Stitched Portraits: Michael Stipe

(b. Jan. 4, 1960) As the frontman for R.E.M., Stipe was gripping. As a producer of films, he chooses wisely. For me, he is the balanced scale for our generation. He exists somewhere between the sea of intellectuals, rock stars, artists - and he is just so watchable. His is a voice that cuts through.

Michael Stipe (blue glow):