Bill Berry

For other people named Bill Berry, see Bill Berry (disambiguation).

Bill Berry
Berry in 2011
Background information
Born	William Thomas Berry (1958-07-31) July 31, 1958 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock folk rock college rock jangle pop
Instruments	Drums percussion vocals
Years active	1980–1997 2022–present
Member of	The Bad Ends
Formerly of	R.E.M.

William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. albums. In 1995, Berry suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm onstage and collapsed. After a successful recovery, he left the music industry two years later to become a farmer, and has since maintained a low profile, making sporadic reunions with R.E.M. and appearing on other artists' recordings. His departure made him the only member of the band not to remain with them during their entire run. Berry eventually returned to the industry in 2022.