Michael Stipe
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
ActingBirthday
January 4, 1960Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
68Place of birth
Decatur, Georgia, USAAlso known as
John Michael StipeCast credits
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
SelfSlacker Uprising
SelfR.E.M. Tourfilm
HimselfR.E.M. : Perfect Square
VocalsR.E.M.: Road Movie
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
SkeeterAthens, GA Inside/Out
HimselfR.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
HimselfR.E.M. By MTV
Himself6 Days
Arena Brains
The WatcherJim & Andy: The Great Beyond
SelfR.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - R.E.M.R.E.M. - Out Of Time
SängerSpeed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
HimselfR.E.M. at the BBC
Self/PerformerOlive, The Other Reindeer
Schnitzel (voice)R.E.M.
HimselfHansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
actingCrew credits
Being John Malkovich
ProducerMan on the Moon
Original Music ComposerR.E.M. Tourfilm
DirectorAmerican Movie
Co-ProducerVelvet Goldmine
Executive ProducerRoom
ProducerOlive, The Other Reindeer
ProducerSaved!
ProducerJeremy Dance
Music, DirectorSpring Forward
Executive ProducerThirteen Conversations About One Thing
Executive ProducerOur Song
Executive ProducerThe Sleepy Time Gal
Co-ProducerR.E.M.: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Music