
Michael Stipe
Born: 1960-01-04
Place of birth: 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." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography

R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016

R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990

Rockpalast
1974

Seven Ages of Rock
2007

New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996

R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991

The Simpsons
1989

R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017

R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017

R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010

R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008

R.E.M. Live
2007

R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005

Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994

R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994