at Glastonbury Festival, 365

  at Grand Ole Opry show, 206–7

  Hibbert and, 107

  Hindu Love Gods and, 214

  Holsapple and, 298, 299

  induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 387–88

  interviews with media, 190, 191–92, 193–94, 196, 197, 201, 223–24, 244, 313, 346, 397, 404

  I.R.S. Records and, 225

  Kinney and, 262

  on Late Night with David Letterman, 2, 3–4, 5, 6, 7

  Lifes Rich Pageant and, 208

  living in Athens, Ga., 46, 199, 227

  living in Portland, Ore., 46

  living in Seattle, Wash., 302–3, 303n, 352

  “Low” and, 298

  marriages of, 296, 321, 397, 404

  McCaughey and, 303, 315, 321, 353, 355, 393, 405, 406

  meeting R.E.M. members, 49, 51, 52, 108–9

  Monster and, 301, 302, 304–5, 306

  MTV’s Video Music Awards and, 273

  Murmur and, 133, 134

  on negotiations with Hibbert, 123

  New Adventures in Hi-Fi and, 339, 350, 352

  opening for the Police, 142

  “Orange Crush” and, 239

  Out of Time and, 263, 265, 267

  Panebianco and, 228, 229

  in Passaic concert for MTV Rock Influences series, 175

  playing at rallies and shows for Earth Day, 262–63

  post–R.E.M. life of, 404–6, 408

  at Princeton University’s annual Beaux Arts Ball, 116

  proposal for song credits and proceeds to be divided equally, 111

  “Radio Free Europe” and, 104

  reaction to Berry’s departure from R.E.M., 355, 356, 357

  Reckoning and, 156

  recording with Boyd, 179, 183

  recording with Easter, 105–6, 117

  recording with Gehman, 202

  relationship with his father, 85–86

  in R.E.M. videos, 217, 271, 311, 352, 362, 373–74

  on R.E.M.’s connection with college students, 188–89

  R.E.M.’s debut performance and, 1, 53, 54–55, 56, 57, 61, 62, 63, 64–65, 74–75, 196, 231

  R.E.M.’s early bookings and, 72, 73, 74, 75–76, 93

  R.E.M.’s final public performance and, 392, 399

  at R.E.M.’s strategy session in 1993, 296, 299–300

  Rock of the 80’s, 172

  Rock on TV and, 137

  “Romance” and, 213

  on Saturday Night Live, 317–18

  “Sitting Still” and, 103

  sleeping pills and, 404–5

  songwriting of, 181, 259–60

  at South Africa Freedom Day celebration, 372

  spring break in New York City, 57–58, 59, 386

  Stipe and, 38, 44, 46–48, 328, 386

  “The One I Love” and, 216

  Todos Santos festival and, 405–6

  touring with R.E.M., 243–44; in Accelerate Tour (2008), 391; in Monster Tour (1995), 315, 316, 319, 320, 322, 324, 327, 349; in Murmur Tour (1983), 140; in Reconstruction Tour (1985), 191–92

  Up and, 352–53, 355, 360, 361

  using media to build R.E.M.’s image, 140–41, 174, 312–13

  in Vote for Change tour, 381, 382

  Warner Bros. Records and, 229–30, 231

  Williams and, 119

  Wuxtry Records and, 38, 44, 46–47, 49, 61, 92, 199, 328, 386

  see also R.E.M.

  Buck, Violet, 78, 79, 84, 85

  Buck, Zelda, 305

  Buck, Zoe, 305

  Burnett, T-Bone, 316

  Burroughs, William S., 183

  Bush, George H. W., 238, 259, 280, 281, 282, 286

  Bush, George W., 380, 381, 382, 393

  Butchart, Paul, 48, 56, 57, 58, 61, 64, 70

  Byrds, 174, 175

  C

  Cale, John, 113

  “Camera” (R.E.M.), 157

  Campbell, Joseph, 168–69

  “Campfire Song, A” (10,000 Maniacs), 285

  “Candy Everybody Wants” (10,000 Maniacs), 285

  “Can’t Get There from Here” (R.E.M.), 183, 185, 189

  Caperton, William, 273

  Capote, Truman, 34

  Capricorn Records, 168, 171, 254–55

  Caravaggio, 268

  Care, Peter, 310, 351

  Carnival (Herbert), 147–48

  “Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)” (R.E.M.), 116–17, 122, 188

