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 "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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Filmography
all 93
Movies 71
self 52
TV Shows 22
Producer 14
Director 2
Louder Than You Think (2023)
Cher: In Her Own Words (2021)
Song Exploder (2020)
R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999 (2020)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (2019)
R.E.M. - Monster (2019)
On the Seventh Day (2018)
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018)
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed (2017)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
Jeremy Dance (2017)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (2016)
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
R.E.M. By MTV (2014)
Trailblazer Honors (2014)
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions (2014)
Dust (2012)
R.E.M. at the BBC (2012)
R.E.M. Unplugged (2011)
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX (2010)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
R.E.M. - Live (2008)
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008 (2008)
Spain... on the Road Again (2008)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
6 Days (2008)
R.E.M. Live (2007)
Captain Mike Across America (2007)
Slacker Uprising (2007)
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine (2006)
The One Show (2006)
Iconoclasts (2005)
The Colbert Report (2005)
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring (2005)
Room (2005)
Johnny Berlin (2005)
10,000 Maniacs Time Capsule (2004)
Saved! (2004)
R.E.M. : Perfect Square (2004)
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
1 Giant Leap (2002)
R.E.M. (2002)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance (2001)
Stranger Inside (2001)
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer (2000)
Spring Forward (2000)
Boston Public (2000)
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance (2000)
Our Song (2000)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Olive, The Other Reindeer (1999)
American Movie (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
TV Total (1999)
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb (1999)
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm (1998)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Anthem (1997)
R.E.M.: Road Movie (1996)
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996)
R.E.M.: Rough Cut (1995)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
R.E.M.: Parallel (1995)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt (1994)
REM: This Film Is On (1991)
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991)
REM: MTV Unplugged (1991)
R.E.M. Tourfilm (1990)
R.E.M.: Pop Screen (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
MTV Unplugged (1989)
R.E.M. (1989)
Arena Brains (1987)
Athens, GA Inside/Out (1987)
R.E.M.: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (1987)
R.E.M.: Succumbs (1987)
R.E.M. at Rockpalast (1985)
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater (1985)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Al TV (1984)
Left of Reckoning (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Austin City Limits (1975)
R.E.M.: This Way Up
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-01-04 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceDecatur, United States of America
LifestyleVegetarianism
ReligionMethodism
SiblingsLynda Stipe
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesGermany, Germany, Alabama · New York City · Texas · Athens · Collinsville, United States of America
Also Known AsJohn Michael Stipe
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