I remember a concert of The Police and when Sting was going to start "So lonely", he yelled at the public: "I feel... I feel... I feel.......... So lonely". And you can hear in the background Stuart saying "I wonder why"
Gotta love Andy. He’s like the esteemed, mature older brother forced to deal with two immature, obnoxious younger brothers. Love these guys!! Fantastic combination of talent in a trio.
Andy is actually a lot older than the other two... I'd be honored if some Sting fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to the master of lyricism & composition. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace & stay safe.
Not the greatest guitarist of all time (but no amateur by any stretch), Andy had the luck to find himself in the company of quite possibly THE best drum-bass combo in Rock history!!
Well, then Sting would reconsider his thought again, and realize that without the incredible SOUND and INFLUENCES the "other two" infused in his compositions, he's just "another popstar" with descent songs...
@canalaverdade. Lmao... nope my dude... wrong. Without Stu... The Police would've gone NOWHERE. They all needed eachother... I think Andy was the least needed, but even then, you cannot deny the flare that he adds to the reggae pop punk sound.
@@canalaverdade. cool man. Learn to play with others in the sandbox of life. And don't take YOUR PERSONAL OPINION as fact. It's obnoxious. You don't value Stewart Copeland... most do.
I think Trudy (Sting's wife) said it best. Sting and Stewart are brothers and they fight like brothers. Both are incredibly talented, incredibly driven and incredibly headstrong to get what they want. Knowing this, the question isn't "why did they fight?" but "why they didn't fight more than they did?". I think the answer is they are brothers and they love and respect one another like brothers.
Actually Stewart Copeland has got 52 hours of video footage that didn't get used in his film "everybody stares" and he said there was hardly any fighting within the band AT ALL. It was all press fodder and they laughed 99% of the time.
Agreed, but for the notable exception of the dreadful "Mother", written and "composed" by Andy Summers, for the "Synchronicity" album. What a disaster that "song" is.
I think Sting is the typical British bloke, doing things a certain way with a dry sense of humour. Where Stewart is an American and says the first crazy thing that comes to his head. It's a clash of cultures as much as it's a clash of personalities.
There’s a Yorkshire 10 minutes down the road from where I live, where we go for ice cream. It’s in New York USA though… but that’s funny as well, because York is a county in England right?
Stewart is the cool kid. Andy is the kid who is like Why am I here. And sting is the smart kid who wanted to be in a good group, but got stuck with these weirdos, but ended up bonding towards them. That’s why I love the police
I like Stewart, but I think he's the least cool of the three. He's the diplobrat, the spoiled son of a diplomat who grew up around the world before even touring with the Police.
@@redrick8900 Really? What about Sting though? He's made quite a few good songs despite all the crappy easy listening stuff. I wonder what Andy's been doing.
I love how legitimately annoyed sting is in the “you’re fired!” clip hahah You know he’d spent the last two decades surrounded by people who would *never* say something like that to him
Well Stewart technically owns the band and is the only one that could release albums and go on tour as "The Police". Sting owns most of the song lyrics, though, so he got the largest share of the money. So Stew can fire them but Sting can't fire him.
That’s amazing. I never knew Stewart owned The Police as a brand name (if that’s the legal term). I would have assumed 33.333 percent each. So why did Sting claim that he fired Stewart? Joking or ego (or combination thereof)?
@@mikelsikel73 because sting is the more well known and popular one. That gives him the power with the record companies and the public because his face and lyrics sold the records. Stewart may technically be in charge of the police but what sting wants, sting gets. Which is why they broke up. It’s a pretty common way that bands work.
Its a classic tale. The drummer keeps 4 wheels on the ground and often gets ignored until shit goes haywire. Stewart is a mathematical genius as well as Sting. The 2 are forces to be reckoned with
The best part which is a blow to sting's ego is....... It is Stewart's band. He was the one who put together this band, he was the one who discovered sting. Either way I respect them all, they are my favorite band.
If I were in a band and somebody said I am better than someone else, or that it was "my band", I'd be pretty disheartened. It's a team effort and just because you heard the final product doesn't mean you know the thoughts, emotions, and dynamics between the band members during the production of said final product.
+ZedX If that reply was to me, then you need to know that I was being VERY sarcastic In a three piece there is no dead wood. The Police wouldn't be the police without any of the three members. They were all masters of their craft
TheComputec Oh okay my apologies then, sarcasm can be a tad difficult to read on the net sometimes, especially considering all the people in the comments who *are* taking sides with Stewart/Sting.
