For Stipe, the band’s 1996 album New Adventures In Hi-Fi was the one ... Here’s hoping it’s still in the works – Michael Stipe’s vocal is too good to be shut away from the wider world.

Over the years, the rock ‘n’ roll legend Patti Smith has taken part in tons of benefits and tribute shows at New York’s Carnegie ... and admirers like Michael Stipe, Karen O, Matt Berninger ...