  Carson, Tom, 210

  Carter, Jimmy, 39

  Carter, Russell, 72

  Cartwright, Marion, 54

  Cash, Johnny, 18

  “Catapult” (R.E.M.), 122, 131

  Cat in the Hat, The (Seuss), 291, 293

  CBS International, 225, 231

  Centerfield (Fogerty), 190

  “Chappaquiddick” (R.E.M.), 102

  Charles, Ray, 79, 406

  Charone, Barbara, 345

  Cher, 274

  China, 258

  Christgau, Robert, 41, 58, 112, 127–28, 135, 243

  Chronic Town (R.E.M.), 127–28, 130, 135, 156, 228, 306, 377

  see also specific songs

  C-Hundred Film Corp., 297

  Clapton, Eric, 37

  Clash, 28

  Clayton, Adam, 284

  Cleland, Max, 385

  Clift, Montgomery, 293–94

  Cline, Mark, 64, 98

  on Buck, 92

  in Love Tractor, 57, 92, 353, 354

  at R.E.M.’s debut performance, 61–62

  sexuality of, 312

  on Stipe, 53

  on University of Georgia art department, 34, 36

  Clinton, Bill, 281, 282, 284, 286, 289, 301, 370

  CMJ (College Media Journal), 127, 128, 160, 194, 195, 212, 384

  Cobain, Kurt, 303–4, 303n, 305

  Cody, Bill, 212

  Cohen, Mickey, 84

  Collapse into Now (R.E.M.), 393–94, 396, 397, 398, 399, 401–2

  see also specific songs

  College Media Journal (CMJ), 127, 128, 160, 194, 195, 212, 384

  Columbia Records, 229, 230

  “Come Together” (Beatles), 165

  compact discs, packaging of, 280–81

  Connelly, Chris, 173, 357

  Considine, J. D., 242–43

  Cooper, Alice, 28, 30

  Copeland, Ian, 50, 97, 111, 112–13, 124, 141, 142–43, 387

  Copeland, Miles, 97, 113, 118, 120, 124, 125

  campaign to get R.E.M. to sign another contract, 224, 230

  as the Police’s manager, 111

  reaction to Lifes Rich Pageant, 205

  Copeland, Stewart, 50–51

  Corn Cobwebs, 199, 200, 209

  Cosmic Thing (B-52’s), 275

  “Country Feedback” (R.E.M.), 262, 263, 266, 325, 326, 397–98

  Coupland, Douglas, 402

  COVID pandemic, 403, 406, 407

  Cramps, 22, 113

  Craven, Joe, 78, 81–83

  Creem, 21, 44, 109, 128, 210

  Croker, Robert, 34, 37

  Crowe, Curtis, 151

  on Finster, 36

  40 Watt and, 94

  in Pylon and, 42, 58

  on R.E.M., 231

  at R.E.M.’s debut performance, 61, 64–65, 70

  “Crush with Eyeliner” (R.E.M.), 324, 367

  Culkin, Macaulay, 297–98

  Cummings, Sue, 209–10, 376

  Curry, Tim, 21

  “Cuts Like a Knife” (Adams), 136

  “Cuyahoga” (R.E.M.), 204, 208, 367

  Czechoslovakia, 258, 261

  D

  Damned, 28, 44, 113

  “Dancing in the Dark” (Springsteen), 190

  “Dangerous Times” (R.E.M.), 102

  Danko, Rick, 175

  Dasht Hopes, 116, 121, 122

  Dave Matthews Band, 359

  Davies, Hunter, 109

  Davis, Clive, 230

  “Daysleeper” (R.E.M.), 362, 364, 366

  Dayton, Jonathan, 316

  DB Records, 41, 151

  dB’s, 105, 117, 139, 214, 298, 392

  Dead Letter Office (R.E.M.), 221

  December, Nathan, 316, 321, 327, 354–55

  Decemberists, 406

  DeCurtis, Anthony, 7, 43, 156, 173, 297–98

  DeJoseph, Dominic, 399

  de Kooning, Elaine, 36

  de Kooning, Willem, 36

  Del Rey, Lana, 396

  “Departure” (R.E.M.), 323, 335

  Derek & the Dominos, 287

  DeRogatis, Jim, 345, 346, 376

  Desmond, Jim, 278, 283

  Desperately Seeking Susan, 148

  Dessner, Aaron, 403

  Detroit Free Press, 241

  Devo, 55, 136

  Diana, Princess, 367

  Dieckmann, Katherine, 270

  “Different Girl, A” (R.E.M.), 102

  “Discoverer” (R.E.M.), 399–400, 401

  “Disturbance at the Heron House” (R.E.M.), 219, 261, 273, 322

  Dixon, Don, 132, 155, 156, 179, 182, 185

  Document (R.E.M.), 8, 218–20, 235, 237, 243

  recording of, 215–16, 228

  sales of, 220, 226, 257

  vinyl edition of, 218

  see also specific songs

  Document Tour (1987), 229

  Dodd, Lamar, 34

  Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, 370

  “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult), 335

  “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” (R.E.M.), 102, 105, 157, 162, 297, 406–7

  Dorgan, Stephanie, 302–3, 303n, 305, 321, 361, 404

  Dorman, Bill, 19–20

  Downs, Bertis, IV, 116, 195, 229, 337, 399, 402

  advising R.E.M., 342, 402; to establish their own publishing company and incorporate R.E.M., 110; on I.R.S. contract, 224

  Berry and, 96, 324, 334

  Buck and, 96

  Hibbert and, 107, 110, 122–23

  I.R.S. Records and, 125, 126

  living in Athens, Ga., 279

  “Losing My Religion” and, 264

  mediating R.E.M.’s disagreements, 361

  Monster Tour (1995) and, 296, 305, 316, 324, 334

  negotiations with Warner Bros. Records, 342, 343

  in Paraguay in 1992, 278

  in R.E.M. video for CMJ awards, 160

  Williams and, 119

  “Do You Believe in Magic” (Lovin’ Spoonful), 175

  Dozol, Thomas, 402

  Drake, Nick, 179

  “Dream On” (Aerosmith), 26

  DreamWorks Records, 342–43

  “Drive” (R.E.M.), 291–92, 295, 300, 310

  Drive-In Studio, 105, 116, 121

  “Driver 8” (R.E.M.), 178, 185, 211, 217, 354

  “Drive to the Ocean” (Stipe), 403

  Drivin N Cryin, 248

  Dukakis, Michael, 238

  Duvall, Robert, 19

  Dylan, Bob, 39, 275

  E

  Eagle Rock Sentinel, 85

  Eagles, 39, 41

  Easter, Mitch, 126

  Drive-In Studio of, 105–6, 116, 121

  Let’s Active band of, 139, 214

  R.E.M.’s recording with, 116–18, 120–22, 132, 155–57, 179, 182, 185, 298