Michael Edward Mills was born in Orange County, California and moved to Macon, Georgia when he was 10 years old. Mills met Bill Berry, who would later be his bandmate in R.E.M., in Macon.\n', '

Mills and Berry started out in bands together. Early projects included the band Shadowfax (later called The Back Door Band).\n', '

Mills attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, which is where R.E.M. formed.\n', '

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