John Michael Stipe is an American singer, lyricist and visual artist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often selecting album artwork and directing many of the band's music videos. Outside of the music industry, he runs his own film production companies: C-00 and Single Cell Pictures.

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