Michael Stipe has revealed that he is still working on his much delayed debut solo album.
The former R.E.M frontman revealed that the album is still very much in the works, despite several delays over the last year.
Stipe put these delays down to personal issues including family emergencies, house moves, and a bout of Covid-19.
Stipe Sets “deadline”
In a recent interview, Stipe also spoke about the “terrible” effect of suffering from writer’s block, which has also contributed to this long delay.
However, after a meeting with his mother, the singer now says that he has set himself a deadline for the release of this album.
“I have a deadline now,” he said. “I could keep working on this record for a decade and let my insecurities get the better of me”.
“We can say for the piece that I finished the songs,” Stipe added. “And by God, I will finish them before the piece comes out. How about that? Let’s leave the piece closing with: I finished the songs”.
The singer had announced plans to release his solo album last year.
He had previously released singles ‘Your Capricious Soul’ and ‘Drive to the Ocean’ in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Back in July, Stipe also paid a moving tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor. More on this here.
