“I think we quit at the right time,” guitarist Peter Buck says.
’s legacy while talking to Anthony Mason ofCBS Mornings.
And now we can just agree on where to go to dinner."
Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Peter Buck of R.E.M.Paul Natkin/WireImage
Since they called it quits, however, the four ex-bandmates have remained on good terms.
“We’re sitting at the same table together with deep admiration from lifelong friendship,” Stipe said.
“A lot of people that do this can’t claim that.”
Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, and Peter Buck of R.E.M.Chris McKay/WireImage
The four musicians all agreed that R.E.M.
ended their run at a good moment, and none expressed any regret about retiring.
“I think we quit at the right time,” Buck opined.
“This is a really good place to finish, y’know.
Great tour, great album, go home.”
“That was a weird time for me,” he recalled.
The indie rockers also discussed their collaborative songwriting process.
“It felt like kismet to me.
When it happened, it felt right,” Stipe said.
The band is being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday.
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