For every great thing we did, there is a very public moment of falling on our faces. But everything that came through us as a band was a distinct vision of R.E.M.

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

I've 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.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'

Love, love will be my strongest weapon

The only thing to fear is fearlessness.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.

Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.

I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want to finish my education.

We need to repeal and replace Obamacare. It is the largest tax in U.S. history, has proven to be a job-killer, and has driven up the cost of healthcare.

You work hard and you pray, and you do something where you know the energy around the project is right, but you never really know if it's going to hit and resonate with audiences.

I was an awkward kid.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor.

Make a firm decision: 'Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.'

I do not think anyone can read War and Peace too much. I read it six times.

I am the signet which marks the page where the revolution has been stopped; but when I die it will turn the page and resume its course.

Some-one called my style 'sense of urgency' guitar playing and I've always admitted I often don't know where I'm going when I solo. But that desperation is what makes it exciting.

The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.