Stewart Copeland - drumtalk [episode 36]
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
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I had the great opportunity to meet Stewart Copeland at his hotel while on tour with his new project Gizmodrome and it turned out to be a very humorous encounter with so many facets of art: composing music or playing music, planning thing or letting things happen, hating or loving jazz, scoring films or writing a ballet... Whether it's his razor sharp hihat or his witty mind -- this talk was full of joy!
"Jazz is much more fun to play, than it is to listen to"
Stewart Copeland
peterhopqk this is too true. I can absolutely relate to this.
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A very great musician once told me that many people use jazz as a weapon.
Sting always loved jazz!
Oh shut up! We heard what he said! We don't need your stupid self aggrandizing reiteration!
"There are more drummers who can play guitar, than guitarists who can play drums." Stewart Copeland
Facts
This is very true (coming from a drummer who plays guitar)
I'm one of those few, I guess. I can play whatever you fuckin want.
Then there's Mark King.
#Truefact
Not even a drummer, and I loved every minute of this interview.
damn i love that guy ! just listening to him talking makes me smile...he's such a good story teller.
Totally agree.
I love his singing in Gizmodrome as well, I don't care if folks don't like him singing; he's like Frank Zappa and tells the stories great in his limited way.
All of my friends had a crush on Stewart Copeland when he was in The Police. He was the always such an intellectual, so enthralling to listen to and so darned cute. But his genius on those drums, though, we used to play back Police Songs to hear him.
You could pick worse than Stewart Copeland.
Stewart Copelan is HEART AND SOUL of Police.
Well, to be honest, Stewart, Andy and Sting are the heart and the soul of Police. No one can be dropped without loosing the essence.
I wish steward copeland were my grandpa
Of grandchildren he's lost count. You just might be!
😁😂
Glad he is not mine...he'd be dead.
ronn mattson fiuuuuuu, not know, neither soon, many as I needs yo drums rhythm and blues and etc...
I wish he was my son.
The musical knowledge in his head is incredible.
I’ve been in love with this guy since I was about 11. He has aged soooo gracefully and I could listen to him talk all day
I know what you mean...
Seeing him playing with Adrian Belew made my day
crazy how he talks about the signature drum fills that he made up on the spot and became such "signature" works of art....there are SOOO many fills of his throughout police albums that are serious works of art and so cool to find out that they were basically off the cuff.....Stewart is awesome!!!!
mr anonymous AMEN.
My favorite episode so far. Stuart is such a cool, unique guy, I could listen to him all day
Love to hear Stewart narrate the life story of Lou Reed or Talking Heads.
Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio and Bill Bruford are some of my favorite drum players, but my number one is Stewart Copeland...
Listening to artists speak is like listening to a picture being painted.
Stewart is such an interesting guy to listen to, both playing and talking.
Seems like nobody has been able to emulate Stewart’s very distinct sound signature in 40 years. You just know it’s him when you hear it.
What a man.... what a drummer.... guys, I’m 53, play drums for over 36 years . I heard this guy when I was 14 and it hit me and still hits me. The man is the reason I started playing back then....awesome. And such a great story teller. 👌🏼
That’s one of the reasons why I think Stewart identified a kindred spirit in Sting at the end of ‘76. They were both young and already had rich stories to tell - even before The Police had begun. And from opposite polls, also! Stewart was the youngest of four in a well-to-do family with ions of history - while Sting was the *oldest* of four from a working-class milkman’s family in a skid row environment. In the late ‘70s, they and Andy Summers needed each other, and the world has them to thank for their brief, nuclear-fallout tenure in The Police.
Word. Between Copeland and Paul Cook from the Pistols I never needed another inspiration.
Brilliant and funny interview!
“Guitar is much easier than it looks” I agree, if you only play power chords.
First time watching a Drumtalk interview, and wanted to express how much I enjoyed it. I'm not a drummer, just a Stewart Copeland fan, but the questions, format and editing are excellent. Thank you!
thank you so much Syed! I really appretiate it!!!
"And then came Jimi Hendrix and that was it for trumpet..."
LMAO
what a classy man, and a legendary drummer
AGREE
Such a great guy to spend time listening to!
My drumming teacher (by ear on LPs) since 1980.
