Michael Stipe

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Michael Stipe is an American singer, songwriter, and visual artist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

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Michael Stipe canonical 7
John Michael Stipe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf activist
human
musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
visual artist
awardReceived Grammy Award
surface form: Grammy Award (with R.E.M.)
birthName Michael Stipe self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Michael Stipe
coFounded Single Cell Pictures
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1960-01-04
educatedAt University of Georgia
surface form: University of Georgia (attended, did not graduate)
endTime 2011 (for membership in R.E.M.)
familyName Stipe
fieldOfWork film production
music
visual arts
founded C-00 (art and media company)
gender male
genre alternative rock
college rock
rock
givenName John
Michael
influenced Chris Martin
Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED
Thom Yorke
influencedBy Patti Smith NERFINISHED
Television (band)
The Velvet Underground
knownFor distinctive vocal style
enigmatic and socially conscious lyrics
languagesSpoken English
memberOf R.E.M.
movement alternative rock movement
name Michael Stipe self-link
notableWork album "Automatic for the People" (as member of R.E.M.)
album "Out of Time" (as member of R.E.M.)
lead vocalist of R.E.M.
Everybody Hurts
surface form: song "Everybody Hurts" (as writer and vocalist)

Losing My Religion
surface form: song "Losing My Religion" (as writer and vocalist)

song "Man on the Moon" (as writer and vocalist)
occupation actor
film producer
musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
visual artist
placeOfBirth Decatur, Georgia
surface form: Decatur, Georgia, United States
politicalActivity progressive political activism
positionHeld lead vocalist of R.E.M.
primary lyricist of R.E.M.
residence Athens, Georgia
surface form: Athens, Georgia, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexualOrientation gay
startTime 1980 (for membership in R.E.M.)

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Patti Smith influenced Michael Stipe
R.E.M. member Michael Stipe
R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe
Patricia Lee Smith influenced Michael Stipe
Gone Again featuresMusician Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe name Michael Stipe self-link
Michael Stipe birthName Michael Stipe self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Michael Stipe
Placebo associatedAct Michael Stipe