Michael Stipe
Biography
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 "extraordin...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
Beastie Boys Story
2020
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
Arena Brains
1987
Slacker Uprising
2007
1 Giant Leap
2002
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
Tibetan Freedom Concert
N/A
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
Anthem
1997
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
Louder Than You Think
2023
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
Antiheroine
2026
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
R.E.M. by MTV
2014
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
R.E.M. Live
2007
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991