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Petoskey MI, United States (1999 – present)

Sufjan Stevens (pronounced “SOOF-yahn”; born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, , and from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the revival through , but his influences are very broad, including , the of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.S. states, beginning the series with the albums Michigan (2003) and Come On Feel The Illinoise! (2005, officially named Illinois), he has since then retracted the statement. “Sufjan Stevens is not going to write a record for each of the 50 states after all” was the original text included on the online liner notes for their Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation disc released on February 7, 2006. This statement was possibly included as a joke, as the text has since been removed and the current liner notes related to Sufjan Stevens reads, “Sufjan Stevens can fold a fitted-sheet (he once worked as a professional folder in a commercial Laundromat).”

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Stevens was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Petoskey. He attended Hope College on the west coast of Michigan.
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  • FoolmeThrice wrote:
    4 hours ago
    He's literally amazing. He makes me proud to be from Michigan.

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  • ritsuka1988 wrote:
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  • diehappyx33 wrote:
    yesterday afternoon
    Musical genius.

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  • ravagingmasses wrote:
    yesterday morning
    the review, and magazine itself, is worthless to me. still, I probably never would've heard sufjan had I not flipped through it. funny how great things can come into your life

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  • ritsuka1988 wrote:
    yesterday morning
    i love you Sufjan!!! You are the only man in life for me!!! <3

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  • Colton56 wrote:
    Saturday evening
    If he's a closet homosexual, that is good news for me. Not going to lie he is a good looking man (no homo). In all seriousness that review sounds like garbage.

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  • leroijonesjr wrote:
    Saturday afternoon
    @ravagingmasses sufjan is gay? could we b so lucky? i use to walk bk looking for him :-D

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  • Indie-Addy wrote:
    Saturday morning
    man, i sometimes forget how touching and genuine an artist he is. his songs still make me swirl full of emotion and feeling.

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  • ravagingmasses wrote:
    Saturday morning
    I actually found out about him by looking through this christian magazine my mom had laying around, about 1 yr ago. the most memorable part of the review - they said he's a closet gay & his songs have homoerotic messages (an example they actually used is that last.fm tagged him "homoerotic"!!) and that in john wayne gacy jr "in my best behavior, I am really just like him" was speaking of the gay sex part....lol.

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  • Hydeist_br wrote:
    Friday afternoon
    any news for 2012?

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  • pilarkoben wrote:
    Friday morning
    Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois

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  • Modestmilk wrote:
    Thursday morning
    all delighted people is a modern masterpiece

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  • andeve2 wrote:
    Wednesday morning
    I come to express my apathy towards soofs religious beliefs. Have a pleasant day fellow primates, brothers, sisters, comrades.

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  • EndOfNovember wrote:
    Tuesday evening
    Nobody fucking cares.

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  • CheeseTree_720 wrote:
    Tuesday afternoon
    comforting

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  • heretocheat wrote:
    Monday evening
    beautiful beautiful

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  • rhinestoneeyez wrote:
    last week
    Is there really a new track? I can't find anything.

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  • EndOfNovember wrote:
    8 days ago
    What'd you guys think of his new track?

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  • Colton56 wrote:
    8 days ago
    I'm a serf and I like Lord Sufjan Stevens. [2] Best one yet

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