R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist
Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.
They have sold over 85 million records worldwide.
In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
R.E.M. disbanded amicably in September 2011, announcing the split on its website.
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Also Known As: REM, Hornets Attack Victor Mature, Bingo Hand Job,It Crawled from the South
Name Origin:
'We sat up one night,' says Michael, 'and we just got completely drunk and rolled around the floor. We had all this chalk,
and we took every name anyone could think of and we wrote it on the wall in the living room. When morning rolled around,
we pointed and erased, and it was between R.E.M. and Negro Eyes, and we thought that probably wouldn't go over too well
outside our immediate circle of friends!"
Stipe being interviewed on German TV from 1985 stated that it doesn't mean anything and, when pressed to 'think up' something,
that when he was very young his grandmother used to tell him to 'Remember Every Moment.'
'Rapid Ear Movement' was a Six CD limited edition box set released in 2000.
Which is a pun on Rapid Eye Movement.
From: Athens, Georgia, United States
Genre(s):
Alternative rock,
college rock,
jangle pop
Active From: 1980-2011
Associated Acts:
Automatic Baby,
The Baseball Project,
Hindu Love Gods,
The Minus 5,
Tuatara,
Tired Pony