yes ginger baker with the cream was a guy i was kind of following back in the day but more interesting to me was making a hit in pocket groove. hit it hard and wish it well. you can hear it on my you tube video beedosticks, which has been sampled now for records.beedojohn is another one to ck. out. nice guy stewart.
Dear Jesus, some of these comments are horrible. The interviewer wasn't really being insulting at all. If you're not going to give his work proper criticism, you should probably refrain from commenting at all. How do you know about his musical knowledge?
Just because you have "3 drop" doesn't mean you're influenced by reggae. There are so many more genres of music that had that before reggae was even invented. Of course The Police were influenced by reggae, but learn the music of where Stewart grew up before trying to put words in his mouth, dipshit.
You can just see that stewart is thinking "Ughhh, dude, just shut up man" and the interviewer is so persistant like "You were very influenced by Reggae weren't you?", and stew says "No, it was more Lebanese music that influenced me." interviewer: "No, i know you better, you were influenced by Reggae!" lol :P fail interview
I get where the interviewer is coming from. Copeland's style is so obviously reggae influenced and he can not for the life of him get him to mention one influence that explains where that comes from. Pretty amusing actually!
Stewart is one of the baddest motherfuckers to ever pick up a pair of sticks. He was pretty polite all in all , I must say . The guy asked the same question 3 ways and wasn't satisfied till he named Mittch and Ginger. Then really messed the interviewer up by saying he couldn't name ANY reggae drummers. Oh yeah then there's Lebanon.. Lesson - Don't mess with Clark Kent !
LEAVE THE INTERVIEWER ALONE FOR FUCKS SAKE! He's only doing his job, every youtube video there's comments all about how superior the man/woman in the chair is and how the interviewer should show more respect. SHUT UP!
not one reggae drummer too name.? whoom!!! Your style is so much reggae ; you recorded in jamaica in the 70's and you admire reggae drummers but cant name one... I will help you Stewart; How about CARLTON BARRETT aka BoB Marley's DRUMMER.
As a nobody drummer growing up in the seventies: I myself like Stewart were heavily influenced by Mitch Mitchell! They play to the music and not exclusively to the bass guitar.
Stupid interviewer! He (Copeland) looks mildly uncomfortable. He totally wants this interview to be over. I think it funny that the interviewer asks Copeland about Reggae like he wrote the shit.... Copeland had his own style. That's it. Great with hi-hat work and effects.
To be honest, while I love their music, I never really researched the members individually, I just assumed he was British and that perhaps he was now living in the States and parted company with the UK "dialect" (the "When in Rome" syndrome).
@TheWitchOvAgnesi It's because, strangely, he's not british at all. He's an american that moved young to Egypt, than Lebanon ( mentionned at 1:40 ), and then when he went back to America, he moved to England.
lmao! "i notice that you are a very hard hitter" "i try not to be a hard hitter i try to save the hard hits for speacial occations" the interviewer had him wrong the whole time lol
@ryanandbranslurppiss he does seem to hit hard. Have you ever watched him play and compared it to someone else play, like Jeff Porcaro or Steve Gadd? Stewart says he TRIES not to hit hard. That doesn't necessarily mean he succeeds in it.
@Auntkekebaby He GREW UP allergic. He didn't say he's still allergic (and doesn't sound like it when he play!). Also, he talks about how taste changes with age.
@Svettjodd I was giving him a compliment. He’s a very jazzy player, along with a number of different styles. Nah, I don't think he’s still allergic, but he still talks trash about the snobbery of jazz. The truth is in his playing. I just think he wanted to step out and do different things. He’s one of the most versatile drummers I’ve ever heard. I think it’s because of where he grew up, the jazz training and all of the different flavors of the 70s (punk/reggae). He’s my absolute favorite!
wow this interviewer was so dumb... he didnt deserve to interview someone this smart... copelands experience is so wide, from the middle east to italy, to africa... how did this ignoramus prepare for this interview?!
Stewart Copeland is one of my favorite drummers. His sound is so crisp and clear, his speed amazing. He is a jazz and rock drummer, and also reggae, fused into one.
You're not kidding, brother. The interviewer is awful. Instead of asking him questions he's putting words in Stewart's mouth. ''You're a hard hitter'' ''You're influenced by Reggae'' etc. Very disrespectful if you ask me.
along with bill bruford and phil collins, one of the great innovators of modern rock drumming. neil peart has sadly always been a follower and never a leader or inventor.
Bruford, right. It's hard to find, but "Music for Piano & Drums" with Pat Moraz. Great stuff. The Rythmatist is definitely must have. As for the interview, Copeland is such an iconoclast, he had that asshole's # in a millisecond, and wasn't about to reveal anything informative.TSR
jesus...is this the single worst interviewer you have ever seen in your life? god, this guy sucks...he has absolutely NO IDEA how to conduct an interview. it was actually painful to watch
@gongfumaster well I think that was a really essential question, because Stewart's playing resembles very much of reggae. If he hadn't asked it, that would have been a lacking interview.
is very funny that many of greats musician cites like an unfluence a THE BEATLES and no body talks to much about the rolling stones well include the progressive rock musicians
absolutely blows my mind that he can't name a reggae influence... He kind of even tried to dodge the question in my opinion. Not at all what I was expecting.
