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 "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
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (38)
R.E.M x Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr
Songs (Sound)
2026
Antiheroine
as Self
2026
Little, Big, and Far
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
as Self
2024
Louder Than You Think
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - R.E.M.
2019
R.E.M. - Monster
as Himself
2019
On the Seventh Day
Producer (Production)
2018
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
as Self
2018
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
as Lead vocals
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
2017
Jeremy Dance
Director (Directing)
2017
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
as Sänger
2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
as Self
2016
R.E.M. by MTV
as Himself
2014
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
R.E.M. at the BBC
as Self/Performer
2012
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
2009
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
as Self
2008
6 Days
2008
R.E.M. Live
as Vocals
2007
Slacker Uprising
as Self
2007
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
Room
Producer (Production)
2005
Johnny Berlin
Executive Producer (Production)
2005
Saved!
Producer (Production)
2004
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
as Vocals
2004
Dashboard Confessional: MTV2 Album Covers
as Michael Stipe
2004
Everyday People
Executive Producer (Production)
2004
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
as Himself
2003
1 Giant Leap
as Self
2002
TV Shows (12)
Song Exploder
as Self
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Trailblazer Honors
as Self
2014
The Cleveland Show
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2007
The One Show
as Self
2006
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
The Colbert Report
as Self
2005
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as self - guest
2004
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003