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
Movies (61)
Antiheroine
2026
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
Louder Than You Think
2023
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
R.E.M. - Monster
2019
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
R.E.M. by MTV
2014
R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
R.E.M. at the BBC
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
2009
R.E.M. - Live In Athens (MTV) 2008
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
6 Days
2008
R.E.M. Live
2007
Slacker Uprising
2007
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
R.E.M. - Live At The Rock Am Ring
2005
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
1 Giant Leap
2002
R.E.M.
2002
Mojica In The Snow: Tonight I Incarnate At Sundance!
2001
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999
R.E.M. Live in Stockholm
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
Radiohead: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1998
Anthem
1997
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
1996
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
R.E.M.: Parallel
1995
Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt
1994
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
Arena Brains
1987
Athens, GA Inside/Out
1987
R.E.M.: Succumbs
1987
R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1985
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
Left of Reckoning
1984
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
Tibetan Freedom Concert
TV Shows (26)
TFI Unplugged
2026
Song Exploder
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Trailblazer Honors
2014
The Cleveland Show
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
The One Show
2006
Iconoclasts
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Boston Public
2000
TV total
1999
Parkinson
1998
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Simpsons
1989
MTV Unplugged
1989
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Al TV
1984
Saturday Night Live
1975
Austin City Limits
1975
Rockpalast
1974