Rapper Puff Daddy may be prone to, uh, "borrowing" from classic rock songs in his work, but that doesn't mean we have to like it. Police guitarist Andy Summers slammed the rap mogul in a new interview, calling his use of a sampled Summers guitar riff "the major rip-off of all time."
Police drummer Stewart Copeland might not be the biggest fan of the music of Rush, but he and fellow skinsman Neil Peart are longtime friends keeping a good-natured rivalry regarding their craft and individual personalities.
‘Roxanne’ almost wasn’t a hit for the Police. In fact, the song wasn’t even a blip on the U.K. charts after its April 1978 release. And when ‘Roxanne’ did finally resonate with listeners after its 1979 re-release, it barely cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. (it hit No. 32) and only hit No. 12 in the U.K.
Raspy young singer Juliet Simms took on the Police classic 'Roxanne' on 'The Voice' tonight, and got rave reviews from the celebrity coaching panel after her performance.
2011 found Sting in a retrospective mood, celebrating both his 60th birthday and 25 years as a solo artist. Early indications are that he will continue to follow that same path this year with summer tour dates spotlighting hits from his solo career and the Police.
The Police guitarist Andy Summers isn't closing the door on another reunion tour for the band. While he said that he always thinks the band has "unfinished business," he certainly is not sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring, hoping, wishing, praying or expecting Sting to be on the other end of the call.
Apparently Sting doesn't want his 60th birthday to ever end. Just a couple days after celebrating the milestone -- and marking 25 years as a solo artist -- with an all-star concert celebration in New York, the former Police frontman turned up on CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman' Monday to tear through the tune 'Demolition Man.'
Sting will officially celebrate 25 years of being a solo artist with a uniquely structured evening of music this fall in North America. This announcement builds on the previously announced box set and all-star birthday concert commemorating this same anniversary.
Has it really been 25 years since Sting embarked on his long and fruitful solo career? The former Police frontman unleashed his debut solo album, ‘The Dream of the Blue Turtles,’ on the world in 1985, and to celebrate the disc’s silver anniversary, he is holding a special all-star concert in New York on Oct. 1, the eve of his 60th birthday.
Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, Police guitarist Andy Summer, ELP’s Carl Palmer and other musicians recently recalled their worst gigs ever for London's Guardian newspaper. These weren’t just shows where the bands played badly, but the kind of worst-case scenario where they’re glad to make it off the stage alive.
