The two became involved in the early local music scene and formed the short - lived experimental music group Tanzplagen along with Stipe 's sister Lynda and other local musicians .
There , she befriended Michael Stipe in an art design class and she introduced him to her friends .
The two became involved in the early local music scene and formed the short - lived experimental music group Tanzplagen along with Michael Stipe 's sister Lynda and other local musicians .
There , she befriended Michael Stipe in an art design class and she introduced him to her friends .