@@lucasoheyze4597 stop throwing that word around for no reason. It’s becoming totally overused and meaningless. There’s nothing wrong with noticing someone’s race or even commenting on it in a non critical, non discriminatory way.
I am so damn glad I am old enough for the first time round! The second time round was 26 years later and I spent most of the evening asking myself where a quarter of a century had disappeared to.
@@bbb462cid Definitely the wisest member. He rolled with the punches a lot of the time and he has a great sense of humour too but he could dish out the verbals if he had to.
Sting and Stewart have always been buddies.. Stewart always pushes Sting out of his comfort zone in a playful witty way. And I always see that Sting loves him for it... He is always grinning when around Stewart.. Yes Sting has an ego. but I've never seen Sting angry or mean to anyone. He's just cocky and I don't see anything wrong with that.. people are just salty because Sting went solo.. but he did that because he is a control freak and needs the control to keep him from stressing. Andy is more of the grouchy bear personality wise.. but they all love each other as brothers.. even when they broke up they would still visit each other..
Exactly. And all the people on here taking sides in a non-existent dispute are beyond pathetic. Just appreciate their work together and stop inventing melodrama just because you want to defend your favourite "policeman".
I saw the reunion tour and it was freaking amazing!!!! Growing up with the band and then finally seeing them live was awesome. And Sting was a huge presence on his own.
When Stings Dream of The Blue Turtles came out I was vacationing in London with my mother and sister, and watched on TV as Sting yells "what key is it in" I believe that single rpomotoed was Fortress around your Heart, then he just plays it. Watching Sting like that I knew I had to buy that album and I bought it and still have it. I have half the Police singles, mosty for the B-sides and I even got Landlord for 15UKP some 10-20 years ago from a very small shop in Hanway Street on another visit to London. (now extinct. tim decided to stop in 2012 having had the shop in the same spot since 1979). Even having all albums on both cassette and vinyl I still bought the 4CD box set and even won two auctions on eBay to obtain the only two Police albums ever released in prerecorded open reel tape. So when I found the greatest hits Super Audio CD I naturally bought it but that one I do not have a player for.. Why? I buy because I love the music. I bought two LaserDisc videos with Police some years ago and still haven't found a player for them. Perhaps I should add 8-tracks to my collection as well. I did not get to see them on the anniversary tour in 2007/2008 because of work and bad timing. There are songs and versions of them that are not in the box set. it is not the difinitive studio song collection, but we're talking japanese b-sides so you'll be alright with the 4CD box set, if you can find a decent priced copy that is. All the important songs you remember are there.
Same. Regatta and Sinchronicity were Two of the very First music or albums my ear experienced being in my parents collection.. I was so Happy I had the chance to see them live during their Réunion...saw them twice and It was great.
Love Andy’s endless older brother dealing with the two younger idiots vibe - not unlike Brian Wilson trying to ignore the lifelong animosity and physical battles between Dennis Wilson and Mike Love.
that's how a band should be. you'll never stop loving each other despite what bugs you. my guys have been with me in obscurity for 25 years. i love 'em
@@MisAnnThorpe I read Stewart's biography (loved it, that man has such in interesting and wide ranging professional life), and they most certainly do NOT hate each other's guts. People who hate each other do not keep in touch privately. Sure, Stu loved/loves to wind Sting up, but that's not hatred.
Watching them messing around is super funny. Sting and Stewart have actually always been really good friends and they still are. It's just they often disagreed a lot musically. Both of them are fantastic musicians. And Andy is a really underrated guitar player.
I don't believe there is anything underrated about The Police. They are 3 badazzes who have made some of the best music in human history, and pretty much everyone who knows anything knows it.
The fact that Sting and Stewart always argued or were in disagree was also their most powerful resource. They need each other and they know that. Every little thing they do is magic!
Rockin' with Zombieman20005 I respect your opinion, but VH should not even be in the building when talking best band ever...... Even listing best American bands ever. LED Zep s/b #1, then any of Beatles, Pink Floyd, U2, The Who are acceptable.
Back when he was with the Police I taught Sting tennis in Santa Barbara, CA, and it was truly one of the high points in my career! The guy's a pretty good athlete, too.
@@smelltheglove2038 He was the County champion at 100yds sprint in his teenage years in Newcastle and was beaten into third place in the National heats. He's always been very aware and disciplined about physical fitness.
@@Grayham4 Sting was the police. He's proven his talent over the decades "ten Summoner's tales" one of my favorites. Last song "Nothing 'Bout me" tells everything you need to know about him.. Copeland was the founder of the Police and he feels entitled to be #1 and he's jealous of Stings success as he became the face of the Police and Copeland wanted to be the face of the Police. Just my personal opinion.