Erm is nobody listening here? He carved his OWN reggae style based on the Baladi rhythms of Lebanon. He usually placed a firm bass drum hit on the third beat of the bar and embellished it with complex hit hat work and splashes and octobans, which gave him his own uniqu sound back in the late 70's early 80's.
@blondiebabae There is no way copeland can dodge having being influents by reggae . You can hear it in the music and as part of copelands style, but I think the interviewer missed what copeland tried to explain to him that he incorporated Lebanon and other styles of rock as well as reggae as fair as the Police is concerned.
Check out Oysterhead another band copeland played for and you will hear more styles and influence capeland plays.
Drsteve. I just came from watching two manu's. Thank you for mentioning him. I of course have heard of gabriel as a background. I always thought he was interesting but that the drums soundined triggered at least and sequenced as wellbut interesting real parts. never saw live or purchased any of his music.pretty much unaware. Manu is fabulous!!!Interesting is understatement. best sounding kit or one of in life.Weird but very workable grip. Tasty and groovey and tribal/tech. I like very much
I think Manu only appeared on the So Album but has become as much a part of the PG live entourage as Tony Levin and Shankar. There's a video of another drummer on the recent Up tour and it's just not the same......
Ok so he doesn't have any Hendrix influence after proclaiming to have only heard that over the beatles primarily. I agree about the good trad grip crack he provides. I applaud that as well. he does great , no wait IMO the best reggae I've ever heard!!!And he invented a quasi rock style around it too.I think he is truly a good/great drummer. But how on earth does someone leapto best drummer ever?Tthat astounds me. I like the Police a lot but c'mon.
His hi hat style was also breakthrough, I think for late 70's early 80's rock. So much so that he was drafted in as a session musician by Peter Gabriel for one track to play nothing but hi hat ! (Red Rain). Speaking of which Manu Katche is another drummer with a unique style (and grip !) watch him do a roll on the rack toms and look at his hand position - almost palm upwards !
Where na d when did Stewart copeland ever sound like Mitch Mitchell of Jimi Hendrix and Experience. I never heard it. Mitchell smokes the reggae only that I've heard one trick pony Copeland.
Why should he? Copeland's sound is unique and recognizable. He carved a 'signature' sound back in the 70's/80's. White reggae was unheard of back then. He is one of the few trad grip guys with a truely powerful back beat 'crack'. Listen to 1:10-1:22 he nails succinctly why your rants will always fall on deaf ears for the most part. Pulling Buddy,Palmer,Mitchell etc out of your arse at every turn will be meaningless to the majority of YT viewers. The music just won't fit their taste.
This interviewer obviously doesn't deserve to be in the same room as Stewart Copeland. Why does he keep bringing up Reggae? I understand that it was an influence on The Police and Stwerart's sound, but Stewart makes it very clear that his style comes from Hendrix, Cream and music from his (then) native countries Lebanon and Egypt!
I got that in the pocket 2 & 4 from Stewart. He does smack that but its just being in the beat, hard to express. But SCs 2 & 4 are what makes him so special. I saw him live a few years ago, I sat front row at NAMM about a couple before the Police reunion and was surprised that his snare hits were not as strong as I thought, I thought maybe age and injury caused him to lay off of that. Not sure. Be interesting to know.
@mrfitness123 what the heck dude, travis barker is the 23rd best drummer in the world. copeland is 17th. pearts awesome but still, he isnt the best to me.
@michaelthe13th hey fucktard, those are just numbers....it's up to the listener to decide. now go back to your mommy's basement and continue playing with your penis while trying to imitate that big loser named travis barker. GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF YOUR CHODE, YOU DUMB DIDDLER!
@meccaturbo obviously you are a fagget who doesnt care and appreciate music. we have opinions. so go back and study your music buddy. and i didnt know an 11" cock was a chode. so fuck you needle dick, cock sucking no good son of a bitch. dont be starting shit over my opinion of drummers. bitch.
@michaelthe13th you obviously know nothing about music...to even think Travis Barker is on the same level as Stewart Copeland shows just what a retarded moronic loser you really are. Obviously your only music experience is playing with your Rock Band toy game in your mommy's basement while you jerk your chode to kiddie porn. You're a total loser. Get an education about music, you fucking retarded twat.
