Michael Stipe
Known for ActingBorn 1960-01-04Decatur, Georgia, USA
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.
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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."
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Known for
Beastie Boys Story
2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Antiheroine
2026 · as Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017 · as Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · as Self
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999 · as Schnitzel (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · as Self
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995 · as Himself
Arena Brains
1987 · as The Watcher
1 Giant Leap
2002 · as Self
Slacker Uprising
2007 · as Self
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004 · as Vocals
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · as Self
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990 · as Himself
R.E.M. by MTV
2014 · as Himself
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991 · as Self
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010