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  1. John Michael Stipe ( / ˈstaɪp /; 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. Stipe was born in Metro Atlanta in January 1960. Due to his father's military commission his family moved constantly, with Stipe spending part of his childhood in West ...

  2. Jan 28, 2024 · Speaking to this writer back in 2021, frontman Michael Stipe looked back on one of the most harrowing period in the alt-rock titans’ history. “We put a good spin on it publicly but the truth is Bill almost died and he almost died more than once,” Stipe recalled. “It was absolutely terrifying. It was truly horrific.

  3. Jul 6, 2021 · Finally, in 1986, the R.E.M. singer suffered his third brush with death. Details are scarce, but according to Indiana Public Media, Stipe had purchased a taxicab and was driving it through Georgia when it was struck by lightning. Although the experience may have been harrowing for Stipe, cars are actually safe places to be during lightning ...

  4. Apr 14, 2011 · 14 April 2011. REM released their 15th album, Collapse Into Now, in March. REM's 30-year career began in the underground, with the groundbreaking and influential mid-80s albums Murmur and ...

  5. Sep 21, 2021 · In a new interview for New York public radio station WNYC, Stipe was clear about his take on the future — or lack thereof — for R.E.M.: “We will never reunite.”. WNYC’s “All of It with ...

  6. Nov 2, 2017 · November 2, 20179:20 AM ET. Robin Hilton. Listen · 28:55. R.E.M. in 1992 (left to right): Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Mike Mills. Anton Corbijn/Courtesy of Concord Music Group. In the ...

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  8. Aug 8, 2021 · Michael Stipe’s studio, on the Lower East Side, is hidden behind a sliding metal security door. From the street, it looks abandoned. Nearly two years ago, I arranged to meet him there, and, when ...