After discussing his sexuality earlier this week with Spin magazine, the press made a big deal saying Michael Stipe was officially admitting that he was gay.

However, Michael figured that people should have figured it out for themselves. He says he never tried to hide it.

“It was super complicated for me in the ’80s. I was totally open with the band and my family and my friends and certainly the people I was sleeping with. I thought it was pretty obvious.”

Oh, it was!

So after the media’s big fuss, Stipe decided to make this cheeky video, and I love it.