Conversation so far:
What was REM?
R.E.M. is an alternative rock band
What year did the band REM form?
The band R.E.M. formed in 1980.
Did REM's families support the band?
How did members of REM meet?
Michael Stipe and Peter Buck met when Stipe would frequent the record shop that Buck worked at
Where did the rest of the members of REM meet?
Buck and Stipe were soon joined by Bill Berry and Mike Mills while they attended college in Athens, GA
Did REM have any drama while forming?
In 1985, R.E.M. traveled to England to record their third album Fables of the Reconstruction, a difficult process that brought the band to the verge of a break up.

Question: Any other interesting aspects you enjoyed?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other aspects about REM's early days besides how the band form, how the band met, and band drama that you enjoyed?