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- His family moved constantly because of his father’s military commission, and Stipe spent part of his childhood in West Germany and finished high school in suburban St Louis. Stipe attended the University of Georgia in Athens, where he became involved in the local college rock and jangle pop scene.
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Stipe attended the University of Georgia in Athens, where he became involved in the local college rock and jangle pop scene. After meeting his bandmates at the university, he formed R.E.M. and soon dropped out to pursue music with them.
Michael Stipe is an American singer, lyricist, and filmmaker, most famous for leading the alternative rock band R.E.M. While pursuing art studies at college, he struck chord with a record store clerk, Peter Buck, and wished to form a band.
They dropped out of school to form R.E.M., which, with over 40 million records sold to some estimates, rival Irish band U2 in being one of the most popular bands on the late 20th century. Their debut single in 1981, Radio Free Europe, generated enough buzz for R.E.M. to sign with a major label.
- January 4, 1960
His younger sister, Lynda Stipe, was born in 1962 and became the vocalist of her own band, Hetch Hetchy. Stipe and his family moved to various locales during his childhood, including West Germany, Texas, Illinois, and Alabama. In 1978, he graduated from high school in Collinsville, Illinois.
Mar 5, 1992 · The standard line in most R.E.M. stories is “Michael Stipe was an army brat who went to the University of Georgia.” That’s about it. I had an unbelievably happy childhood.
Jun 2, 1985 · Stipe was a virtual recluse his first year in Athens. He attended night school twice a week, but mostly just listened to records by himself.
Oct 28, 2019 · On the way to get a coffee around the corner from his studio in Lower Manhattan, Michael Stipe catches sight of a piece of paper among the contents of a split-open garbage bag: a child’s...