@meccaturbo you keep talking about my mom and dad. that all you talk about. get a life! and yes, travis barker is good. so is stewart copeland. but travis barker is 35 years old. he started playing when he was 4. so 1979. stewart started playing in 1976. 3 years diffrence. and travis barker took lessons and tought himself. stewart just tought himself. so they have played 3 years apart from eachother. your just mad because barker is the shit. you honostly dont know what your talking about.bitch
@michaelthe13th actually I do know what I'm talking about. You're a 21 year old retarded loser who wasn't even born yet when the Police were in their heyday. Stewart Copeland is a far better drummer than Travis Barker, and that's not just my opinion. Every music survey I've ever seen rates Stewart Copeland in the top 5 drummers of all time. No way does Travis Barker even make that list. The fact that you'd even think they're in the same league shows what a loser and a faggot you really are.
@michaelthe13th furthermore, your facts are wrong. Stewart didn't start playing when in 1976. Why don't you get a copy of "Strange Things Happen", by the man himself, and it explains in clear English that he started playing long before 1976. Try getting the facts from Stewart himself, in the book he wrote, instead of making up lies, you fucking retarded twat. Your arguments mean nothing when you like like that, you faggot.
@meccaturbo well i saw a video of him on here and he said he got his first real kit in 1976. and started playing? maybe im confused. but when i see the police play live, its not as exciting as barker is. he is, to me, a better drummer. he wasnt even raised to play punk. he played funk and world music. mostly jazz though. and he is obviously great at it.
@michaelthe13th I just checked my copy of "Strange Things Happen" and it says he started taking lessons with a drummer when he lived in Lebanon, in the early 1970's. Before that, his dad taught him the trombone and he played in a jazz band. You obviously haven't watched the Police play very much....what other drummer plays traditional grip and makes the hi-hat sound the way Stewart does? It's cool if you like Travis, but I think anyone who says he's better than Stewart has their facts wrong.
@meccaturbo well i will admit. he is very good. and hate to say it but probably is better the travis. but i do like travis alot. and i like him more then copeland. i will watch more police videos and my mind might change on whos better. sorry about the names and shit.
@michaelthe13th it's all good man....it's good that all of us are out there listening to music, keeping the music alive. I definitely recommend Stewart's book, I just got it for my birthday and it's excellent....a lot of info is in there that I didn't even know about him. Sorry about the names too, I got carried away as well.
i remember couple years ago on some late night show they had the police play and Stewart BROKE the batter head while playing "it looked like someone punched it" and kept playing until his tech changed out snare in less than 5 seconds .. it was funny to see because he was hitting bottom head through top head but the audience never knew a thing! Your average listener doesnt pay attention
Good drummer? How about great? I've met Buddy Rich twice. He was an asshole. Perhaps the greatest drummer to ever live as far as big band music, but you can become a great drummer w/o ever listening to Buddy. It is unfortunate but Big Band is dead. I loved Buddy's playing and I still listen to it but if you want big band inspiration from a truly nice fellow then try Louis Bellson. I met him as well & own one of his cymbals. Copeland was amazing from the very first Police record, their best.
Becker?
KitFallapart 2 months ago
We would be pleased to offer Stewart a Lento Percussion
Triplet Drum Glove Endorsement.
Jimmiedrums1 2 months ago
Damn, Copeland seems to be a kinda narrow minded, boring person.
LazyBastard69 3 months ago
Hahahaha "when you 14 you want like thrash". So true XD
joshkosh95 3 months ago
yes ginger baker with the cream was a guy i was kind of following back in the day but more interesting to me was making a hit in pocket groove. hit it hard and wish it well. you can hear it on my you tube video beedosticks, which has been sampled now for records.beedojohn is another one to ck. out. nice guy stewart.
beedojohn 4 months ago
Dear Jesus, some of these comments are horrible. The interviewer wasn't really being insulting at all. If you're not going to give his work proper criticism, you should probably refrain from commenting at all. How do you know about his musical knowledge?
randon490 8 months ago
Just because you have "3 drop" doesn't mean you're influenced by reggae. There are so many more genres of music that had that before reggae was even invented. Of course The Police were influenced by reggae, but learn the music of where Stewart grew up before trying to put words in his mouth, dipshit.
riddleman65 8 months ago
The more I hear Stewart Copeland talk, and listen to how well thought out and amicable he is, the more Sting seems like a pretentious douche-bag.
danh5150 8 months ago
You can just see that stewart is thinking "Ughhh, dude, just shut up man" and the interviewer is so persistant like "You were very influenced by Reggae weren't you?", and stew says "No, it was more Lebanese music that influenced me." interviewer: "No, i know you better, you were influenced by Reggae!" lol :P fail interview
OMFGDmanrules 8 months ago 3
bla bla, iwanna hear music....
remkowind 9 months ago
I get where the interviewer is coming from. Copeland's style is so obviously reggae influenced and he can not for the life of him get him to mention one influence that explains where that comes from. Pretty amusing actually!
contents7 10 months ago
nah that interviewer was definantly an idiot and needs to learn how to actually interview someone
Volcanistry 10 months ago
Love this. So much influence in here.
