Michael Stipe
Biography
John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence. Possessing a distinctive voice, Stipe has been noted for the "mumbling" style of his early career. Since the mid-1980s, Stipe has sung in "wailing, keening, arching vocal figures" that R.E.M. biographer David Buckley compared to Celtic folk artists and Muslim muezzin. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual aspect, often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Outside the music industry, he owns and runs two film production studios, C-00 and Single Cell Pictures. As a member of R.E.M., Stipe was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. As a singer-songwriter, Stipe influenced a wide range of artists, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Bono of U2 has described his voice as "extraordinary", and Yorke told The Guardian that Stipe is his favorite lyricist, saying "I loved the way he would take an emotion and then take a step back from it and in doing so make it so much more powerful." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cher: In Her Own Words
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
Self
Slacker Uprising
Vocals
R.E.M. Live
Himself
R.E.M. Tourfilm
R.E.M.: Road Movie
Self (archive footage)
Louder Than You Think
Himself
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
Skeeter
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Self
R.E.M. Live
Left of Reckoning
Himself
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Self
R.E.M.
Self
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
Michael Stipe
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Himself
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Himself
R.E.M. By MTV
Self
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Himself
R.E.M.: Parallel
Vocals
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Self
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
6 Days
The Watcher
Arena Brains
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Self - R.E.M.
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Sänger
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Himself
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
Self/Performer
R.E.M. at the BBC
Schnitzel (voice)
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Himself
R.E.M.
Self
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Himself
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Himself
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
himself
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
Himself
Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance
Self
Anthem
Himself
R.E.M. - Monster
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
Himself
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
Himself
R.E.M.: This Way Up
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
Self
1 Giant Leap
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
Self
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
Self
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin
Lead vocals
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Michael Stipe
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-01-04
Place of Birth
Decatur, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
John Michael Stipe