press due to complaints from the environmentalist groups such as Eko Kvarner.

Stipe stated that once, flying out of the city and seeing it from above, he was overwhelmed by its beauty and wrote the song right there on the plane.

Michael Stipe from R. E. M.