Ebonyivorymusic 11 months ago
Stewart is one of the baddest motherfuckers to ever pick up a pair of sticks. He was pretty polite all in all , I must say . The guy asked the same question 3 ways and wasn't satisfied till he named Mittch and Ginger. Then really messed the interviewer up by saying he couldn't name ANY reggae drummers. Oh yeah then there's Lebanon.. Lesson - Don't mess with Clark Kent !
ELBAGGADOUCHIO 11 months ago 3
Hahahahaha hard heeter
notquitesane131 1 year ago
Copeland is CIA.
dunskie 1 year ago
LEAVE THE INTERVIEWER ALONE FOR FUCKS SAKE! He's only doing his job, every youtube video there's comments all about how superior the man/woman in the chair is and how the interviewer should show more respect. SHUT UP!
musicmoviesalltheway 1 year ago
That interviewer is such a faggot.
GlitchHalo 1 year ago 2
all those questions were 'who inspired you?' but just said differently 10 times lol
murdok620 1 year ago
YES BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REGGAE
karlthunderaxe 1 year ago 9
Next time this asshat should interview himself He had pretty definite ideas on how his questions should be answered.
AFatGuyNamedPete 1 year ago 3
0:47 haha 'daddy'
5000Flores 1 year ago 2
This interviewer clearly knows fuck all about Stewart Copeland...
malicious199 1 year ago
dude,dont you think that he knows that.CB was the culmination of reggae drumming.
thaya666 1 year ago
not one reggae drummer too name.? whoom!!! Your style is so much reggae ; you recorded in jamaica in the 70's and you admire reggae drummers but cant name one... I will help you Stewart; How about CARLTON BARRETT aka BoB Marley's DRUMMER.
wynjee 1 year ago
@wynjee that shocks me that he couldn't name one. or at least drummers from certain bands
Kobeownzu81 1 year ago
Shamefully enough, only now I realized Stewart's not british.XD
CUMBICA1970 1 year ago
@CUMBICA1970 Yo realized is the american spelling, xD
HarmPoy 1 year ago
As a nobody drummer growing up in the seventies: I myself like Stewart were heavily influenced by Mitch Mitchell! They play to the music and not exclusively to the bass guitar.
tarkusmjg 1 year ago
Stewart's favorite drummer is Mitch Mitchell. Ginger Baker follows. And believe it or not, he digs heavy metal. Nothing wrong with that :).
AllisterCooper2008 1 year ago 3
He should have hit the interviewer with a hard hit
freddiefernandez 1 year ago 34
The Stewart of 25 years would have eaten this interviewer for breakfast... haha
patton303 1 year ago
But what about reggae? lol Idiot
spikeman23 1 year ago
lol he shoots down pretty much everything the interviewer says.. does the interviewer even know anything about music?
mrpickles1 1 year ago
Looks like the interviewer came in with one question about 'reggae' and then realised he was in trouble. :)
dimocomix 1 year ago
Stupid interviewer! He (Copeland) looks mildly uncomfortable. He totally wants this interview to be over. I think it funny that the interviewer asks Copeland about Reggae like he wrote the shit.... Copeland had his own style. That's it. Great with hi-hat work and effects.
jaydunn79 1 year ago
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jaydunn79 1 year ago
Hendrix, Cream, and Police FTW!
The4thGuy 1 year ago
Sting is such a dick, but Stewart is so cool, who would have thought
trainboy94 1 year ago
fuck him hes a dick
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
@TROLLINGCENTRAL
so are you.
groethej 1 year ago
@groethej HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES! YES!!!! MORE !!!!
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
@TROLLINGCENTRAL calm yourself little girl
triforce10155 1 year ago
@triforce10155 no shutup hes a right prick. i mean, killing, 10 million jews? wtf?!
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
@TROLLINGCENTRAL Your kind of a retard arnt you. Stewart Copeland is not Hitler
triforce10155 1 year ago
@triforce10155 NOT HITLER. KYLUIE MONOGUE
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
@TROLLINGCENTRAL Either way, what the fuck does that have to do with a drum video
triforce10155 1 year ago
@triforce10155 EXACTLY
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
@TROLLINGCENTRAL If your going to attempt to be a troll at least try to make sense.
triforce10155 1 year ago
@triforce10155 mm?
TROLLINGCENTRAL 1 year ago
The interviewer is obviously the executive producer's nephew's gay eurobuddy he met one night at a hostel. HudsonMusic Fail.
fivepiece 1 year ago 2
I would kill to have 10 minutes with SC and this interviewer sounds like he is not a drummer and had never heard of SC until that morning.
repeater74 1 year ago
Strange, he has no British accent at all anymore.
TheWitchOvAgnesi 1 year ago
@TheWitchOvAgnesi - that's because he's not a Brit. ;) He's a Virginia USA boy, but spent alot of time in Europe & the Middle East while growing up.
drums4life0326 1 year ago
@drums4life0326
A-ha.
