Fast forward to, after years of the the two bands having been good friends, when Peter must have been thanking Bono profusely for being one of the ones to testify on his behalf to save him from getting nailed for his drunken mid-flight shenanigans.
I once heard Peter (in a radio interview around 1987), when asked about U2, say "I can wrestle any one of them to the ground." Which I thought was funny as hell.
Lol I went through that phase. Jeans were sold that fit tight at at the ankle made for wearing socks over. Kind of anti-bell bottom movement. Fun times! Of course while I was doing that my brother was wearing Parachute Pants and a red sleeveless shirt loaded with Zippers ala Chess King.
I have fond memories of R.E.M., so I hope my next remark is taken in the spirit in which it is meant. It always seems a bit silly to talk about not being so professional when you and your band keep showing up for the photo shoots, the video shoots, the interviews, the concert tours, and so on. There's nothing wrong with being professional.
First of all, common for southern rockers to wear a little eye-liner. Elvis did it. Second, Buck says he likes rock to be unpretentious and here he cites U2's grandiose stage politics and the spectacle--but REM's shows became like this by 1989.
What did Pete do to his hand? They definitely look unshowered and hungover. Michael and Peter used to go out in dresses and make-up pre REM I would have killed to see that! You can see Pete is wearing eyeliner here.
WÓWWWW...its SÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓ SPÉCIAL...1983...!! I finished school in 1984... but Robby then if you're younger than i (nót that it matters to me except that i'm not at my most beautiful anymore!!😆😆😆) you can't be Michael then... nó wónder you had'em play that other song to me tonight LOL!!!!!!!! about how i dissappointed you and i could've done múch bétter...hahahaha...i múst get song...it'll keep me láùghing for yéárs and évery time when my heart aches like now i can júst listen to my song...!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆i mean i can't figure it out😯😯😯😂😂😂😂😂dón't wórry...Mikey is stíll my FÁVOURITE...!!!!!!!!!! I JÚST HÓPED you were hìm Robby because you álways sang me my FÁVOURITE song...you remember..? The one Michael sang about the one he left behind...you sang to me my love... i LÓVE LÓVE LÓVE LÓVE LÓVE LÓVE you Robby... éven though i'm DÚMB...!! 😮😮😮
Lol...don't become too professional: you can see they had a very healthy attitude at that age, although Mike was INCREDIBLY introverted at that stage in their career. He's barely holding himself up, looks like he needs a nap :-P
Stipe in the early years acted camera shy and the rest of the band spoke quite a bit, but toward the end he was basic spokes man and the rest took back seat to him. Then once he was tired of it, just quit. Its so obvious Buck and Mills would still be loving it to play,(which they do as well as Bill Berry called the Minus5, but its went no where near recording or hits) but Stipe vowed he will sing again, but never with REM...
