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Stewart Copeland

Alexandria, Virginia, USA · Drums · Percussion

The Police drummer; reggae hi-hat grammar and octoban color inside trio pop-rock.

Stewart Copeland, 2007
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Founding drummer. Treats the kit as a percussion rack—hi-hat chatter, space, few meat-and-potatoes rock fills. Tension with Sting is part of the band’s endgame lore.

Tenures

  1. The Police

    1977–1986

    Drums

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