Sting on How He Got His Nickname and Writing “Roxanne” (2016)

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2023
  • Sting shares the story behind the Police’s hit song, “Roxanne.”
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  • @davidhooper259
    @davidhooper259 Рік тому +178

    “Sophisticated” is an understatement. Sting was the hit maker but Copeland and Sommers were next level jazz musicians playing pop music

    • @eily_b
      @eily_b Рік тому +11

      Summers

    • @mykehyslop198
      @mykehyslop198 Рік тому +4

      Sting was ? He's not dead.

    • @davidhooper259
      @davidhooper259 Рік тому +11

      @@mykehyslop198 past tense is what you walked away with? Ok….when was his last hit as a solo artist or as The Police bassist. Even if it was yesterday-past tense is appropriate

    • @sdafasdfasdfsda
      @sdafasdfasdfsda 11 місяців тому +1

      @@davidhooper259 "Even if it was yesterday (comma), past tense is appropriate"

    • @JDAfrica
      @JDAfrica 11 місяців тому +2

      @@mykehyslop198 he’s one crazy night of tantric away though

  • @tcliff1
    @tcliff1 Рік тому +135

    Love that piano story 😂

    • @steveconn
      @steveconn Рік тому +5

      That is funny.

    • @celsosouza6779
      @celsosouza6779 Рік тому +4

      Amazing story 🤭🤭🤭😁😁🤣

    • @da_great_mogul
      @da_great_mogul Рік тому +3

      I find it odd as it's overall in key with only one or two notes possibly out.

    • @SandraSchuster-ut2nk
      @SandraSchuster-ut2nk Місяць тому +1

      I had no idea how funny Sting is ...despite reading his book broken music ... what a gem of an interview- the gift of the police keeps on giving ... Stings bum sound intruiged me for years 😂😂❤it

    • @bradthurkle7217
      @bradthurkle7217 Місяць тому

      Same 🤣

  • @GratefulLed
    @GratefulLed Рік тому +77

    I love how after the sound of Sting hitting the piano, you can hear him chuckle.

    • @thelegendaryklobb2879
      @thelegendaryklobb2879 Рік тому +3

      Always wondered about that chuckle, now that I know the whole story it's so much better. What a goof!

  • @CelsoGattaz
    @CelsoGattaz Рік тому +27

    I must have heard that piano 1000 times. Just now I know the story behind it. So cool!

  • @FallenStarFeatures
    @FallenStarFeatures Рік тому +118

    This has to be the most down-to-earth interview with Sting I've yet heard. Good job, Howard!

    • @jooohan
      @jooohan Рік тому +8

      I'm yet to hear him not being down to earth...but yes. This is more of an actual conversation than most interviews.

    • @neaituppi7306
      @neaituppi7306 Рік тому +22

      I think the one with Rick Beato was more so. Rick can actually talk music theory and recording with him.

    • @punns643
      @punns643 Рік тому +5

      Go see ricks

    • @PrinceBarin77
      @PrinceBarin77 11 місяців тому +4

      Another vote for the interview with Rick.

    • @Yakkymania
      @Yakkymania 7 місяців тому +1

      his Letterman interview from 1982 is pretty chill

  • @ThaRuralJuror
    @ThaRuralJuror Рік тому +80

    The piano bit is so interesting... just a silly little thing they left on the record, but I remember hearing that as a kid and the strange chord, then the stately, sophisticated way that Sting laughs was so unique and mysterious to me. I didn't hear about the backstory until years later.

    • @the_jcbone
      @the_jcbone Рік тому +1

      *BACK* story. I see what you did there. 🙂

  • @jtreut
    @jtreut Рік тому +45

    Stern is a brilliant interviewer. He has authentic interest in the depth of his guests.

  • @kenaune2807
    @kenaune2807 Рік тому +11

    I was in a cover band in the 80's and I remember spending so much time trying to figure out that chord! Wish I had known...

  • @wintergarden7539
    @wintergarden7539 Рік тому +12

    I absolutely remember hearing Roxanne on the radio in PA in 1979. It was soooo cool and funky. One of my friends was named Roxanne, so after that every time we saw her we would go "Roooooooxaaaaaane!"

