I loved my 17 years with R.E.M. but I'm ready to reflect assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.
In the name of the United States and President Bush I want to thank the...
America's present need is not heroics but healing not nostrums but normalcy not revolution but restoration.
