Watch above, as R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills talk to Andrew Trendell about 25 years of 'Monster', the bittersweet tour after their break from the road, the deaths of Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix, binge-watching episodes of 'Friends', the band's split, and being inspired by the activism sweeping the globe. R.E.M. talk to NME about 25 years of 'Monster'We’re waiting for R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills to arrive at NME Towers. Their car is delayed, caught up in the jams caused by Extinction Rebellion occupying much of Central London. I’m all for civil disobedience in the name of Mother Earth, but if these well-meaning protestors stop me from interviewing two of rock’s […]The post R.E.M. tell us about 25 years of 'Monster': "We needed swagger – to be loud and raw" appeared first on NME.