  • @Trainy2
    @Trainy2 Рік тому +13

    I've always wondered about that piano sound at the beginning of Roxanne

  • @atravelerofbothtimespace4172
    @atravelerofbothtimespace4172 Рік тому +17

    He’s a phenomenal wrestler

  • @helloDobson3259
    @helloDobson3259 9 місяців тому +4

    Respect - Sting so down to earth. Doesn't flinch at Howard's confidence testing....

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 Рік тому +8

    I have loved Sting since the early 80's. I knew about how he got his name since the 90's. Great interview. Thanks.

  • @huero33
    @huero33 Рік тому +98

    I learned how he got his nickname.
    What is real name is.
    How he came up with the song Roxanne.
    Why he laughs at the beginning of Roxanne.
    All in one short great interview clip.

    • @Terp311
      @Terp311 Рік тому +9

      Nickname- 0:45
      Real name- 1:45
      Roxanne- 3:02
      Laugh- 4:58

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman Рік тому

      You should have known these already.

  • @notintohandles
    @notintohandles Рік тому +17

    The usual excellence that I have come to expect from a Howard Stern interview.

  • @eleven4375
    @eleven4375 Рік тому +16

    One of the best Sting interviews I've ever seen.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Рік тому +4

      He generally doesn't do interviews, so there aren't exactly many to compare this to.

    • @bobwoods1302
      @bobwoods1302 Рік тому +2

      Stern used to make fun of celebrities back when the show was sort of funny.

  • @jamescpotter
    @jamescpotter Рік тому +15

    The best rock trio!

    • @scottmcclure4153
      @scottmcclure4153 Рік тому

      We do have the winery dogs. New album today . It's there 3rd . Calling it 111. It's a great album. Check it out all over UT. The whole band

    • @larrydanadavid2435
      @larrydanadavid2435 Рік тому +2

      Cream, Nirvana and a personal favorite James Gang

    • @CorneiliusLibowitz
      @CorneiliusLibowitz Рік тому +5

      ZZ Top.

    • @adriantrusca1245
      @adriantrusca1245 Рік тому +1

      Pop trio. Nothing rock about them. And they are nowhere near the best.

    • @joeblog2672
      @joeblog2672 Рік тому +1

      Rush, Cream, ZZ Top all brilliant but are not as good as the Police!

  • @MatisseStLaurent
    @MatisseStLaurent Рік тому +7

    This interview is so great!

  • @Everettel
    @Everettel Рік тому +4

    I have listened to Roxanne a million times, cool interview.

  • @ianbauer4703
    @ianbauer4703 Рік тому +7

    Greatest band of that New Wave era...or whatever it was called.

  • @perrindixon8482
    @perrindixon8482 Рік тому +6

    "Only things on the radio were Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits and Roxanne"... couple a good ol Geordie classics!

    • @MetaFootballTV
      @MetaFootballTV Рік тому

      Scottish are the Straits, but anyway. I guess it's up to them to say whether they feel more Scottish of Geordie.

    • @sammaddison2085
      @sammaddison2085 11 місяців тому

      @@MetaFootballTV nah mark is from Newcastle

    • @MetaFootballTV
      @MetaFootballTV 11 місяців тому

      @@sammaddison2085 born in Scotland.

  • @treborretsnom6186
    @treborretsnom6186 Рік тому +2

    Love beyond expression for the music

  • @anakina1
    @anakina1 Рік тому +8

    I was impressed with the way Stern did the interview. Been a long time since I've seen him.

  • @just-sayin67
    @just-sayin67 7 місяців тому

    Great interview!

  • @DoppelgangerShockwave
    @DoppelgangerShockwave Рік тому +8

    So that's where the brown note came from. Great playing on the piano, Sting. 😉🤣

    • @essbee2316
      @essbee2316 Рік тому +1

      I thought it was a… bum note! 😂

  • @neverhit17
    @neverhit17 Рік тому

    Howard is so great

  • @stevengrieco5269
    @stevengrieco5269 Рік тому

    A TRUE Virtuoso 👍

  • @demonicsweaters
    @demonicsweaters Рік тому

    I've always wondered about that piano clam in the beginning, hahaha. Great stories!

  • @tomlichnofsky.7048
    @tomlichnofsky.7048 Рік тому +3

    Legend!!! 😎👌👍🍁♈🍁

  • @williwombat1066
    @williwombat1066 7 місяців тому

    Howard Stern is a superb interviewer.