To be honest, while I love their music, I never really researched the members individually, I just assumed he was British and that perhaps he was now living in the States and parted company with the UK "dialect" (the "When in Rome" syndrome).
Thanks for clarifying that!
TheWitchOvAgnesi 1 year ago
@TheWitchOvAgnesi It's because, strangely, he's not british at all. He's an american that moved young to Egypt, than Lebanon ( mentionned at 1:40 ), and then when he went back to America, he moved to England.
sinning1966 1 year ago
this interviewer's a retard.
guitar77432 1 year ago
lmao! "i notice that you are a very hard hitter" "i try not to be a hard hitter i try to save the hard hits for speacial occations" the interviewer had him wrong the whole time lol
ryanandbranslurppiss 1 year ago
@ryanandbranslurppiss he does seem to hit hard. Have you ever watched him play and compared it to someone else play, like Jeff Porcaro or Steve Gadd? Stewart says he TRIES not to hit hard. That doesn't necessarily mean he succeeds in it.
Tuomionkasi 1 year ago
That was cringeworthy. Stewart came across fantastically however, very erudite.
FoxyFreddie 1 year ago
Lol this interviewer is an idiot.
gooney0 1 year ago
i sort of in love with stewart. he is hot forever!
coffeescup 1 year ago
Hey...hey...REGAAE. RAGAAAAAAE!!!
That guy was so weird.
Verdugothewatcher 1 year ago
This interviewer has some obsession with getting some Reggae confession out of Stewart Copeland.
willruddock 1 year ago
LMAO! Terrible interview!!!!
sahme001 1 year ago
why would they have someone who clearly doesn't play/knowanythingabout the drums interview Copeland?
ddrumsman549 1 year ago
"...allergic to jazz."? Well Mr. Copeland, jazz wasn't allergic to you. It's in you, sorry. The interviewer is annoying.
Auntkekebaby 1 year ago
@Auntkekebaby He GREW UP allergic. He didn't say he's still allergic (and doesn't sound like it when he play!). Also, he talks about how taste changes with age.
Svettjodd 1 year ago
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@Svettjodd I was giving him a compliment. He’s a very jazzy player, along with a number of different styles. Nah, I don't think he’s still allergic, but he still talks trash about the snobbery of jazz. The truth is in his playing. I just think he wanted to step out and do different things. He’s one of the most versatile drummers I’ve ever heard. I think it’s because of where he grew up, the jazz training and all of the different flavors of the 70s (punk/reggae). He’s my absolute favorite!
Auntkekebaby 1 year ago
wow this interviewer was so dumb... he didnt deserve to interview someone this smart... copelands experience is so wide, from the middle east to italy, to africa... how did this ignoramus prepare for this interview?!
colmcb311 1 year ago
Stewart Copeland is one of my favorite drummers. His sound is so crisp and clear, his speed amazing. He is a jazz and rock drummer, and also reggae, fused into one.
jetfreak4 1 year ago
a notepad with questions? really? this is stewart f'ing copeland, you moron freak loser. come more prepared.
larick65 1 year ago
The interviewer makes me laugh its sounds like he has never really herd about THE Police.
MrTombliss 1 year ago
This interviewer needs to find another job. He is so bad.
cooliognr 1 year ago
its clear that this interviewer knows nothing about drums, and he barely researched Stewart Copeland. either that or he is a social retard.
ireternalexistence 1 year ago
who is that interviewer?
TMM93 1 year ago
worst interview ever... even though stewart copeland owned
justice576 1 year ago
HOW ABOUT REGGAE???!!!!!
You can tell at 00:59 he sounds annoyed
MYNAMETAYLA 1 year ago
His treatment of this interviewer is amazing.
"I mean your typical reggae track is like, a drum solo, with somebody singing over it"
With how straight faced he said that, if I didn't know his personality I would have thought he was serious
NerfLad 1 year ago
Interviewer FAIL. ("Why cant this guy admit how much he likes Reggae???") ("Reggae???") ("But the Police were a Reggae band!") "How about reggae?"
monkfishstuff 1 year ago
howd he put up with that knob called sting?
adzug 2 years ago
.....How 'bout reg-gay?
WoWintosh 2 years ago 2
"How about reggae...." what a noob fag LOLLZZ
javotron124 2 years ago
hahaha HOW BOUT REGAI!!!!!!!!
trecoolmania 2 years ago
charlie watts???????????????
darzil007 2 years ago
@darzil007 Charlie Watts is cool too. Don't you like him or am I misinterpreting your comment?
The4thGuy 1 year ago
did he say mick fleetwood?
Eltroim 2 years ago
yea
Kobeownzu81 2 years ago
Stewart Copeland was American?
Huh....
