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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 10.593 |
| Birthday | 1960-01-04 |
| Place of Birth | Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| Also Known As | John Michael Stipe, |
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
6.1/19
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Slacker Uprising
5.4/37
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1990
R.E.M. Tourfilm
6/1
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2004
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
6.9/6
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1996
R.E.M.: Road Movie
7/3
Live performance recorded at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, 18, 19 & 21 November 1995.
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1996
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
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REM: This Film Is On
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Athens, GA Inside/Out
8/2
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2003
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
3/1
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2014
R.E.M. By MTV
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2008
6 Days
0/0
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1987
Arena Brains
5/2
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
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2017
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
8/1
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2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
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2016
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
10/1
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1994
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
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2012
R.E.M. at the BBC
5/1
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1999
Olive, The Other Reindeer
6.9/48
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2002
R.E.M.
0.5/1
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2018
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
7.6/4
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1999
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
0/0
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2014
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
0/0
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1995
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
5/1
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2006
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
0/0
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1998
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
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2001
Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance
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1997
Anthem
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2019
R.E.M. - Monster
0/0
A look (up to 2002) at the career of R.E.M., one of America's most successful and acclaimed bands.
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2010
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
8/1
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1990
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
0/0
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2000
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
0/0
What happens to the small historic town of Stirling, Scotland when R.E.M. decide to play three shows at its castle.
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2005
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
8/1
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2007
Captain Mike Across America
8.5/2
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R.E.M.: This Way Up
0/0
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1985
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
0/0
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R.E.M. Unplugged
0/0
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2002
1 Giant Leap
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2008
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
8/1
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R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999
8/1
Michael Stipe and band headline the Pyramid Stage in powerful and rousing fashion
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1985
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
0/0
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2007
R.E.M. Live
8/1
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1984
Left of Reckoning
0/0
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What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
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Beastie Boys Story
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R.E.M.: Succumbs
5/1
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MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
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R.E.M.: Parallel
5/1
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Cher: In Her Own Words
2/1
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Louder Than You Think
0/0
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R.E.M. - Live
10/2
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1989
R.E.M.
0/0
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2000
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
0/0
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2012
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
6.6/13
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