He said he would be an Journalist if he wasn't a musician, and he's right! He talks so well and has all those good old times with The Police well recorded in his mind! However, he has evolved into an influential drummer for generations to follow! He is one of the most important drummers, ever!
He just seems to interview himself😊
that is called "the magic of editing".....
1978 hearing the Police on the radio I was sold!
Stu, guitarists get exhausted on another level.
The Spyro video games made me find out about this guy.
I didn't even listen much of The Police.
He is such an amazing drummer/composer/musician.
He sounds very intelectual and it is so interesting to listening to his thoughts!
Awesome interview!
Pleasantly, everytime I hear this guy speak I’m reminded of how much I miss Bourdain.
What a drummer. What a musician. What a legend!
If Anthony Bourdain had been a drummer, he'd have been Stewart Copeland.
Stewart has a healthy personality.
That's a great, great comparison.
I love Bourdain but his taste in music sucked.
Justin Green really? From reading his books I thought he had pretty good taste. Some punk, some classic rock etc.
Sounds exactly like him almost looks too.
This was an eye opener w Gizmodrome. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea but the musicianship is A+. SC...so badass
Mr. Copeland thank you for sharing, however you chose to share. Gerald.
I enjoyed this interview exponentially.
me too!
Exponentially what...?
it was great from the moment it started and the longer it went the more fun I had talking to Mr. Copeland.
@@drumtalkofficial Yea, I play guitar and teach guitar and music theory. My favorite band is The Beatles and my fav drummer is Copeland. I become mesmerised everytime I see him play. He makes them sound so crisp and clear.
@@drumtalkofficial The guy is refreshingly at 90 degrees to any convention - what a joy to absorb :) I wish he was my neighbour
Wow. So the Police songs were recorded within two or three takes. That’s why the drumming is so good and fresh when he played it. That his mind is so quick explains how he could rattle those fills off without thinking. A game changer.
Stuart is such a cool, down to earth, and funny guy. I love how his insights of music is all linked to humor and creativity.
Stewart is one super cool bloke. New revelations about the Police - superb musicians and also nice people. Good one
I always thought that Copeland doesn't play the drums; he beats the hell out of them. And those beats are sublime.
Adrian Belew always looks as if whatever he's playing, and with whoever he plays with - it is an absolute delight.
Great musician, I think he was a great fit for KC in that era
He’s a madman. I love him
No ego . Very honest account always with Stewart Copeland.
I died when he impersonated the French journalist LMAO
When he talks about not having a concept for his drum parts and they're basically improvised, it confirmed what I've always thought. His playing is so much about energy and always seemed to be a direct expression of him. Most studied drummers can play well enough but you don't always get a sense of who the drummer is. Copeland's playing is an expression of himself. Guys like Keith Moon and Mitch Mitchell are like that too. It's hard to beat players that can do anything but for my money I prefer to hear the personality of the drummer.
yes, mimicry is great if it's integrated into a believable identity, otherwise it looks like a rather npc-lookin' entity, a hollow but dangerously, aggressively collective , and counter-intuitively greedy and grotesque aggregate! like, no, thank you, mean joe! and who's that black-mask'd ferengi-lookin'-villain, tellin' us when it's okay to do..what?? stay, or to go? ouchie, fauci,
the ferengi shoulda stopped him from makin' 'em look so mean, but not 'mean' in a good way! very bad for america, amigos!~ trump eff'd up, royally, big-league, and that's really not good, in fact it's very bad, like nobody's-ever-seen!
Great interview! Stewart Copeland is just wonderful! His personality is so well reflected in his drumming. Smart and witty, often contrasting and combative. A lion on the drums!
3 person bands, ZZ Top, The Police, Nirvana, Rush, pretty awesome to make that much beautiful sound from three musicians.
AMAZING INTERVIEW! Very inspiring... I adore Stu since the 70s and he is still so unique and innovative... so great, so brave, so smart, so funny, so cool, so fool, so talented, so intese-lligent... so COPELAND! His vision of the music should become a subject to be taught in school and a way of life... even if certain things you cannot learn, it's a matter of DNA, and he is got the DNA of the genius! An unpredictlable one, always on the run... Love this MAN! Every little thing he does is MAGIC!
