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In 1988, R.E.M. were so disgusted with the state of the US that guitarist Peter Buck admitted to wanting to shoot President Bush
"I live in a country where I wanna shoot politicians"
Watch Bruce Springsteen jam with Flea, Johnny Depp and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe
"If I had sung this song, it would not have been a hit" Springsteen says, before passionate performance of Because The Night at Patti Smith tribute gig in NYC
"Michael, come out and sing one with me please." Watch American icons Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe collaborate on a cover of Patti Smith's Because The Night and perform R.E.M. deep cut Bad Day together back in 2004
The all-star Vote For Change tour might not have made much impact upon the result of the 2004 US presidential election, but it did throw up some heavyweight collaborations
R.E.M, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Chelsea Wolfe to appear on 90-song album to benefit victims of the Californian wildfires
Good Music To Lift Los Angeles will also feature songs from Tenacious D, Interpol, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, HEALTH and many, many more
"Or are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?": R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe encourages fans to stay off social media in protest of the "gross" far-right
R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe is calling for a boycott of all Meta-owned social media platforms due to policies allegedly enabling a rise of far-right content across America
Michael Stipe on the “psychic energy” it required to play stadium-sized shows with R.E.M. every night
It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game
Legendary soul singer Al Green has covered R.E.M.'s classic Everybody Hurts
Al Green's gospel version of Everybody Hurts is out now via Fat Possum
Michael Stipe on the day that R.E.M. announced their split, and what he's learned about the band since
The R.E.M. frontman has had a lot of time to reflect on his band's work in the years since and here's what he thinks
