1960-01-04 ( 65 years old ) in Decatur, 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.
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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Movies
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024-09-28
Louder Than You Think
2023-03-13
Cher: In Her Own Words
2021-05-04
R.E.M.: Live from Glastonbury Festival
2020-08-06
R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999
2020-08-06
Beastie Boys Story
2020-04-24
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019-03-14
R.E.M. - Monster
2019-01-07
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018-01-08
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017-12-08
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017-09-05
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016-11-18
R.E.M. By MTV
2014-11-21
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012-12-12
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012-01-13
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010-10-26
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008-10-05
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008-04-02
6 Days
2008-03-31
R.E.M. Live
2008-03-11
R.E.M. Live
2007-10-12
Slacker Uprising
2007-09-07
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006-09-12
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005-06-03
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004-03-16
1 Giant Leap
2002-09-10
R.E.M.
2002-05-09
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
2001-08-09
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000-12-14
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000-10-17
Olive, The Other Reindeer
1999-12-17
R.E.M.: This Way Up
1999-11-08
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999-06-16
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998-11-09
Anthem
1997-07-25
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996-09-04
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996-08-25
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996-03-23
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995-10-24
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995-05-30
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991-09-24
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991-06-06
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991-04-24
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990-09-25
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990-07-01
R.E.M.
1989-09-14
Arena Brains
1987-10-01
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987-05-29
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987-01-01
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985-10-02
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985-06-09
Left of Reckoning
1984-01-01
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