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R.E.M.emories: VH1 Staffers Reflect Back On Their Favorite Songs From The R.E.M. Catalog [VH1]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxizvxzoa1qln00mo1_500.jpg)
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still mourning R.E.M. this morn in the office.
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“In high school, I spent a not-insignificant portion of my senior year learning all the words to “It’s the End of the World As We Know It,” and my friend Alicia and I sung it in the hallways every chance we could. (We might not have been in the “popular” crowd, but damn if we didn’t know who Leonid Brezhnev was by the time we were 17. We DID feel fine.)”
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best part is the Kate Pierson muppet.
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“Did you watch “Colbert” last night? They had to stop and say “Michael, sing louder.” I’m like, Sorry, trying to the background guy. I’m still that guy. My boyfriend has to hail taxis or argue with people over tiny day-to-day things. I’m still that guy, but as a public figure I had to really step it up. And as an evolving person — I think evolving, I hope – I had to get over my teenage insecurities and fucking face it. So I’m still that guy, but I’m not as much of a coward as I thought I was, as it turns out. My father would be the first person to say “I don’t know how you do that. I don’t know how you ever could stand in front of those people and sing. The courage it takes to do that.” You’re a fucking helicopter pilot! I can’t even look at a helicopter without breaking into a cold sweat, much less fly one in combat. So I guess I do have courage. I guess I’m not as afraid as I thought I was.”
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