Michael Stipe Performs "Rooster" Theme with Andrew Watt on Kimmel
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Summary
Michael Stipe performed his "Rooster" theme song on Jimmy Kimmel Live, marking another public appearance after years of relative seclusion. The performance was backed by Andrew Watt, a prominent producer who has worked with the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney. This follows Stipe's other recent public activities including a Simpsons guest voice role, singing R.E.M. songs with an all-star tribute band, and debuting a new song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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· 5 pulledMichael Stipe is getting more and more comfortable doing stuff in public again, and that's good news for us.
Earlier this year, Stipe returned for his second Simpsons guest voice role and sang R.E.M. songs with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy's all-star tribute band.
In April, Stipe debuted a new song on a late-period Colbert episode.
On Tuesday night, Stipe was back on late-night TV, singing his Rooster theme song on Kimmel.
Andrew Watt, the big-deal producer who twiddled the knobs on the most recent Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney albums, added Michael Stipe to his ro
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