There are not many positives to be drawn from R.E.M. splitting up back in 2011, but there are a few little morsels to cling on to. One is that the Athens, Georgia legends barely put a foot wrong throughout three decades as a band so we’ll have to assume that this was another right call. Speaking to this writer a few years ago, coincidentally on the 10th anniversary of the day that Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills announced the end of the band, Stipe said it had been a tough, much-mulled over decision.
“It was very sad,” stated the singer. “Of course, it was very bittersweet and not an easy decision for us to arrive at. But looking back, I can speak on behalf of everyone, we made the right choice and we did the right thing.”
