Days after he made a shock look throughout an R.E.M. tribute present led by actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy in Brooklyn, N.Y., the band’s former frontman Michael Stipe has new solo music accessible. The artist teamed with Pearl Jam/Girl Gaga producer Andrew Watt for “I Performed the Idiot,” which serves because the theme tune to the model new Steve Carrell-starring HBO sequence Rooster.
“I Performed the Idiot” was co-written by Stipe and Watt and options blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Pearl Jam touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Pattern the monitor beneath.
Says Stipe, “I’m thrilled to lend my voice to Rooster — as a large fan of everybody concerned, it’s an actual honor to be included with ‘I Performed The Idiot.’” Provides Watt, “Michael Stipe is a hero of mine. An opportunity to write down a tune with him was that of a dream. He is among the true nice songwriters of this lifetime, and he did what solely he might do on this tune. He units Rooster off to the moon by making you chortle and cry on the similar time with the very best clapping TV theme tune since Pals.”
In Rooster, Carrell performs a school professor who doubles as an writer of paperbacks greatest learn aimlessly on a seashore. The sequence was co-created by Invoice Lawrence, whose mannequin/musician daughter Charlotte is engaged to Watt. Says fellow co-creator Matt Tarses, “our plan had at all times been to make use of music from our personal time in school within the ’80s. No band was extra necessary to me then than R.E.M. When Andrew advised us he thought he might get Michael Stipe to write down and file a brand new tune for us, we mentioned, cool, good luck with that. We knew this may by no means occur. However just a few months later, Andrew despatched an early demo of ‘I Performed the Idiot’ and once I listened to it on my telephone, I cried. I actually did. Saying we’re excited to have this nice tune and this iconic voice on our principal title is a big understatement.”
For Stipe, “I Performed the Idiot” is a uncommon style of solo music since R.E.M.’s 2011 breakup, though he’s been engaged on his full-length debut for years.
