The Police drummer Stewart Copeland recently chatted with Indulge Express and opened up about the differences between him and his former bandmate Sting. The drummer shared why it is hard for them to make music as a duo by explaining:

“You know, as soon as we [him and Sting] get into a room to try and make music, we are at each other’s throats because we are birds of a different feather. Sting is quiet and deep. I am noisy and shallow. If I’m having a party, having fun, laughing with my goofy friends, I’m going to have fun. I get along well with my chuckle buddies. Sting walks in and suddenly I’m not funny anymore.”

Stewart pointed out that they operate on different frequencies by sharing how Sting is as a person. He expressed:

“If he’s having a moment of beauty and serenity and calmness, I walk in, the bubble is popped. If I’m carrying a beer, I’m probably going to spill it. We are just very different types of people. We love each other, like siblings.”

When it comes to making music and getting into the studio, Stewart admitted that he isn’t what Sting looks for in a drummer. The drummer revealed why he can’t keep ‘steady’ by saying:

“But musically, he needs a steady platform from his drummer and his rhythm section. A steady platform from which he can leap and soar into the sky. I’m not that. I’m World War III. I am a cacophony. That’s what I do. My mission is to burn down the building.”

Copeland had talked about his and Sting’s differences which ultimately led them to part ways in the past. Even though the drummer is aware of their different outlooks, he still chats with Sting. Here’s what Stewart shared when he joined Vintage Rock Pod last year about his relationship with the singer:

“We send each other dumb memes from the internet. Causally, there is the business to discuss, an album release or rerelease, or whatever. So yes, we are in touch. We all understand why we fought, and we don’t need to go there.”

You can read Stewart Copeland’s interview with Indulge Express here.

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While recently discussing the Police’s ‘Roxanne’ with Consequence, Stewart Copeland talked about Sting’s role in the success of the hit song.

The drummer recalled the recording process of the track, saying:

“The vocal has that moment where Sting does his vocal overdub, and in the introduction, he’s waiting for the song to begin, and they say, ‘Hang on, we’re gonna run the tape back.’ The tape was running, so he sits back on the piano, which is right behind him, forgetting that the lid was open, so he sits down and plays a butt cord, I think B flat minor, and then he laughs, and that’s on the record.”

He then reflected on his brother, Miles’ involvement in the studio process:

“I had a vibe; it had nothing to do with the song, completely out of keeping with the sentiment of the lyric, but it kind of had a vibe. We were recording, and my brother Miles came down. It was not yet our manager, but he came down just to offer advice, and he supplied something very valuable called dumbass. He doesn’t know anything about music, but he knows a hit when he hears it.”

Sharing his brother’s reaction to their songs, Copeland continued:

“He listened to all of our songs. ‘Well, they’re all kind of standard. I’m not hearing anything that really gets me going here.’ And we said, ‘We got one left,’ so we played it to him somewhat reluctantly.”

The musician added, opening up about how Miles became their manager:

“Immediately, his ears perked up. ‘Now, that is a unique sound. I’m going to take that to a record company to see if we can get ourselves a deal.’ And that’s kind of when he became our manager right there. He said that I can work with, and he took it to a record company, A&M Records, and the rest is history.”

Although Stewart gave credit to Sting for the success of the song, the singer actually felt embarrassed by the song when they first created it, as he thought it had a different musical style from their usual material.

You can watch the drummer’s words on ‘Roxanne’ below.

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