10 Years Ago: R.E.M. Draw to a Close on 'Collapse Into Now'
Collapse Into Now would be their final album. "We were doing the last record, Collapse Into Now. We hadn't made an announcement or anything," guitarist Peter Buck told Rolling Stone in 2016. "We got together, and [singer] Michael [Stipe] said, 'I think you guys will understand. I need to be away from this for a long time.' And I said, 'How about forever?'" Michael looked at [bassist] Mike [Mills], and Mike said, 'Sounds right to me.' That's how it was decided." Scott McCaughey, who'd been a touring member of the band with the late drummer Bill Rieflin for years, didn't even know. "I just t...
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