očigledan je respect između 2 prošlostoljetna diva. nema krvi, nema pretjeranih i zločestih emocija, zato ćemo se mi u anketi malo potuć ko je jači u svoje doba dominacije.

“R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe’s lyrics changed the way we see America. He also has one of the great voices of any geography.” Bono 

“…this was a band that made the whole world want to visit Athens, Georgia.” Bono 

“I hold this song in such high regard because I’ve barely felt the innocence it suggests with such intensity as when listening to it.” — referring to R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming ”Bono 

“We had been friends with U2 since the 80s… after Achtung Baby and Zooropa that I understood the appeal of that band. That’s when they became very interesting to me, and they have remained so.” Michael Stipe 

ps. baš razmišljam kako li su u svojim dekadama, pa i nešto poslije ova 2 banda bila ogromna - svakako među najvećima ikada. ne čini li vam se da se taj hype neugodno ispuhao, po meni, iznad svih očekivanja. ne znam, možda griješim, ali ne vidim značaj tih bendova ni u kojem pogledu danas.