I see Sting & Stewart with the same kind of relationship as Lennon & McCartney. You can tell there is love there but it might be best not to work together too often. Stewart knows Sting is tightly wrapped and revels in the fact that he knows he can get a rise out of him. Kind of what brothers do to each other.
BS. Stewart has worked on several soundtracks and collaborated with other artists and some of those are brilliant. I would take the Rumblefish Soundtrack over Synchronicity any day.
@@craigdamage I just really hate the Synchronicity album. I hated it back in the day and I still do today. I will agree with you on every other The Police albums.
I grew up listening to and playing their tunes in bands all through my teenage years in the eighties. Loved them then and still my favourite to this day. Stole heaps of my drum licks from Stewart - great inspiration and great times!
Trios are an odd sort of band to be in. In most other bands I've been in, usually quartets, members tend to sort of pair off and hangout in twos. Usually the bass player and drummer tend to hangout together and the singer and lead guitarist hangout together, or some variation on that. Its like everybody's got their buddy in the band who they naturally gravitate towards... But that balance isn't there in a trio, and I've often found that trios tend to end up with two members constantly at each others throats, with one in the middle trying to keep the peace.
Then there's Rush, who're all immense friends. Ged & Alex are the two long-time friends who always hang out; Neil was content to hang out with either of them but was also perfectly fine on his own. Kinda what makes them as a trio more special than others.
This is great. I’ve always loved the band, but this shows me how wonderful their relationship was. Not perfect of course, but beautiful and joyful in the best of times, at least.
Copeland founded the band. Sting's massive ego wanted it to be his band. They were at each other's throats recording Synchronicity. and so it goes. Rock and Roll.
And Sting was far more talented than the other two. Do you really think if he had replaced them, early on, that anything would have been much different?
Actually, Stewart discovered Sting, not the other way round. Had Sting not met the Copelands, there'd probably be no Sting, just a retired teacher called Gordon Sumner.
And the other way around: Copeland was a competent prog-drummer before hooking up with Sting and then turned into a monster player, innovative, unique and more influental than almost anybody else.
You both right on this, they all need each other to find success. In then end all of them 3 were like asking from recognition from others members. I think they do, but in the same time I think singer ego (who is at the same time lyricist, main composer, bassist and really talented singer) can't admit that he did bring a part of genius material, in Police songs, but the most of it. Ofc Sting is ultra talented, but what the 2 others bring is unmatched by any other musicians, because its not about being the best bass drummers in the world or best guitarist, it's being the best drummer or guitarist for Stings songs, and on that very matter, they both are unmatched on this exact part. Sting made a real good solo career, he made very good songs, but it has not the level of quality than any "hit song" from Police.
I like hanging around people like Stewart Copeland for about a day or two but I couldn't imagine have to work with 24/7, he would get on my nerves too.
Yeah, it'd be a bit like spending time in close proximity to Ricky Gervais. Fun for a while but.... still preferable to spending it with John Cleese (Stinge?) I'd have thought.
When these guys first started producing albums I dont think we the listeners realized what a priceless, timeless set of jewel's we had with them. Lightning in a bottle.
Keep in mind this was filmed many, many years after the height of their success. As you age, you learn to appreciate what got you to where you are as opposed to being young and still trying to create that success. Very different.
Lo único que quiero decir es que estos 3 maravilloso músicos hicieron mi vida más feliz desde hace 40 años y eso.......no tiene precio!! Thanks Andy, Stewart and Sting!!
I saw these guys in Jacksonville Colluseum 13 Mar 1982. Just brilliant. The place was half Empty! my friend Rees and I just went on the off chance of getting a ticket whilst we were working at Jacksonville NAS. Supported by Joan Jet and the Blackhearts.
Stewart put the band together and discovers Sting- an amazing talent but Copeland is the brains. He is amazingly articulate and quick witted, probably more so than any musician I have heard.
Stewart is a monster drummer, wickedly intelligent, talented at so much more than just the drums, and has such an over-the-top animated personality! I absolutely love the guy!
Stewart (his real name) is not the biggest ego in that band. Gordon’s smug pretentiousness just smolders behind his eyes when he’s not being taken seriously.
Sting turned into pampered tantric yoga man, Stewart wants to remind everyone, as often as possible, that he started the band, Andy just wants to play guitar in tiny shoes. At the end of the day, they're all incredible, just ask them. No, but really, they are all incredible musicians.