  • @marielaynufioconsuegra9410
    @marielaynufioconsuegra9410 Рік тому +1

    es una entrevista excelente y aportadora

  • @gh-vi9tk
    @gh-vi9tk 3 місяці тому

    My fave bassist Sting, along with Jack Bruce.

  • @jeniferallan6693
    @jeniferallan6693 11 місяців тому

    Wow. That took me back. I bought a 10inch version of that wonderful song way back in 78. ROXANNE!!!

  • @TWayneD1020
    @TWayneD1020 Рік тому +1

    Woo oh, woo oh oh oh oh 🎶 !! The first time I heard The Police, I knew they were going to have a magnificent future !!! Thank you for the interview !!

  • @denisefreitas6727
    @denisefreitas6727 Рік тому

    He looks fantastic!

  • @pamelabonaparte9383
    @pamelabonaparte9383 Рік тому

    Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤

  • @schrodingerscat8621
    @schrodingerscat8621 4 місяці тому

    I remember in the early 80s some girl that I liked in school wore a police T-shirt. My friends and I were all listening to early hip-hop and Motown stuff, so this band almost slipped by me. It was a very interesting time for music in general. Metal, the power ballad, beautiful love songs, and some fantastic Motown stuff. The 80s was just an amazing time for music!

  • @timweaver7826
    @timweaver7826 11 місяців тому +2

    What a great story. Wish I had kept all my albums.....especially theirs.

  • @ukanchumee3446
    @ukanchumee3446 Рік тому +4

    The Police Cars would've made a great super group!

  • @anilachar323
    @anilachar323 Рік тому +34

    Ah...Sting and The Police of the late 1970s and early 1980s, was the sound that so many of us grew up with in our college years. 'Sophisticated' is a fair term to define their music : the intense and taut percussions of Copeland, the classically trained Andy, and the jazz internship of Sting. Why would The Police not be one of the defining bands of the 1980s?
    Though I was a little disappointed when they broke up post Synchronicity, Sting, without missing a beat, started his solo career and kept the sentiments and nostalgia going on for decades thereafter...

    • @joeblog2672
      @joeblog2672 Рік тому +4

      Oh, if they had only continued together. It should have been illegal for them to break up so early! Sting still could have had his brilliant solo career (just as Phil Collins did along side Genesis). Such a climactic conglomeration of exceptionally talented individuals coming together. Still an amazing 5 years that had a big impact on my musical appreciation.

    • @Labyrinth1010
      @Labyrinth1010 Рік тому

      Wasn’t Andy trained in jazz (not classical)?

    • @anilachar323
      @anilachar323 Рік тому +1

      @@Labyrinth1010 As per the biography of The Police, a book that I had bought in the 1980s, he was trained as a classical guitarist, taught students, while being a sessions musician too. Till The Police happened.
      Post the breakup of the band, he indulged in his passion for photography and had had a few exhibitions, books, etc
      Sting played in jazz bands early on his career.

    • @DanielBoonelight
      @DanielBoonelight Рік тому +2

      @@anilachar323 if you read summers' memoir, 'one train later' you will find that he was much more interested and involved mentally in jazz at the time than traditional classical guitar. he more grew up with the classical paradigm as a stepping stone, but sought and loved jazz.

    • @anilachar323
      @anilachar323 Рік тому

      @@DanielBoonelight Quite possible! - I must confess I haven't read the 'One Train Later', only having read about it in bits and trivia on Summers...

  • @d-mack7053
    @d-mack7053 11 місяців тому

    Wow!!!!!!! I always thought that was the bass in the intro before the msong kicked in.

  • @davidsnyder2000
    @davidsnyder2000 Рік тому

    Lots of good history and information 👍🙂

  • @rollomaughfling380
    @rollomaughfling380 Рік тому +5

    Sting talking about sharing the airwaves with Dire Straits. Geordie Revolution!

    • @TheSateef
      @TheSateef Рік тому

      that's what i was thinking, probably a few Brian Johnson AC/DC songs on the radio at that time too

  • @Me-on1tq
    @Me-on1tq Рік тому

    Ily sting you the best

  • @TalkingWithBob
    @TalkingWithBob Рік тому +28

    Sting seems to be exactly rightly rated by most people

  • @EndoftheTownProductions
    @EndoftheTownProductions Рік тому +1

    Howard interviewing Howard about Sting with Sting in the studio.