I wish if the great Cozy Powell was alive, would I've loved to see you interviewing him, Stewart is an amazing drummer.
Amazing drummer and windbag.
I love his energy and his humor.
same, just such a great guy. I'd love to shoot the breeze with him one day
this man brought a lot of joy to my life.
Unique. Mister Copeland.
Annotation:
Eberhard Schoener, Andy Summers, Gordon Sumner.
His starting aid.
Perfect Pair .. no pun intended. Adrian Belew and Stewart Copeland.
E’ normale.
Listening to these vlogs during the pandemic upheaval (no, it’s not over) has been a blessing. Thank you for keeping me sane.
It's incredibly weird seeing Stewart play guitar on stage. It just doesn't look right. Great interview of one of my fave drummers of all time.
This guy is just awesome! A brilliant drummer and a unique human being…
Stewart Copeland, is one of my top 5, Favorite great drummers!!!
Always a beautiful attack.
I been drumming since 73 and learning guitar this year....
I've been a fan of Stewart Copeland for over 30 years, and one thing that I've learned about him is that he's a super smart and talented cat, in multiple areas of music, film and is always entertaining and enthusiastic when talking about his amazing and diverse career.
Confounding ... Copeland plays in the moment, whereas someone like Neil Peart plays songs nearly exact every time.
A very articulate and sane man.
His drum fills blow my mind. Such a great musician!
What a guest, Stewart is an amazing drummer, great interview
Top 5 all time drummer for me. Great interview!
What a hugely interesting person, and also my favourite drummer of all time.
Musicians of the eye have not been able to play with me. . I never got it. I could read when I first started leaning drums . But the best bands I played with , it was often improvised. And often not the same as the last time we played it. These guys ARE musicians.
If there's one thing Copeland's better at than drumming, it's talking.
"If i'm thinking on the bandstand, I know I'm in trouble." Brian Blade.
When the drums stop becoming just a percussion instrument and become also a musical instrument , thank you very much Stewart!!
Thanks for composing the Spyro music Stewart.
I remember being in high school in the early 80s being a big Neil Peart fan. All of those who's better Neil or Stewart arguments. How dumb that was. Today, still as a Neil fan, I feel Stewart is equally iconic and deserving. No more arguments. In later years, both Stewart and Neil had a good friendship with each other too. RIP Neil.
i like this guy.
Nobody can play that ride better! Drums come alive when he is on it! And pure groove and dynamism! A true legend!
No surprise that Stewart Copeland sounds so "fresh" on every Police records when your hear him explain the recording process.
That tight tight drum sound is so him and his rhythm is just so so exact. Fabulous drummer. Must be one of the best
Yes indeed. He's considered to be between the best 10 drummers of all times
Fantastic interview!
Big Stew !
Great interview +
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So great to see!
19:55 Brilliant explanation of prog punk...
Great interview ! ✨
This was really interesting. Absolutely right about orchestra "punctuation" rather than rhythm. Cool Stewart 🎶🥁😎DC
Amazing, thank you very much
I miss playing music but being shot between 2015 and 2017 in my back and head made it impossible to play drums. Three bullets in my spine and fighting parilysis I spent six months near Fort Bragg convincing myself that I imagined the whole thing. In 2020 I am singing and coordinating air drums. Mary Clyde.
"He's a soft hitter" ...said no one, ever.
Brilliant.
As a drummer and composer, this episode is GOLD. Thanks so much Philipp and Stewart! I'll definitely start using the maj7 - min7 principle!
hey Martin! glad you took something useful out of it!
What a great guy!
I told you this was gonna be epic!!!! Love it
He and his descriptions are awesome!
this guy's energy!
Amazing interview, thank you
Great interview! What an awesome musician Stewart is!
Excellent, loved it.
I love Stewart Copland!!
I love you Stewart! :-) From Italy!
Love this man
I had a customer who’s first band as a kid had Myles as the other guitarist. I’m sure he was acquainted with all of the Copeland boys.
Copland's always had an awesome snare sound. The studio versions sounded like live drums. So many bands and artists snares sounded like they were hitting a cardboard box
Great, thanks
what an amazing interview, this guy could talk for hours and be interesting