Michael Stipe
Known For
Acting
Born
1960-01-04 in Decatur, Georgia, USA
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
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Michael Stipe (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
The Colbert Report
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
The One Show
as Self
Boston Public
as Self
Parkinson
as Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
The Cleveland Show
Austin City Limits
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
as self - guest
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self
MTV Unplugged
as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
Rockpalast
as Self (vocal)
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
Trailblazer Honors
as Self