I guess you learn something new every day.
degree7 2 years ago
oh my god, worst interviewer ever!
spershall 2 years ago 4
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@spershall
oh my god, worst interviewer ever!
yep!
skinshrink1 2 years ago
You're not kidding, brother. The interviewer is awful. Instead of asking him questions he's putting words in Stewart's mouth. ''You're a hard hitter'' ''You're influenced by Reggae'' etc. Very disrespectful if you ask me.
johnnywhite 2 years ago 29
along with bill bruford and phil collins, one of the great innovators of modern rock drumming. neil peart has sadly always been a follower and never a leader or inventor.
Must have: The Rhythmatist
drunksingsheep 2 years ago
Bruford, right. It's hard to find, but "Music for Piano & Drums" with Pat Moraz. Great stuff. The Rythmatist is definitely must have. As for the interview, Copeland is such an iconoclast, he had that asshole's # in a millisecond, and wasn't about to reveal anything informative.TSR
TheTScotRhys 1 year ago
jesus...is this the single worst interviewer you have ever seen in your life? god, this guy sucks...he has absolutely NO IDEA how to conduct an interview. it was actually painful to watch
somebodyjones2 2 years ago 3
hahaha they should show it to speach classes
Kobeownzu81 2 years ago
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stewart is a kinda a douche...guess you gotta be that way to play with sting...
markusjj85 2 years ago
i love the quotes "swimming in an ocean of the beatles" and "saving hard hits for special occasions"
aakkoin 2 years ago 4
what the? how is my tongue bein kissable is related to drumming?
fallenangel328 2 years ago
The Police!!!!!
Gutentag1998 2 years ago 2
True that reggae drummers hit a lot of percussion and a lot of piccolo snare-type sounds
sambi666 2 years ago
this interviewers a dick. he pisses me off
Nuggetmasterman 2 years ago 6
i mean its obvious u listend to a lot of REGGAE....uhm ya....
HOWBOUT REGGAE!!!!??
god someone shoot this interviewer
gongfumaster 2 years ago 75
@gongfumaster ...lol!!
bobbysbackingtracks 1 year ago
@gongfumaster well I think that was a really essential question, because Stewart's playing resembles very much of reggae. If he hadn't asked it, that would have been a lacking interview.
Tuomionkasi 1 year ago
What a bad interviewer
Slapbass7991 2 years ago 41
@Slapbass7991
I agree. He asks the same questions over and over again. What an idiot.
wowrazzor 1 year ago
Lebanese hills dance music rhythm... After 20+ years, someone finally asked the question and he answered. Amazing.
Asymmatrix 2 years ago
is very funny that many of greats musician cites like an unfluence a THE BEATLES and no body talks to much about the rolling stones well include the progressive rock musicians
Satiaraha 2 years ago
mmmmm 100% cream....whipped?
jarradooo 2 years ago
0:38 im really happy!
PandaMoniumDrums 2 years ago
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This guy is badass too!!!!
bchetsker73 2 years ago
absolutely blows my mind that he can't name a reggae influence... He kind of even tried to dodge the question in my opinion. Not at all what I was expecting.
blondiebabae 2 years ago 5
Erm is nobody listening here? He carved his OWN reggae style based on the Baladi rhythms of Lebanon. He usually placed a firm bass drum hit on the third beat of the bar and embellished it with complex hit hat work and splashes and octobans, which gave him his own uniqu sound back in the late 70's early 80's.
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Its because stewart doesnt like niggers!
BamaBoyTapsGoats 2 years ago
He probably likes anyone better than his bandmates...
blondiebabae 2 years ago
this happens
smakdoubt 2 years ago
@blondiebabae There is no way copeland can dodge having being influents by reggae . You can hear it in the music and as part of copelands style, but I think the interviewer missed what copeland tried to explain to him that he incorporated Lebanon and other styles of rock as well as reggae as fair as the Police is concerned.
Check out Oysterhead another band copeland played for and you will hear more styles and influence capeland plays.
fendergolden1 2 years ago 2
Drsteve. I just came from watching two manu's. Thank you for mentioning him. I of course have heard of gabriel as a background. I always thought he was interesting but that the drums soundined triggered at least and sequenced as wellbut interesting real parts. never saw live or purchased any of his music.pretty much unaware. Manu is fabulous!!!Interesting is understatement. best sounding kit or one of in life.Weird but very workable grip. Tasty and groovey and tribal/tech. I like very much
rrdrums110 2 years ago
I think Manu only appeared on the So Album but has become as much a part of the PG live entourage as Tony Levin and Shankar. There's a video of another drummer on the recent Up tour and it's just not the same......
drsteve0487 2 years ago
Ok so he doesn't have any Hendrix influence after proclaiming to have only heard that over the beatles primarily. I agree about the good trad grip crack he provides. I applaud that as well. he does great , no wait IMO the best reggae I've ever heard!!!And he invented a quasi rock style around it too.I think he is truly a good/great drummer. But how on earth does someone leapto best drummer ever?Tthat astounds me. I like the Police a lot but c'mon.
