Left of Reckoning and, 159

  Lifes Rich Pageant and, 204–5, 224

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

  Murmur and, 140, 376

  promotion of R.E.M. overseas, 224–25, 231

  Reckoning and, 174

  on R.E.M. opening for the Police, 142

  R.E.M. signing with, 1–2, 120–21, 124–25, 126, 224

  Stipe on publicists of, 193

  “Wolves, Lower” video and, 126

  “I Took Your Name” (R.E.M.), 322

  “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” (R.E.M.), 219, 270, 325, 335, 367, 373, 377, 385

  “I’ve Been High” (R.E.M.), 371

  J

  Jackson, Michael, 152, 160, 187

  Jagger, Mick, 23

  Jason & the Scorchers, 130, 173

  Jean, Wyclef, 359

  Jefferson Airplane, 174, 253

  Jefferson Starship, 110

  Jenkins, Bobby, 82

  Jesperson, Peter, 113–14, 139, 142

  John Keane Studios, 214, 258, 263, 286, 335–36, 355

  Jones, John Paul, 289, 405

  Jones, Tom, 79, 132n

  Jotz, 28–29

  “Just a Touch” (R.E.M.), 207

  K

  Katrina and the Waves, 214

  Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 343

  Kaufman, Andy, 290, 369

  Kennedy, John F., 258

  Kennedy, Robert F., 102

  Kennedy, Ted, 102

  Kerry, John, 381

  Kidd, Johnny, 28, 95

  “King of Birds” (R.E.M.), 219, 220

  “King of Comedy” (R.E.M.), 306, 314

  Kinney, Kevn, 262, 405

  Koffee Klub, 70–72, 74

  “Kohoutek” (R.E.M.), 185, 389

  Kopechne, Mary Jo, 102

  Kramer, Wayne, 348–49, 388

  KROQ-FM, 374, 376

  KRS-One, 263, 266

  Krummenacher, Victor, 379

  L

  Lachowski, Michael, 41–42, 43, 59, 94, 152, 156

  Laney, Gary, 215

  Larry “Bud” Melman, 6

  Late Night with David Letterman, 2, 3–7, 150–51, 157

  “Laughing” (R.E.M.), 133

  Laughing Heels, 30, 44

  “Leave” (R.E.M.), 336

  “Leaving New York” (R.E.M.), 380

  Led Zeppelin, 21, 23, 25, 26, 41, 165

  Lee, Jacknife, 389, 393, 398

  Leeds Polytechnic, 37

  Left of Reckoning, 159, 160

  “Let Me In” (R.E.M.), 325

  Let’s Active, 139, 214

  Let’s Dance (Adams), 136

  Letterman, David, 2, 3–4, 5, 6, 150–51

  “Letter Never Sent” (R.E.M.), 158, 389

  Levy, Carol, 96, 145–46, 148–49, 151, 152, 157

  Liberace, 313

  Libov, Howard, 158

  “Life and How to Live It” (R.E.M.), 185

  Lifes Rich Pageant (R.E.M.), 207–9, 218, 220–21, 225, 377

  cover of, 357

  opening song of, 235

  recording of, 201–2, 203–5

  reviews of, 209–10, 376

  sales of, 212, 224

  touring for, 210–11

  see also specific songs

  “Lifting, The” (R.E.M.), 371

  Lightfoot, Gordon, 229

  Lim, Gerrie, 321

  Limbo District, 147–48, 213

  Linda, Solomon, 288

  Lindsay, Gevin, 138, 176, 199, 200, 254

  Litt, Scott, 353

  Automatic for the People and, 289

  background of, 213–14

  on Berry, 354

  Document and, 215–16

  “Get Up” and, 237

  Green and, 236–37, 263

  “Losing My Religion” and, 264

  Out of Time and, 263, 264, 265

  “Romance” and, 213, 214

  Little, Mig, 148

  “Little America” (R.E.M.), 158, 173, 340

  Little Tigers, 149

  Live 8 benefit concert, 382

  Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, 297

  “Living Well Is the Best Revenge” (R.E.M.), 390

  Loder, Kurt, 274, 290, 308

  London, terrorist bombings in Underground of, 382

  Longo, Robert, 220

  Long Run, The (Eagles), 41

  Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), 169

  Loren, Sophia, 4

  Lorenson, Harry, 84–85

  Lorenson, Violet, see Buck, Violet

  Los Angeles Times, 5, 126–27, 142, 174, 340, 344

  “Losing My Religion” (R.E.M.), 263–64, 269, 272, 283, 354, 375

  awards for, 273, 274, 275

  at Bridge School Benefit shows, 362

  at Glastonbury Festival, 366

  at induction ceremony for Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 385

