The former REM frontman wrote: 'I am proud to be who I am'
Singer has soundtracked friend Tom Gilroy's film 'The Cold Lands'
'We All Go Back To Where We Belong', 'A Month Of Saturdays' and 'Hallelujah' were recorded this summer
The band have announced they're quitting after 31 years and 15 albums
The band call it a day after 31 years
'Collapse Into Now' will be released in early 2011
The Verve, U2 and Bruce Springsteen also feature in the Top 10 list
The as-yet-untitled studio effort is due out in spring 2011
Day one of our extract from <a href="/artists/nme" class="artistLink">NME</a>'s exclusive interview with <a href="/artists/courtney-love" class="artistLink">Courtney Love</a> and <a href="/artists/michael-stipe" class="artistLink">Michael Stipe</a> together for the first time...
Pictures and soundclips from the star meeting of the year