rrdrums110 2 years ago
His hi hat style was also breakthrough, I think for late 70's early 80's rock. So much so that he was drafted in as a session musician by Peter Gabriel for one track to play nothing but hi hat ! (Red Rain). Speaking of which Manu Katche is another drummer with a unique style (and grip !) watch him do a roll on the rack toms and look at his hand position - almost palm upwards !
drsteve0487 2 years ago
Check out watch?v=b_Khs5zGrRo as a perfect example of what I'm talking about with Manu. Two brilliant interludes IMO.
drsteve0487 2 years ago
Where na d when did Stewart copeland ever sound like Mitch Mitchell of Jimi Hendrix and Experience. I never heard it. Mitchell smokes the reggae only that I've heard one trick pony Copeland.
rrdrums110 2 years ago
Why should he? Copeland's sound is unique and recognizable. He carved a 'signature' sound back in the 70's/80's. White reggae was unheard of back then. He is one of the few trad grip guys with a truely powerful back beat 'crack'. Listen to 1:10-1:22 he nails succinctly why your rants will always fall on deaf ears for the most part. Pulling Buddy,Palmer,Mitchell etc out of your arse at every turn will be meaningless to the majority of YT viewers. The music just won't fit their taste.
drsteve0487 2 years ago
The interviewer is not being an asshole. Stewart comes across as condescending. The interivewer is ignorant.
aty1234 2 years ago
Ringo Tarrd. That interviewer is being quite an asshole. Drop the reggae bullshit!
zaorulesmetal 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
stew is an amazing drummer... but an absolute dick
Drizz322 2 years ago
How so?
riddleman65 2 years ago
I knew I heard Mitch Mitchell!
ord1711 2 years ago
This interviewer obviously doesn't deserve to be in the same room as Stewart Copeland. Why does he keep bringing up Reggae? I understand that it was an influence on The Police and Stwerart's sound, but Stewart makes it very clear that his style comes from Hendrix, Cream and music from his (then) native countries Lebanon and Egypt!
AggressiveC 2 years ago
They score one of the best drummers of all time for an interview, and they get this clown to do it? -- You a hard heeeter!
aqwertyuilo 2 years ago 3
The interviewer is a bit of a fool
DWDrummerJon151 2 years ago 4
I got that in the pocket 2 & 4 from Stewart. He does smack that but its just being in the beat, hard to express. But SCs 2 & 4 are what makes him so special. I saw him live a few years ago, I sat front row at NAMM about a couple before the Police reunion and was surprised that his snare hits were not as strong as I thought, I thought maybe age and injury caused him to lay off of that. Not sure. Be interesting to know.
wendileona 2 years ago
he sorta reminds me of robert redford
macben17 2 years ago
of course you didn't listen to the beatles. You'd quite after a day playing ringo star. haha
prepostme 2 years ago
ringo starr is written with RR and he sucks...
dabycle 2 years ago
i dont give a shit how you spell it and i meant that you'd be bored out of your freakin mind. but way to go.
prepostme 2 years ago
man that interviewer is a fucking idiot
LeftAxe 2 years ago
it was hendrix and cream.
hendrix and cream.
How about Reggae?
hendrix and cream.
GarbageDrummer 2 years ago
looks like the interviewer didn't quite get what Copeland is all about
daneeehhhh 2 years ago
There you have it. Straight from the horses mouth - Arabic rhythms are the core of his style. Very unique.
Cufdam 2 years ago
Stewart is a rad guy.
But where the frick did they get this interviewer? lol. "But what about the reggae!!?!??!" Sounds like a borat interview
drummer123josh 2 years ago
awesome i like stewart alot he seems like a really cool guy
boogster123321 2 years ago 5
this guy is so full of shocking amounts of IT!!!
teetomthomas 2 years ago
What a douche!
magnusgeit 2 years ago
everyone talks about travis barker, neil peart, joey jordison. i mean this guy needs to be talked about he is one of the best. stewart copeland rocks
michaelthe13th 2 years ago 28
yeah i def agree, plus travis barker really isn't all that great
AsatorTOX 2 years ago
@michaelthe13th good post, but never pair peart's name with those other two again >.< haha
mrfitness123 1 year ago
@mrfitness123 what the heck dude, travis barker is the 23rd best drummer in the world. copeland is 17th. pearts awesome but still, he isnt the best to me.
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th hey fucktard, those are just numbers....it's up to the listener to decide. now go back to your mommy's basement and continue playing with your penis while trying to imitate that big loser named travis barker. GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF YOUR CHODE, YOU DUMB DIDDLER!
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@meccaturbo obviously you are a fagget who doesnt care and appreciate music. we have opinions. so go back and study your music buddy. and i didnt know an 11" cock was a chode. so fuck you needle dick, cock sucking no good son of a bitch. dont be starting shit over my opinion of drummers. bitch.