  during Monster Tour (1995), 325

  sales of, 8, 268

  at South Africa Freedom Day celebration, 372

  at Tibetan Freedom Concert, 360

  video, 267–68, 281, 378

  Los Lobos, 190, 231

  “Lotus” (R.E.M.), 363–64, 366

  Love, Courtney, 303, 303n

  Love at Large, 213

  “Love Is All Around” (Troggs), 272

  “Love Shack” (B-52’s), 275

  Love Tractor, 6, 96, 144, 149

  Berry and, 353–54, 407

  formation of, 57, 92, 353

  Lovich, Lene, 57

  Lovin’ Spoonful, 175

  “Low” (R.E.M.), 266, 273, 298, 299

  Lowe, Nick, 31

  Lulu, 285

  Lyndon, Twiggs, 169

  M

  MacGregor, Mary, 39

  Macon Telegraph and News, 254

  Mad Hatter, 94, 95, 152, 156

  Madonna, 148, 160, 216, 281, 355

  Mandela, Nelson, 259, 371

  Man on the Moon (movie), 369

  “Man on the Moon” (R.E.M.), 290, 354

  at Glastonbury Festival, 367

  at induction ceremony for Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 385

  during Monster Tour (1995), 325, 326, 327

  at R.E.M.’s induction ceremony into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 387

  video, 295, 310

  during Vote for Change tour, 381

  Waronker on, 288, 289

  “Man-Sized Wreath” (R.E.M.), 390

  Mantione, Mike, 385, 407

  Manuel, Richard, 175

  Mapplethorpe, Robert, 23

  “Maps and Legends” (R.E.M.), 185

  Marat, Jean-Paul, 133

  Marcus, Greil, 23, 24

  Marcus, Larry, 148, 149

  Márquez, Gabriel García, 268

  Marriott, Bill, 98

  Marshall Tucker Band, 168, 169

  Martin, Barrett, 355

  “Mbube” (Linda), 288

  McCarthy, Joe, 215, 219

  McCarthy, Pat, 355

  McCartney, Paul, 136

  McCaughey, Scott, 370–71

  Accelerate and, 389

  Accelerate Tour (2008) and, 391

  Baseball Project and, 393, 405, 406

  at Bridge School Benefit shows, 362, 372

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

  Collapse into Now and, 393, 399

  at Glastonbury Festival, 365

  Minus 5 and, 303, 393, 405, 406

  in R.E.M.’s final public performance, 399

  at R.E.M.’s induction ceremony into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 387

  stroke of, 406

  Young Fresh Fellows and, 303, 315, 404

  McCoys, 393

  McDuffie, Bill, 164

  McDuffie, Robert, 164, 165, 406

  McDuffie, Susan, 164

  MC5, 253, 348–49, 388

  McGuinn, Roger, 175

  McKay, Jim, 297

  McLaren, Malcolm, 90

  McWillie, Judith, 34, 35, 37, 98

  “Mediocrity” (R.E.M.), 102

  “Me in Honey” (R.E.M.), 264, 266, 326

  Mellencamp, John Cougar, 190–91, 201, 202, 209, 213

  Men in Trees, 57

  Mercer, James, 406

  Merchant, Natalie, 214, 285, 312

  Mercury, Freddie, 313

  Methe, Mark, 92

  Method Actors, 6, 56–57, 98

  Mickey Cohen (Cohen), 84

  Midnight Cowboy, 165

  “Midnight Rider” (Allman Brothers Band), 386

  Milano, Brett, 78–79, 81

  Miller, Bill, 159

  Mills, Adora, 164, 165, 227

  Mills, Franklin, 163–64, 165, 227

  Mills, Mike (Michael Edward), 2, 255, 397

  Accelerate and, 389

  Athens, Ga.: Inside/Out and, 213

  Automatic for the People and, 287

  on award nominations, 309

  background of, 49, 105–6, 163–70, 227, 254

  Berry and, 1, 63, 73, 95, 168, 328, 355–56, 358; apartment in Macon, 49–50, 170–71; as schoolmates, 1, 52, 163, 167, 226, 254

  CMJ awards and, 160–61

  Collapse into Now and, 393

  comfort with R.E.M.’s success, 226–27

  and conflicts in R.E.M., 302, 361

  in Corn Cobwebs, 199, 200, 209

  in “Country Feedback,” 397–98

  Document and, 215

  early original songs of, 101, 102, 157, 162

  Fables of the Reconstruction and, 185

  Gang of Four and, 95, 112

  “Gardening at Night” and, 103

  “Get Up” and, 237

  at Glastonbury Festival, 365

  at Grand Ole Opry show, 206

  Green and, 238

  Green tour (1989) and, 248, 250

  health of, 302, 333

  Hibbert and, 107

  Hindu Love Gods and, 214

  induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 387

  interviews with media, 196, 309, 313, 351, 397, 404

  on Late Night with David Letterman, 3, 5, 6

  Lifes Rich Pageant and, 208

  living in Athens, Ga., 199, 402

  “Low” and, 298

  marriage of, 407

  meeting R.E.M. members, 1, 52

  Minus 5 and, 393

  Monster and, 302, 304

  MTV’s Video Music Awards and, 273, 274, 311

  Murmur and, 133, 134

  New Adventures in Hi-Fi and, 338, 339, 352

  opening for the Police in Atlanta, 111–12

  “Orange Crush” and, 239

  Paragon Booking Agency and, 97

  in Passaic concert for MTV Rock Influences series, 175

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

  political consciousness of, 284, 285

  post–R.E.M. life of, 406–7, 408

  “Radio Free Europe” and, 104