Stewart Copeland’s Reaction to Sting’s Singing: ‘Holy Gopher F—!’
Drummer Stewart Copeland has revealed the shock he experienced the first time heard his bandmate Sting sing. It was the early years of the Police, and the group was still a decidedly punk outfit. The trio was performing in Germany, part of a unique variety show which also included “lasers, ballet dancing, a jazz saxophonist, all these different elements.” “One of the elements was ‘jazz singer lady’ and she was sort of the Sade of her day,” Copeland recalled during an appearance on the Broken Record podcast. “And one day she made the mistake of walking away from the microphone.” That’s when Sti...