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REM has reunited for their first interview as a band in 30 years.
REM’s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13). The quartet—frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills—have reunited to discuss their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
In a clip shared on CBS’ social media accounts, the band is asked about the significance of having their songwriting recognized. “We lived and died on the strength of our songs, so this is a huge honor,” said Buck.
“It is the hardest thing that we do and it’s the thing that we’ve worked on most from the very beginning,” added Mills. Berry noted, “Because we had to. I mean really early on, just to put food on the table we had to write songs as fast as we could.”