R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts Lyrical Cloud Poster

"R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts Lyrical Cloud"

A word cloud in multicolor typography of the most commonly appearing terms in alternative rock band R.E.M.'s lyrics to the song "Everybody Hurts." Michael Stipe's striking vocals are especially suited to this single and get me every time I hear it. R.E.M. rose from the underground music scene and their punk-inspired sound eventually netted them over 85 million record sales and a well-deserved induction into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007, the first year they were eligible for the honor. The LA Times called R.E.M. one of the "most liberal and politically correct rock groups," and with good reason; the band has been known for bringing awareness to many activist concerns including environmental, feminist, gun control, historical preservation and human rights causes. There is absolutely nothing not to love about this band.

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My mind lives in a rather strange world of its own, in a state which I tend to refer to as "delightfully twisted." Through my art, which I am vehemently determined to continue to create with as little outside influence as possible, I work tirelessly to interpret the concepts my mind creates in a moment-by-moment barrage of ideas that always seem to come faster than I can realize them in a tangible form. Though my artwork over the past 40 years has evolved from my early days of shooting on film to manifesting itself in many different forms of more contemporary media, from the delicate transparency of digital watercolor, to the no-holds-barred starkness of noir digital photography, to even the fanciful abstract-turned-conceptual properties...