  • @smalltownreviews
    @smalltownreviews Рік тому +2

    🔥🔥🍻🍻

  • @DidactDude
    @DidactDude 11 місяців тому +3

    Howard does the best interviews!

  • @JNC1973
    @JNC1973 Рік тому +7

    I can't say I ever noticed that sound of his butt hitting the keys after all the years I've heard this song before until just now. I have however heard his laugh at the beginning just not the keys being struck. Weird after all these years I now know what that laugh was all about. Just when you think there was no story behind it you find out otherwise because you decided to listen to a Howard Stern clip while browsing You Tube.

  • @NoNo-ks4gg
    @NoNo-ks4gg Рік тому +4

    Wow! That was great info and I ain't even a Sting fan --- but I love Roxanne and respect his talent!
    Good job Howie . . . you didn't over talk him!

  • @jamesheath7601
    @jamesheath7601 11 місяців тому +1

    The Police 🖤

  • @pamr4040
    @pamr4040 Рік тому +1

  • @shoWbitz
    @shoWbitz Рік тому +2

    Sting, the legendary pro wrestler, approves! 👍

  • @kathrynmoll86
    @kathrynmoll86 Рік тому +2

    Sorry but Eddie Murphy singing in his cell in "48 Hours" always comes to my mind! I do love Sting!

  • @devastaterx
    @devastaterx Рік тому +1

    Stern reminds me of the late, great Barbara Walters in the way he asks fascinating and personal questions that we all wanted to know but may not have known that we did until after they're asked.

  • @imalwaysright
    @imalwaysright Рік тому +7

    Very cool stories about the piano and how the song went “viral”. He looks so handsome.

  • @wbmarceloz
    @wbmarceloz 4 місяці тому

    More sophisticated indeed. Boss

  • @JamZorro
    @JamZorro Рік тому +2

    I liked The Police (band)... Always felt a sense of urgency in their music... (could be just me)

    • @srfoy6493
      @srfoy6493 9 місяців тому +1

      Reading. "...sense of urgency..." , and that is the perfect description !

  • @jldonnell1
    @jldonnell1 Рік тому +3

    Indeed - it was called "New Wave".

  • @ENGlishJELLo-yk7up
    @ENGlishJELLo-yk7up 21 день тому

    The Police were musically a mix of Punk Rock meets Reggae meets Jazz meets Pop

  • @eilishella
    @eilishella 7 місяців тому +1

    Howard always talks more than his guests do.

  • @spacecan1
    @spacecan1 Місяць тому

    Sting is introverted and funny and I don't really think he takes himself too seriously, but he get's that rap that he does. He's an emotional artist, and obviously he takes the music seriously, which anyone has to do to be successful in their profession.

  • @jamesheath7601
    @jamesheath7601 11 місяців тому

    🐝

  • @chrisgarcia9629
    @chrisgarcia9629 Рік тому +3

    $100 million in album sales…unimaginable 😮

    • @skipbadger
      @skipbadger Рік тому +5

      Not $100 million in album sales. 100 million albums sold! In dollars, that has to be somewhere around a billion. It's even MORE unimaginable to me. 🙂

    • @chrisgarcia9629
      @chrisgarcia9629 Рік тому +1

      @@skipbadger that’s what I meant, typed it incorrectly

  • @players7686
    @players7686 Рік тому +3

    Too me The Police were the best band of the 80's. Seen them playing in Winnipeg then seen them playing in Toronto on the Reunion Tour. So good!

  • @joncamp9126
    @joncamp9126 Рік тому

    KLBJ actually, I remember those were my first memories

  • @wyskass861
    @wyskass861 11 місяців тому

    A great advantage of only being publicly known by an unofficial nickname is the privacy it affords on public records and other lists where your name must appear.

  • @salvadornegrete1854
    @salvadornegrete1854 11 місяців тому

    I didn't know Tom Felton was a musician working for Sting. Well done!

  • @dE3Lov
    @dE3Lov Рік тому +1

    Can't believe I just now learned that weird piano chord and laugh was accidental.

  • @morningsidedriverock
    @morningsidedriverock 5 місяців тому

    Holy shit. I always wondered where those notes from the piano came from.

  • @alukuhito
    @alukuhito Рік тому

    I new the naming story, but not the piano chord one. That's cool.

