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Jun 2021
23m 29s

REM lead singer Michael Stipe

Bbc World Service
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Michael Stipe was the lead singer of one of the most influential bands of the last four decades, REM. He was the figurehead of indie rock, enigmatic, serious, political. Now he’s a visual artist, so how has his creative vision evolved?

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