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"REM have revealed that they had planned their separation for two years. The &amp;#039;One I Love&amp;#039; band, who announced their split last month after 31 years together, said that they had felt the end coming for a prolonged period. Speaking on XFM radio, singer Michael Stipe said: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;d been talking about it for a couple of years.&amp;quot; Bassist Mike Mills explained further: &amp;quot;It hadn&amp;#039;t been an absolute final decision for a while but we were pretty sure it was coming for a good long time. &amp;quot;At the same time that was strictly between the three of us and no-one else so we didn&amp;#039;t let that out.&amp;quot; Mills recently stated that it is unlikely REM will make any kind of reunion. &amp;gt; REM&amp;#039;s Michael Stipe will not go solo, says Mike Mills &amp;gt; REM split: Five career-defining tracks - video Watch the video for REM&amp;#039;s 1993 classic &amp;#039;Everybody Hurts&amp;#039; below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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