Jeff Goldblum: "The world is chaos. Organized, well-orchestrated chaos and nature will always find a way." Stewart Copeland: gets up and jingles through his chaotic candy store.
Goldblum: "The world is made of chaos. Orchestrated, well-organized chaos and nature will always find a way." Copeland: gets up and jingles through his entire chaotic candy store.
i agree! i remember reading interviews of him in magazines in 1982, i was like 16, and this guy was the coolest drummer, in the coolest band, on the planet, and i was still one of the first few thousand people to know it!
He played with some accomplished African musicians and they made a really cool album along with a tour of small venues around the late 80's. I saw them at the opera house in Wilmington, De., and it was incredible.
@@chrisfaust64 The entire video of the rhythmatist is really funny. Definitely worth a watch. I still have the vynil which I bought brand new in store.
He strikes me as someone with superior intellect. And he's also incredibly fun. Doesn't take himself too seriously, but always makes extremely interesting and valid points about very complex subjects.
Well, I'll challenge that with this. Especially since none of us can play this. Cannonball Adderley and Oleo. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o1imkGt2gmg.html
This is true for literally any style of music. This is why I kill myself practicing. when it works it really works and you get high on it. You fall into the zone and man it's nothing like it.
Copeland was and is a genius. And his music man cave is a thing of dreams. Very envious. However, I couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Sting after watching this interview. And A LOT of sympathy for Summers for surviving years on the road with them both. lol
Whenever I see Stewart Copeland, I feel a deep happiness that there is this guy on this planet just having way too much fun for no other reason than having fun. I admire him deeply!
Especially the intro! Imagine all the loose footage of Copeland banging around on various museum artifacts and editing all of it - on time, mind you! - into a cohesive musical piece that crescendos to a Big Finish. That's a lot of man-hours and headaches, folks. Just staggering...
Stewart Copeland is the most Ultracool dude to ever walk the face of the earth. I am crippled with jealousy and envy at anyone who can call this man their friend.
Stewart is always humorous whenever communicating. He's a real intellectual when it comes to music, and life. And I have more clarity as to why Sting and Stewart had so much friction between them in the early days. Sting wanted more serenity in the music, whereas Stewart was more of the "clatter boom and bang", which always disturbed Sting's serenity in the music. Also Sting would rarely allow the other members actual songwriting credits of their own during their successful period. This was a great interview!
@Stefano Pavone me neither! Nor even that there were such games! :P I was alive when the Police were big on the Radio! PS Your distant cousins make great Pizza in Syracuse, NY! :]
"When was the last time you played a Holiday Inn??" " Y'know....a..a...guy can dream..." A man that clever and able to piss off Sting..he's a bit of the alright.
Watch The Police's live version of "Wrapped Around Your Finger" from 2008 at the Tokyo Dome. Absolute genius reworking of the song, totally driven by Stewart Copeland, standing and playing his percussion tree. He brings true beauty to the already great song.
Big difference between Stewart and Sting interviews. Sting gets very deep into his music world while Stewart has a very entertaining and historical genesis of his musical career, including his escapades in Africa. When I watch his channel, I find it hard to not watch the whole thing. He is as brilliant as Sting, but in a more worldly way. He has great humor as well!
According to Police-sources: he and all of his siblings had some sort of such :P All in all, must have been a wild childhood, following your part-time trumpet playing agent-dad to exotic locations...
I love Stewart Copeland. It's like verbal techno - a driving force propelling with such life and energy, it makes most people look half asleep. Stewart was the reason I listened to The Police; as a young drummer I could feel and hear his energy, precision and these amazing chops and grooves, a great drummer and human.
SXI96 I have that snare. It’s amazing and you can get them fairly cheap. 70’s pearl snare with the clam shell throw. It’s often confused for the Jupiter but it’s not.
"The cool thing about fretless is you hit a note and then renegotiate" That's exactly what scared and thrilled me all at the same time when I picked up fretless bass in the 80s.
FYI Everybody should know that this man produced the soundtrack of the original Spyro game. This dude invented a whole new genre of music just for one video game. I recommend everybody go listen to the original Spyro OST, it is incredibly unique and good. Hope this comment reaches some ears. Good night!
I have never heard Copeland talk until this video. I absolutely love when a music hero's personality is as engaging and enlightened as their performance.
What an amazing person! I think it's safe to say that certain people are simply "destined" to become legends. Stewart Copeland is an example of an unstoppable force in music. Just Wow~!
Love Stewart Copeland, Ive watched this a few times over. Always makes me smile. James Bond. Da-da da da da da da da....mute! 9.15 😂 Yep such a cool guy.
9:26 I couldn’t stop laughing... As I’m watching this video in 2020, I can remember why I started playing the drums in the first place. I’ve been a drummer for over 20 years but I really don’t consider myself a musician because I’ve never made a single dime from playing music at any point. EVER. I’ve not sat behind my own kit for nearly 5 years but watching all of this makes me want to get my shit together and GET MY KIT TOGETHER. Copeland is truly a man among men. He is on another level that some people just can’t comprehend. Inspirational doesn’t begin to describe this dude... ✌️& 🤘
I clicked on this expecting to watch about a minute or so to check out Copelands studio. I ended up watching the whole thing because the guy is so fucking entertaining! Who knew?
Imagine if he redid the original Spyro soundtracks with live instruments. Heck, he could probably do it by himself with all the instruments in that room. 2:07 There's the beginning of Evening Lake already!
I used to be a radio engineer, and once in a very great while I'd get to mix some music. And there were a few times when the mixing process _became an instrument itself_, jamming along with the piano and the banjo and the congas and the kazoo and the bagpipe and the guy banging on an ashtray with a fork. Those were some pretty transcendent experiences!
I wouldn't describe him as ambitious. The adjectives that come to mind are passionate, curious and energetic. Just doing what he loves with his high energy (and talent) brought him his success. I'm just guessing of course.
That was so entertaining and satisfying. Love how he cuts through all the crap and gets to the heart of what music is - with great energy and humor. Great job with this one Reverb!
A true American original. God bless the Copeland family and tnx Stewart 4 your work’s impact on the quality of pop drumming. Future Kennedy Center honoree fer sure.