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th you obviously know nothing about music...to even think Travis Barker is on the same level as Stewart Copeland shows just what a retarded moronic loser you really are. Obviously your only music experience is playing with your Rock Band toy game in your mommy's basement while you jerk your chode to kiddie porn. You're a total loser. Get an education about music, you fucking retarded twat.
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@meccaturbo you keep talking about my mom and dad. that all you talk about. get a life! and yes, travis barker is good. so is stewart copeland. but travis barker is 35 years old. he started playing when he was 4. so 1979. stewart started playing in 1976. 3 years diffrence. and travis barker took lessons and tought himself. stewart just tought himself. so they have played 3 years apart from eachother. your just mad because barker is the shit. you honostly dont know what your talking about.bitch
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th actually I do know what I'm talking about. You're a 21 year old retarded loser who wasn't even born yet when the Police were in their heyday. Stewart Copeland is a far better drummer than Travis Barker, and that's not just my opinion. Every music survey I've ever seen rates Stewart Copeland in the top 5 drummers of all time. No way does Travis Barker even make that list. The fact that you'd even think they're in the same league shows what a loser and a faggot you really are.
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th furthermore, your facts are wrong. Stewart didn't start playing when in 1976. Why don't you get a copy of "Strange Things Happen", by the man himself, and it explains in clear English that he started playing long before 1976. Try getting the facts from Stewart himself, in the book he wrote, instead of making up lies, you fucking retarded twat. Your arguments mean nothing when you like like that, you faggot.
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@meccaturbo well i saw a video of him on here and he said he got his first real kit in 1976. and started playing? maybe im confused. but when i see the police play live, its not as exciting as barker is. he is, to me, a better drummer. he wasnt even raised to play punk. he played funk and world music. mostly jazz though. and he is obviously great at it.
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th I just checked my copy of "Strange Things Happen" and it says he started taking lessons with a drummer when he lived in Lebanon, in the early 1970's. Before that, his dad taught him the trombone and he played in a jazz band. You obviously haven't watched the Police play very much....what other drummer plays traditional grip and makes the hi-hat sound the way Stewart does? It's cool if you like Travis, but I think anyone who says he's better than Stewart has their facts wrong.
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@meccaturbo well i will admit. he is very good. and hate to say it but probably is better the travis. but i do like travis alot. and i like him more then copeland. i will watch more police videos and my mind might change on whos better. sorry about the names and shit.
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th it's all good man....it's good that all of us are out there listening to music, keeping the music alive. I definitely recommend Stewart's book, I just got it for my birthday and it's excellent....a lot of info is in there that I didn't even know about him. Sorry about the names too, I got carried away as well.
meccaturbo 1 year ago
@meccaturbo its all good. and i might get the book.
michaelthe13th 1 year ago
@michaelthe13th check this out, on Youtube, for some fine drumming. watch?v=ciKA3SGXu4A
meccaturbo 1 year ago
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meccaturbo 1 year ago
The interviewer is a complete moron who obviously knows nothing about drumming, or who stuart copeland is.
unbelievable
Ponferrada22 2 years ago
Oh, shit. He Copeland American??!! I thought all these guys were all English. How did they hook up?
fooloof 2 years ago
One word "LEGEND"
cheeseburger71 2 years ago 4
i remember couple years ago on some late night show they had the police play and Stewart BROKE the batter head while playing "it looked like someone punched it" and kept playing until his tech changed out snare in less than 5 seconds .. it was funny to see because he was hitting bottom head through top head but the audience never knew a thing! Your average listener doesnt pay attention
derrickdrums 2 years ago 2
man some of the stuff he plays on that hi hat just sounds so sick. he is one of my favorite drummers
Kobeownzu81 2 years ago 2
"your average reggae track is a drum solo with some guy singing over the top of it."
what the fuck is he talking about?
Lifesucksdie123 2 years ago
Haha, yeah I was wondering that!
What the fuck reggae was he listening to??
Mind you, he plays reggae like the best of them.
djslipdisk 2 years ago
is that a practice set? where could i get one of those?
shadetyped 2 years ago 2
It's a "Thomas LAng practice set" - available from Remo.
Schwarze1989 2 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
jdwdougout 2 years ago
Grande Stewart!! Unico!!!
giuliopoli69 2 years ago 4
How could he grow up NOT listening to Buddy Rich? He's a good drummer, but listening to Jazz would have made him a hell of alot better.
Godlovesrockmusic 2 years ago 2
Good drummer? How about great? I've met Buddy Rich twice. He was an asshole. Perhaps the greatest drummer to ever live as far as big band music, but you can become a great drummer w/o ever listening to Buddy. It is unfortunate but Big Band is dead. I loved Buddy's playing and I still listen to it but if you want big band inspiration from a truly nice fellow then try Louis Bellson. I met him as well & own one of his cymbals. Copeland was amazing from the very first Police record, their best.
eqsmooth 2 years ago 3
Well I think its very hard to say whos the best drummer in the world?!
promtaet 2 years ago 3