Mike Mills
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mike Mills |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 17, 1958(1958-12-17) |
| Age | 66 |
| Birthplace | California |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | California |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Mike Mills Biography
| Name | Mike Mills |
| Birthday | Dec 17 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | California |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Parents | Janet L. "Jan" Dowd, Paul Mills |
| Spouse | Miranda July |
| Children(s) | Hopper Mills |
Mike Mills is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 17, 1958 in California, California, United States. Multi-instrumentalist who helped found alternative rock group R.E.M. He also helped write many of R.E.M.’s hits.
He provided backing vocals for “Erin,” a track on “Ghost in My Head,” Jill Hennessy‘s 2009 album.
Mills is also responsible for the prominent backing vocal and harmony parts found within the band’s back catalogue, with his vocal contributions arguably being most noticeable on 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant and 2008’s Accelerate. In addition to providing backing vocals, he has also sung lead vocals on the songs “Texarkana”, “Near Wild Heaven”, The Clique cover “Superman” and The Troggs cover “Love is All Around”.
Mills is credited with being the chief composer behind many of R.E.M.’s songs, including “Nightswimming”, “Find the River”, “At My Most Beautiful”, “Why Not Smile”, “Let Me In”, “Wendell Gee”, “(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville”, “Beat a Drum”, “Be Mine”, “Electrolite”, and “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”. In particular, R.E.M.’s 2004 album Around the Sun was heavily shaped by Mills’ piano and keyboard contributions.
He has a son named Julian.
Mike Mills Net Worth
| Net Worth | $60 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mike Mills is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Mills 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He met his future bandmate Bill Berry while in high school and Michael Stipe and Peter Buck while attending college at the University of Georgia. He eventually dropped out of college to focus on the band’s music.
He was credited with composing “Nightswimming,” “Find the River,” “At My Most Beautiful,” “Wendell Gee,” “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” and was the driving creative force behind “Around the Sun,” the band’s 2004 album.
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi- instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire also includes keyboards, guitar, percussion instruments and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band’s musical compositions.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
Mike Mills height 5 feet 9 inches Mike weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Mike Mills Dating?
According to our records, Mike Mills married to Miranda July. As of December 1, 2023, Mike Mills’s is not dating anyone.
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Mills also performs as part of singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur’s band. On April 3, 2014, while performing with musical guest Joseph Arthur, Mills broke the news that David Letterman would be retiring in 2015. Mills took a band self-portrait that he posted to Instagram and did a short interview about “breaking” the story
Facts & Trivia
Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Mills celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.
Who is Mike Mills of REM married to?
He is engaged to Jasmine.
Why did Mike Mills leave REM?
“ They’re too pure, too respectful of their own thing.” R.E.M. actually made their decision a few months ago, before they met in Athens, Georgia, this summer to record three new songs for a two-CD greatest-hits package, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982- 2011, out November 15th.
How old is Mike Mills?
63 years (December 17, 1958)
Who is the bass player in REM?
Bassists
What is Mike Mills of R.E.M. doing now?
Mike Mills is still making loads of music today. Along with former R.E.M. bandmate Peter Buck, he’s been involved with The Baseball Project, which formed around 2007.