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Stewart Copeland Bio
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Stewart Copeland
Stewart Armstrong Copeland was born July 16, 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia. From an early age, Copeland’s life was rather unusual. His father was CIA agent Miles Copeland, Jr., and his mother was Lorraine Adie, member of the British intelligence. Gleaning his musical talent from the paternal side of the family, Copeland’s father was also the trumpeter for Glenn Miller’s Air Force Band.
When Copeland was very young, the family moved to Cairo. He spent many of these young years in the Middle East, attending school in Beirut, Lebanon. From 1967-69, Copeland attended Millfield in England before going to California Western University and UC Berkeley for his secondary education. Loving England, he returned in 1975 to play drums in the rock band Curved Air.
By 1977, Copeland had left Curved Air to found The Police with a then unknown singer and bass guitarist named Sting. The two also collaborated with Henry Padovani on guitar, later replaced by Andy Summers. The band skyrocketed to fame in the 1980s.
The first album released with The Police was Outlandos d’Amour (1978). Notable singles included So Lonely, Roxanne, and Can’t Stand Losing You. Their next album came in 1979 and was entitled Regatta de Blanc. This was soon followed by Zenyatta Mondatta (1980), which included the smash hit Don’t Stand So Close to Me. In 1981 they released Ghost in the Machine, featuring the commercial hit Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. The Police took a few years releasing their next album, but the wait appeared to be worth it. Synchronicity (1983) was another phenomenal success for The Police and included the single Every Breath You Take. In 1986, the band released a best of album Every Breath You Take (The Singles), which was yet another success. Despite the long run of successful albums and adoring fans, the band announced they would be taking a break to pursue side projects. While The Police never officially called it quits, the band as a comprehensive unit was not heard from again.
As for Copeland’s solo career, he also recorded under the name Klark Kent. In 1978 Copeland/Kent released several English singles including Don’t Care which entered the UK singles chart. Inspired by his pilgrimage to Africa, he released the 1985 album The Rhythmatist.
With The Police essentially broken up, Copeland continued to pursue his differing musical interests. He worked on various film soundtracks including Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish (1983) and Oliver Stone’s Wall Street (1987) starring Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas and Martin Sheen. More recently, he composed for the likes of Emmy nominated Dead Like Me. Copeland even composed for video games (Spyro the Dragon), operas (Holy Blood and Crescent Moon), and ballets. Copeland earned a Golden Globe nomination for his work on Rumble Fish.
Always busy, in 1989 Copeland formed the band Animal Logic with Stanley Clarke (jazz bass) and Deborah Holland (singer/songwriter). Their first album was quite successful and a large scale world tour ensued. However, the second album floundered commercially and the trio disbanded.
Copeland drummed occasionally for fellow artist Peter Gabriel, and formed yet another band in 2000. This time around it was Oysterhead with Les Claypool (from Primus) and Trey Anastasio of Phish fame.
In 2002, Copeland agreed to play drums for the rejuvenated Doors. Beside Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, the three planned on a full album and tour. Unable to fulfill his contract due to injury, Copeland and the band became embroiled in a messy back and forth of lawsuits.
Never one to take a break, Copeland formed a new project in 2005. He created Gizmo with largely experimental guitarist David Fiuczynski. In 2006, Copeland shifted gears entirely. Despite being involved for many years in the film industry as a composer, Copeland decided to try his hand at directing. He premiered his film Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out at the Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews by Police fans and appreciators of cinema alike.
Recently, Copeland served as a judge for the BBC television series Just the Two of Us.
Despite all his work in television and film, Copeland is still most known for his work with The Police. It was in recognition of those musical achievements that he was honored. On March 10, 2003, Copeland achieved what many musicians only dream about. As a member of The Police, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, forever solidifying his name and memory in the annals of music history.
Copeland was married to Curved Air singer Sonja Kristina with whom he had four children before divorcing in the early 1990s. He currently lives with his second wife Fiona Copeland, and the couple has three children. |
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Stewart Copeland - Was a member of The Police along with Sting .
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Stewart Copeland - Worked on the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola 's film 'Rumble Fish.'
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Stewart Copeland - Worked on soundtrack for Oliver Stone 's film 'Wall Street.'
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