Michael Stipe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michael Stipe

American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1960

Place of Birth: Decatur, Georgia, United States

Profession: actor, composer, singer, record producer, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, university teacher, voice actor, film producer, restaurateur, television actor, peace activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Michael Stipe

  • John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of alternative rock band R.E.M.
  • until they amicably disbanded in 2011. Possessing a distinctive voice, Stipe has been noted for the "mumbling" style of his early career.
  • Since the mid 80's, Stipe sings 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 described his voice as "extraordinary" and Thom Yorke told The Guardian that Stipe is his favourite 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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