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."
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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."
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Known For
86 titles
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Beastie Boys Story
Olive, the Other Reindeer
TV total
Arena Brains
Antiheroine
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Anthem
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
Slacker Uprising
1 Giant Leap
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
R.E.M.: Parallel
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