“Looking back is something I’m not that good at,” says Michael Stipe in this exclusive reaction/outtake to the documentary R.E.M. by MTV.
Stipe says that looking back leads to nostalgia which leads to sentimentality — and then laughs, recognizing that while he’s averse to those emotions, he is also the guy who wrote “Everybody Hurts.”
Watch the clip below:
The documentary was released as part of a comprehensive six-disc set of R.E.M. appearances on MTV last fall, but will be released on its own on Blu-Ray and as a single disc DVD on June 2. A must!
If you’d rather watch the film on the big screen, 300 theaters across the country are showing it tonight as part of a one-night-only Classic Music Series. Find a theater near you and buy tickets online at www.fathomevents.com.