  • @mikekisonu6825
    @mikekisonu6825 11 місяців тому

    My intro to The Police? Eddie Murphy belting out “Roxanne” while in jail in “Trading Places.” For the longest, I asked myself, “WTF was that song Eddie sang?,” til I ultimately found out it was The Police, and became a LIFELONG fan. 😍☺️

  • @DaveWatkinsGaming
    @DaveWatkinsGaming 11 місяців тому

    Trev & Simon "STINGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"

  • @andrewgonzalez6208
    @andrewgonzalez6208 Рік тому +1

    “Get me a beer, Gordy”

  • @johnhedley831
    @johnhedley831 Рік тому

    Micheal Caswell in the background. RIP Micheal

    • @privatepenguin3137
      @privatepenguin3137 Рік тому

      Wow - this interview was from 2016. Had to be only months later that he died.

  • @TomMarvan
    @TomMarvan Рік тому +3

    4:45 Dire Straits alert.

  • @donaldpriola1807
    @donaldpriola1807 Рік тому

    "Phantom fascination for the seedy part of town..."

  • @catmom1322
    @catmom1322 Рік тому

    I really didn't care for "Roxanne" at first. Love anything the Police does now.

  • @HailAnts
    @HailAnts Рік тому

    I hope Howard asked him what he thought of Eddie Murphy's version of _Roxanne._

  • @neuvisean1739
    @neuvisean1739 Рік тому +6

    4:49 and Sting would later sing with them on 'Money for Nothing'

  • @MarkThrive
    @MarkThrive 4 місяці тому

    KLBJ ... AUSTIN ROCK!

  • @fooel7630
    @fooel7630 6 місяців тому

    1:43

  • @TMoody
    @TMoody Рік тому +3

    The Police = best band in the history of rock n' roll.

    • @hollowpoint45acp
      @hollowpoint45acp Рік тому +1

      Ha, no

    • @FallenStarFeatures
      @FallenStarFeatures Рік тому +4

      I think of them as The Beatles of the 80's. On that note, Andy filled the role of Ringo, Stewart was George, and Sting combined both John and Paul in one ego.

  • @Terp311
    @Terp311 Рік тому +2

    You’re looking for 0:45-2:01

  • @charlesallan6978
    @charlesallan6978 Рік тому

    He was caned so much in school that everyone called him Sting.

  • @jackotheclown89
    @jackotheclown89 11 місяців тому

    Sting is so great, music even comes from his arse..

  • @nathueil1
    @nathueil1 Рік тому +3

    STANG

    • @wintergarden7539
      @wintergarden7539 Рік тому

      LOL. I call him that, too!!! Can't remember where I first heard it but it was so funny.

  • @mikegrand4181
    @mikegrand4181 Рік тому +1

    Best cover of Roxanne?: Eddie Murphy in 48hrs.

  • @unclebob7937
    @unclebob7937 Рік тому +2

    STING! The STINGANATOR! making copies! STINGORINO!

  • @pjmichaelsrocksyou
    @pjmichaelsrocksyou 3 місяці тому

    Freeborn Hall in UC Davis!

  • @BEACHDUDE71
    @BEACHDUDE71 4 місяці тому

    I thought the piano part was on purpose 😂

  • @vinzanity68
    @vinzanity68 Рік тому +7

    Stern loves hearing himself more than his guests.

  • @neaituppi7306
    @neaituppi7306 Рік тому +1

    The bathroom. Which is probably as big as a small town.

  • @mrdeafa25
    @mrdeafa25 Місяць тому

    I met Fish once and asked him how he got his nickname. That was a mistake.

  • @freedomnz6566
    @freedomnz6566 Рік тому

    HS = Mr Crass!

  • @ruthcruz6239
    @ruthcruz6239 9 місяців тому

    Ross can!!

  • @MichaelGranado
    @MichaelGranado 11 місяців тому

    UC Davis! Go Ags!

  • @TheBent139
    @TheBent139 Рік тому

    Sting "I played for the WEF in Davos for lots of money."

  • @Mung1983
    @Mung1983 Рік тому

    I didn't know David Spade played guitar

  • @dalelerette206
    @dalelerette206 Рік тому +1

    Huh? That totally ruins my image of Sting. I had thought for a long time he was named after the cool sword in Tolkien's story. Apparently it glowed in the presence of orcs. Now I've got this image of Gordan sitting in that SNL skit doing the Lost Killer Bee Files! ua-cam.com/video/APUWOoUqQho/v-deo.html