Stipe Promises No REM Reunion
He confirms the band are done for good
In a new interview on BBC's Newsnight last night Stipe reasserted that the band are definitely done.
He said: "It's done. Of course (it's sad). It's bittersweet. (But) strangely liberating."
Guitarist Mike Mills added "We feel very comfortable with what we have done."
The band release their final album, a best of, on 14 November. The album, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011, compiles all of the band's singles from their career.