I love Stewart Copeland. Boundless energy and enthusiasm and a monster talent! It was his band. He laid so much of the groundwork. The Police were unique!
gr8 drummer.... but for fucks sake,he talks like a 14 yr old geek,with some shitty social skills. cold,& hyper-analytical. Sting,has no less an intelligent;yet,he has a warm human,poetic soul.
'underrated" in what universe are you living ! he's totally well known, well acclaimed and admired and adored and given the full street cred he so deserves. underrated by no one i'd say !
When I was about 23 or 24 years old... I had a drug addiction to 'Heroin'... I decided to go cold turkey to come off it... I had all 5 (at the time) albums, and listened to them for 3 agonizing days of hell!!... I really fell in love with their music... they got me through a really tough time... p.s. I didn't stop 'using' completely until I went to rehab at 30 years old... I love ALL their music!
I guess my current situation is unusual so a lot of times people don't understand. I've commented about some complications to do with trying to get off of daily narcotic pain meds to a prn 1-3 days a month. Those were really miserable physical and emotional experiences. at a lot to a lot of disapproval execpt where I stayed mostly and they felt it wasn't a big worry for me in the context of things...let her hike if she wants hahaa This is the part I don't think it's easy to relate to...a couple of months after being able to get an apt in name, I got into a car accident while waiting for a red light. It triggered a migraine that pretty much lasted over 8 years. However, I knew such relief is dangerous and promised to go off if I got better and I did out of nowhere this winter. So I asked officially (that is a big deal in our state legally ) to go off. What is now wrong is not a desire to continue taking the meds or even craving them unless I'm having pain. The intitial drop was so extreme I havent come back fully. Mentally...not like psychotic, more like MIA to reality. Then I took another last week, so it's been rough.
livedreamincolor I have used all types of drugs now, and can understand your plight. I myself find 'Narcotics' in any form, just makes me have much less anxiety and able to 'battle ' the day, in what ever way it happens... I mean shit happens! but 'using now, some form of substance... (funny, I don't find drinking (alcohol) good at all!) for over 40 years... I find my central nerve system 'shot' and need something to deal with 'day to day' BC.... I smoke pot at night... I am on 'suboxone' (32 migs a day).. and 2 valium a day... I used to be on 190 migs of methadone a day... found it a little too much! I am thinking of going back on 'done' as it takes away the anxiety and make the day easier to deal with. I know my partner needs about 30 migs of 'done to cope (she is also a long term user) I always wished I could manage my day 'stress free' without anything! but my chemical make up is one of an 'adddictive' personality. I think I can work out what I need and when I need it, without counselors advice these days! 0:)
In my opinion, he is still the best drummer I have ever heard. I may be biased because I have always loved The Police. Yes, he's awesome...very intelligent and engaging. :)
May, 2017 Not only one of the finest drummer / Percussionist around, but an intelligent and articulate individual. He would be a pleasure to spend time with .
Some of my favorite people are these musicians from 80's bands who were tech nerds in addition to being the most creative musicians ever. I LOVE Stewart, and Stan Ridgeway, and Mark Mothersbaugh, and Danny Elfman. I feel so lucky to be alive when they were figuring this all out!
I love watching Mr. Stewart Copeland give an interview, because he's so enthusiastic, and he's also very well spoken, and intelligent. Please keep the interviews coming and fyi, I really dug the Everyone Stares film.
Stewart may be the best drummer in history that was such a well versed musician. Lots of drummers refuse the title of ‘musician’. I don’t know why… but they quite often do. But some would seem to find if undeniable & I’d imagine Stewart in no way would deny it. He’s not only dipped his toe in every genre & style of music, he’s excelled in them. I cannot even begin to quantify the respect I have for Stewart Copeland. His playing style is so amazing broad. There are touches of just about everything within it.
Sting would have NEVER made it without Copeland, and Summers interpretation. There's a lesson to be learned. Don't screw up a great thing! The Police was the band of the 80's
The most sharp drummer ever , When the police play live , you think there are at least two drummers,, His best drumming was on message in the bottle,Driven to Tears and the Beds too big without you..
Over-dubs my chum. He over-dubbed a lot of drum tracks onto Message in a bottle, in an interview he said that he loves to watch drummers try and play all the parts live x
I love the way he describes the young guys in Phish and Primus - his work with them in Oysterhead was Legendary (I was lucky to see them several times) ! I sure hope they 'treated him nicely' lol
I have the movie on DVD..He's wrong you get a deeper sense of the band mates. Sting has an ego which extends to Memphis , to the UK. They are about their business.. You understand how the business was back then. How they toured in a station wagon. Behind the scenes into their lives moving up the ladder in America. Respect to Stewart to having the notion to documenting the experience.
TRIVIA: Though born in the U.S. (in Alexandria, VA), Stewart and his family moved to Egypt before he was six months old. It is this aspect which some biography pages about him mistakenly refer to his place of birth as Alexandria, Egypt. His father, Miles A. Copeland, Jr. (also father to manager Miles A. III and booking agent Ian Copeland - the latter of who died in 2006 of melanoma), had worked for the CIA.
IMO Stewart is the brains. Sting is the creative guy.Stewart is humble but will call bullshit to anyone............anyone, including icons or whatnot...like Sting. As to why the Police never reconvened.
Stu, your memory is starting to fade :-P First there was the Amnesty tour, then the ill fated collarbone sessions. Then you played two songs at Sting's wedding 10 years later, and finally you reunited a further 10 years later. Got it straight now? :-D I can't believe 10 more years have passed since then.
Stewart and I are doppelgangers. My wife, brothers, sisters, and friends all agree. We are about the same age. We talk the same and have the same mannerisms. When I watch an interview with him it is almost spooky. Hell, I can barely tell us apart. If you saw me and talked to me you would agree. Even my girlfriend back in 1980 thought I was a dead-ringer for him at that age. If I met him today he would think I was a twin brother. We even went grey at the same time, it's odd.
Been a drummer since 1977... Peter Criss' drum solo on KISS ALIVE got me to be a drummer.. then from 1978 on..Neil Peart & Stewart Copeland were my MAIN drumming influences..
***** Well, it is up to your dirty imagination to assume what would be in those films. If you noticed Stewart Copeland is doing a comparison btw. family and a rock band and continues to computer software.
This Jealous guy is the reason why The Police didn’t finish their Sixth studio album and why Sting decide to break-up the Group. It came out of nowhere and left where it came from .
Stewart's story is 1 long adventure. He is the youngest son of a Military (AMERICAN) family that traveled the world. Stew spent time in England, Saudi Arabia, Asia as a youth. He spent more time in England though than anywhere else, funny he has an American accent.
Also, Stewart's older brother is Miles Copeland, famous record executive & Manager of the Police. The Copeland brothers (Ian too) were all involved in the music industry.
Kind of disingenuous to say that The Police didn't fight a lot. If they're arguing, I seriously doubt Stewart is going to keep filming as he's in a middle of an argument. Second, the film only captures the the first half of their career.
It's a fun watch, but it there isn't much after the second album. Once Andy put out his documentary, I completely lost interest in this. Definitely only for die hards.
