2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁“ Your ▁Cap r icious ▁Soul ” ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁" D rive ▁to ▁the ▁Ocean " ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁his ▁ 6 0 th ▁birth day ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Phot ography ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁St ipe ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁carrying ▁a ▁camera ▁with ▁him ▁since ▁his ▁te en age ▁years ▁when ▁he ▁photograph ed ▁shows ▁featuring ▁Ram ones , ▁The ▁Run aw ays ▁and ▁Queen . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁St ipe ▁released ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁his ▁phot ography ▁entitled ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁which ▁featured ▁ 3 5 ▁photograph s ▁of ▁such ▁cele brit ies ▁as ▁River ▁Phoenix ▁and ▁Kurt ▁Cob ain . ▁A ▁second ▁volume ▁with ▁Douglas ▁Cou pl and , ▁Our ▁Inter ference ▁Times : ▁A ▁Visual ▁Record , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Political ▁activ ism ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁St ipe ▁joined ▁the ▁" M arch ▁for ▁Our ▁L ives " ▁r al lies ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁gun ▁control ▁after ▁the ▁Mar j ory ▁St on eman ▁Douglas ▁High ▁School ▁shooting . ▁He ▁also ▁released ▁a ▁te aser ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁r ally . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁St ipe ▁met ▁fellow ▁music ian ▁Natal ie ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁ 1 0