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To kick off SXSW in style, I interviewed the whip-smart, calm & appropriately stripe-sleeved Michael Stipe.
FYI : Surprise! I interspersed YOUR MOG QUESTIONS within the interview. (i.e. "Mogger Extraordinary Poems would like to know...") I'll be posting those in the next few weeks...
Also as we wait for the April album release, I'm going to keep posting up longer clips of the whole interview...
Till then: drum roll please.....
Here's "Interview Question #1: MICHAEL DISCUSSES 'ACCELERATE' AND MILLENNIAL ANGST :"
Interview Clip #2: MICHAEL DISCUSSES HOW R .E.M. WORKED DIFFERENTLY IN THIS ALBUM AND SOME MISSTEPS IN THE PAST ...
INTERVIEW CLIP #3: MICHAEL STIPE TALKS POLITICS . HILARY, OBAMA Or McCAIN?
INTERVIEW CLIP #4: MICHAEL STIPE TALKS ABOUT LOVE AND HIS FEELINGS ABOUT HOW THE MEDIA HANDLED HIS 'COMING OUT ': 
ps he let me snap a few shots; here's one of him looking quite introspective, astute and very "GQ." 
PPST ...the secret is out: My pink hair's a wig folks. though it's divine...I'm more of a hippie :)
This is amazing! Great work Pix!
Stipe seems so cool and collected. Totally got a GQ thing going on.
This is nice. My entire office is watching. And love the natural look!
great photo too
Great job -- love his comment about the last two records being "sub-REM." Looking forward to hearing everything on the new one.
Fabulous. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks!
Very cool. Thanks Indiepixie!
Nice one Pixie!
Hope to run into you while you are here in Austin.
Cheers!
IP you're the best - thanks so much for this...
great job, nice of you to include mog questions too. definitely less controversial compared to all the tech blog hoopla over the sarah lacy interview. back to the music! cheers indie.
lady c, way more mog questions coming down the pipe. it's too fucking cool!
What? No pink wig? I'm SO disappointed, hehehe. Great job on the interview, it's left me wanting to hear more(and that's a good thing).
wow very good job
weird...your hair isn't actually pink. that would've been just too indie...haha.
nice interview.
Great interview! The pink hair is cool....but your real hair is awesome! Communication is key for anything involving a group!
OMG pixie, you weren't born with pink hair. Well my day is shot to hell. He He
Niice interview he seemed to be very forth coming. Does he ever smile or does he just take himself that seriously. Loosen up man.
Cool!
awesome. makin some mog history here!
Very cool, excellent work..he seems very calm indeed.
The politics question is down...
Berlin Tomorrow?
Terrific questions (so far - heh!), delivered with aplomb. And there's nothing wrong with a very frank, earnest M. Stipe when it comes to self-expression in the camera's eye. Bravo.
This is very cool!!!!!!! Great job!!!!
Damned interesting Faith! I imagine he was super cool to hang out with(no surprise really).
For someone as reticent by reputation as he is, it didn't take much to get him talking. Really good stuff. Congrats.
Suppressing the Aussie in ya.
Wow he looks older than I had imagined, not saying that as a bad thing.
And you got him on record supporting Obama. Cool stuff. I am impressed.
wow this is awesome! congrats!
mog steps it up! fantastic!!
What a nice, intimate interview. He's so comfortable and confident...very appealing. That's got to be a fantastic feeling for you to have chatted with an artist who's done such brilliant work. Congrats!
P.S. "I'm more of a hippie"
I think we'll need to see more 'hippie' apparel/shoes and hear some more hippie music selections for that claim. ; )
sunshine, i'm with you. indiepixie is no hippypixie. : )
-d
Excellent interview although I'm absolutely devastated to find out your pink hair is a wig...
Wow! You and Stripy Stipe are both so beautiful! Who cares about the interview? I just want to stare at you. And I'm 98% straight. :>)
Seriously, fantastic job on this, and thanks for the mention of my extraordinariness. What a moment. Hey --- that interview wasn't filmed in Governor Spitzer's hotel room, was it? Ha ha. Just kidding.haha no worries. thanks e.p. It's crazy here in austin. The mog party was yesterday...will post on it in a min :)
great stuff!
Indie, I think this means that you're no longer a pixie. At least "small" isn't an appropriate adjective :-).
Pixie, Congrats and great job on the interview. A couple of people i work with just got back and are tired as hell but happy which seems to be par for the course. You take care and get some rest.
-G.
Seriously, incredible...
Getting to interview ALO for Mog.com was one of my own personal highlights of my life- I'm sure SXSW has been memorable for you!
Cool!!
Thanks for grabbing this interview.
And you look like a completely different person without the pink wig.
great job indie
cheers
pixie... ROCK ON - that was too cool for school girl, you dig ;)
Seriously - fantastic skills - really enjoyed EACH of the clips !!!
So glad I found your site! I'm really enjoying catching up on all the previous posts I missed. Just one question - when will you be posting some more of the Michael Stipe interview? That was fabulous and I am so jealous. Looking forward to checking out the rest of it.