COME ON, COME ON, NO ONE CAN SEE YOU CRY

Poor Michael Stipe - apparently, now that the REM world tour has finished, he feels the need for a little bit of a sit down as the terrorist attacks in London awoke some 9/11 trauma for him. He suggests the rest of us just try to muddle through without him somehow, while he puts REM on hold. Of course, the trauma of having seen two terrorist attacks on the television must be too much for anyone to bear - and it's common knowledge that Stipe would often get the 30 all the way to Hackney, so you can well understand how he felt the breath of destruction so closely on his neck he's going to need some time to think about it all.

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