"Michael Stipe is a hero of mine. A chance to write a song with him was that of a dream... He is one of the true great songwriters of this lifetime and he did what only he could do on this song. He sets Rooster off to the moon by making you laugh and cry at the same time with the best clapping TV theme song since Friends."
"Our plan had always been to use music from our own time in college in the '80s. No band was more important to me then than R.E.M. When Andrew Watt told us he thought he could get Michael Stipe to write and record a new song for us, we said, 'Cool, good luck with that.' A few months later, Andrew sent an early demo of 'I Played the Fool.' And when I listened to it on my phone, I cried."
"A sea change came/ It knocked me down/ I'm setting up the punchline now/ Look who tried too hard to play it cool."
Michael Stipe co-wrote and produced 'I Played the Fool (Main Title Theme)' with producer Andrew Watt for HBO's new series Rooster. The track features Josh Klinghoffer on guitar and piano, Travis Barker on drums, and Watt performing alongside Stipe's vocals. The song's lyrics reflect themes of change and self-awareness, with Klinghoffer's lively piano and Barker's percussion providing the musical foundation. Series co-creator Matt Tarses revealed he always envisioned Stipe for the theme, inspired by R.E.M.'s significance during his college years in the 1980s. Watt praised Stipe as a hero and master songwriter, describing the collaboration as a dream realized.
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