{"id":67552,"date":"2023-09-20T10:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=67552"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:55:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:55:54","slug":"i-was-in-one-of-the-biggest-bands-of-the-90s-but-now-im-a-farmer-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/tv-movies\/i-was-in-one-of-the-biggest-bands-of-the-90s-but-now-im-a-farmer-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was in one of the biggest bands of the 90s – but now I'm a farmer | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
R.E.M.<\/strong>\u00a0was the American\u00a0rock\u00a0band from Georgia that were first formed in 1980 that went onto sell more than 90 millionrecords worldwide. <\/p>\n The award winning group amicably split up in 2011 as the individual members decided to pursue solo projects. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Over the years the group achieved huge success, winning three Grammy Awards and 12 additional nominations. <\/p>\n They've also won twelve VMA's, three BRIT Awards and two Billboard Music Awards. <\/p>\n However one member in particular was notable for the way he left the band and the direction he chose to go after. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 65-year-old Bill Berry was one of the founding members in 1980 and was widely known as the band's drummer. <\/p>\n He also played other instruments which included the guitar, bass guitar and piano and he was also credited as a songwriter on R.E.M. albums<\/p>\n At the height of the group's success tragedy struck as he was rushed to hospital. <\/p>\n In 1995, the musician suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm whilst performing on stage and he subsequently collapsed. <\/p>\n <\/picture>BIG REVEAL <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>u r mine <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>top form <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BARD LIFE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He made a full recovery after the incident at the Patinoire Auditorium in\u00a0Lausanne, Switzerland. <\/p>\n However, two years later he chose to leave the music industry for a more modest life. <\/p>\n At the time, he explained that he no longer had the drive or the enjoyment levels he used to and he also decided he didn't want to travel. <\/p>\n He told VH-1's Behind the Music: "I didn't wake up one day and decide, 'I just can't stand these guys anymore"'or anything. <\/p>\n "I feel like I'm ready for a life change. I'm still young enough that I can do something else."<\/p>\n Bill added: "I've been pounding the tubs since I was nine years old \u2026 I'm ready to do something else."<\/p>\n He since decided to maintain a low profile, making only sporadic returns to the group as he chose instead to become a farmer. <\/p>\n The recording artist is the only member not to remain with the group for their entire run, although he chose to return to the industry. <\/p>\n
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