Few bands break up as gracefully as R.E.M. The alt-rock band called it quits in September 2011, writing on their website, “We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished.”
No fights, no drama, no ugly headlines it s an impressive way to bow out. They also left behind a parting gift: their 15th and (presumably) final studio LP,
Collapse Into Now, issued only six months prior. The whole point of it is, we’re walking away on a creative high and on our own terms, bassist Mike Mills told
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Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers & All the Rest’
The lyrics came quickly, the melody followed suit, Petty had a wonderfully sentimental song in his lap.
When Tom Petty sat down to write the title track to
Wildflowers, there were no elaborate plans in sight. The lyrics came quickly, the melody followed suit, and before long, Petty had a wonderfully sentimental song in his lap. “You belong somewhere you feel free.” Where did that come from? Who was he singing to? He spoke to his therapist about it at the time.