Michael Stipe, frontman of the seminal rock band R.E.M., discusses the band’s new album Accelerate (releasing to the world on April 1st, 2008) and other fun topics with Pitchfork. Here’s my favorite portion:
“Stipe: It’s a post-apocalyptic future, but it’s not frightening. It’s not scary. I think a lot of people probably inhabit that same universe. I look at other writers or filmmakers particularly– a handful of photographers, but a lot of filmmakers who do science fiction work or what have you– seem to inhabit that same dream world, so I don’t feel that alone. I’ve talked to a few people in my life who’ve said they’ve had similar experiences. It’s going back to when I was a child that all my dreams are set in this destroyed future, but I’m fortunate that it’s not a frightening place or a scary place. It just is what it is. Does that make sense?
Pitchfork: Perfect.”
