"When asked about who could play a younger version of himself in a hypothetical R.E.M. biopic, Michael Stipe suggested, 'Maybe Billie Eilish could do it.' Stephen Colbert agreed, noting, 'You guys got similar blue eyes there.'"
"Stipe recounted a past encounter with Billie Eilish, stating, 'She's incredibly polite and sweet, but I didn't know who she was until she was down the street.'"
Michael Stipe appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where they playfully discussed a hypothetical R.E.M. biopic. Colbert suggested David Cross for the role of Stipe, while Stipe proposed Billie Eilish for a younger version of himself. They noted the similarity in their blue eyes. Stipe recounted a brief encounter with Eilish, mentioning that she once held a door for him at a Manhattan restaurant, describing her as incredibly polite and sweet, although he did not recognize her at the time.
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