Dec 20, 2005 • 1 min read

Stipe reveals shocking post-gig antics

REM frontman Michael Stipe says he drives home with the windows down after gigs and cooks for friends to come down from his adrenaline high.

Michael Stipe has revealed that after a gig, he likes to drive home with all the windows open and then do a bit of cooking. Well, to be honest, I don't think I was really expecting anything that wild.

Anyway, the REM frontman said: He explained: "The 15 minutes after I come off [stage], I'm incapable of having any kind of normal transaction with anyone. It doesn't matter who it is; my adrenal level is so high, I need that decompression. The car windows are down just because I'm sweating so hard. It's like a dog with his head out the window."

He continued: "The adrenalin jump's so high when performing that I have to bring myself back down to earth by doing things like preparing meals for my friends."

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