Stewart Copeland of The Police on His Jimi Hendrix Fantasies | Jonesy's Jukebox

#StewartCopeland of #ThePolice thought he invented the tape loop in 1984...until he realized he . didn't! In this episode of Jonesy's Jukebox, Copeland and Jonesy talk about how Copeland wanted to be a drummer AND a guitarist, and what all Hollywood people do as their side job.
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[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

Stewart needs his own radio show/podcast. Great radio voice, great energy, interesting and funny as hell. DO IT STEW.

[@markyncole]

Check out his page, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOxZZqOi854Z7c he does a lot of improv jamming at his house with a bunch of different people,everyone from Snoop Dog to Neil Peart

[@joefarang]

@@markyncole thanks for that.

[@TheSimonScowl]

Was just about to comment something to that effect. Very affable.

[@bradmodd7856]

He is like a likeable Dave Letterman

[@TheSimonScowl]

@@bradmodd7856 You don't like Dave Letterman because he's opinionated. Smart, funny, halfway-decent dude!

[@keefriff99]

Stewart is in amazing shape for 65. He could pass for early 50s easily. What a great damn drummer.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

Stewart is in amazing shape for 65. He could almost pass for 64!

[@garfieldharrison510]

That's what money does sometimes..if you use it right.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

He has an almost youthful demeanor. He did when he was in The Police in the early years and he's kept it into his 60s which is great.

[@glennoc8585]

He would If he had dyed hair

[@tinfoilhatter]

he sure was, wasn't he! damn!!

[@alanwebbguitar]

Stewart Copeland taught me how to play a couple of Kinks songs on guitar and gave me a Gene Krupa drum method book. We were best friends at the American school in London. We had a great time doing all kinds of stuff. Love you Stuart!

[@20dasauto10]

Alan Webb Knowing him personally, why do you spell his name two different ways?

[@deanpd3402]

Did you ever meet his CIA Dad and his MI6 mother? Did you ever discuss the hijinks that Miles Copeland got up to in Lebanon and Iran?

[@andytwiselton1763]

Thats awesome dude 👍

[@josephclark4153]

What an adventure and a privilege wow !

[@JacksonAxe]

Stewart is a great example of one's personality coming out in their playing. Sharp, energetic, clever, interesting. His forward moving feel is extremely exciting to hear.

[@markkendrick7547]

Steve Jones's show is a breathe of fresh air.....Great show.....

[@enekoetxeandia906]

I love that Jonesy uses the interviews as his own therapy sessions, talk about his childhood, tastes of when he was a kid, stole... He speaks a lot about himself but in a great way because he is not disruptive and let his guest talk... But he always has his moments of therapy in almost every interview. LOL!

[@SpaceAce1993]

Stewart is just great, he was always my favorite member of The Police.

[@ST-xg3gy]

He was a real wild man. Played in a cage near lions. Nuts.

[@johninchina4280]

Stewart Copeland makes any subject sound interesting. Definitely a class act. Highly intellectual , yet down to Earth. He's a world class rock star yet has not let it get to his head. Loved this interview.

[@patton303]

Stewart was he childhood hero. I had his pictures from Modern Drummer and other magazines all over my wall. I’m now 53 and have been a pro touring drummer all my adult life. It was all because of this guy. Thanks Stewart.

[@dlvox5222]

I’ve always wanted to meet Stewart Copeland. Insane musician.

[@JinnDuceau]

This guy should play in Rush , he is too humble to fill in for Neil in Rush.But his Style is different, his Police drumming .Love his "Animal Logic" stuff too.

[@vaclavhavlicek8000]

When two genuine blokes meet up the conversation simply must be good. This one is excellent!

[@cliftonbrendel1053]

I put this on here before but I was at a venue in DC.where you are really close to the band the police were playing I stood right by Stewart Copeland and I couldn't stop watching him he was so fast and never missed a beat he blew me away so fucking good.

[@mikedonovan4768]

These Steve Jones interviews are great ! So ordinary and unpretentious, just interesting people having interesting chats about allsorts of stuff. I will always appreciate Stewart Copeland's musical skill. Thank you Mr Copeland for "The Equalizer" theme !

[@marcmistermarc]

Mike Donovan - he's awesome isn't he? I thoroughly recommend his book 'Lonely Boy'.

[@mikedonovan4768]

Thanks, I'll have a look at that book. :)

[@youjoker9647]

He's had a few utter pretentious moron's on though. The worst I found was Courtney from Dandy Warhols. I found Johnny Ramone's wife pretty awful. I suppose it's personal preferences though?

[@terrysullivan2354]

LOVE Steve Jones & his power of intelligent interviews, not to be overlooked.

[@martijnvaassen]

Stewart should do a spoken word tour around the world. Sold out shows galore.

[@sean8470]

one of the best drummers to ever do it; top 10 of all time easily

[@Itelkner]

Maybe Jonesy's best interview yet. Thoroughly enjoyable. Stewart almost seems like an American version of a Monty Python troupe member.

[@williamjosephdunn5879]

so Terry Gilliam then? :)

[@Itelkner]

So, yeah...he's basically TG.

[@ocsplc]

Copeland’s understated and deadpan brand of intellectual humor is the best. His ability to extemporize rivals that of any great trial lawyer. Mind chops….

[@DuncYo]

Could listen to Copeland for ages!!! What a guy! …after Jonesy of course !!!

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Stewart was always the best and coolest of the band The Police, it's great to see him looking so well. He is a very entertaining story teller.Actually back in the day he used to play the drums whilst standing and he also released solo records under the name Klark Kent (Dont care was a decent tune)

[@Auntkekebaby]

Sounds like he has a better understanding of when Sting went thru as the main writer of the band. It's tough but you don't want to worry about diplomacy too much when you have to select the best song. Having said THAT, Stewart and Andy are masters at what they do and I'm forever grateful for their contribution to realizing Sting's songs. Stewart and Andy have some cool, funny songs as well.

[@randyvanvliet226]

I put Copeland up there with Bonham, Peart, Moon, Porcaro, etc. A lot going between 2 hands and 2 feet doing different time signatures and poly rhythmics

[@jahread3322]

Up there? Stewart Copeland single handedly (or I guess double handedly really) inspired Neal Peart to give up his mustache and long hair professor look and grow a mullet, lose interest in composing insanely complex drum pieces nearly impossible to play live and start grooving on some world rhythms, and ultimately bring rush back down from the obscure aethers of fantasy prog (a place where they call songs “movements”) to plant their feet solidly on the ground and start playing rock and fucking roll again. Stewart Copeland was the best drummer in all of rock, holding that title long after the police broke up until a band called tool released an album called lateralus...at which point the crown was passed to Danny Carey

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@jahread3322 best drummer ever is always too subjective to call. Everyone has differing opinions on who’s the best. Danny Carey is definitely up in the pantheons of the best though but there’s other guys around who are fantastic as well like Gavin Harrison.

[@BioStuff415]

I put him above all you mention, except Picarro.

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

@@jahread3322 Copeland is great but Peart outgrew him and will always be the best. Mustache and long hair aside.

[@jahread3322]

@@ViciousAlienKlown this is true...Neil peart is was and always will be the professor.

[@redplanetdrifter3352]

This is one of the best, and most entertaining interviews I've seen in a while.

[@shawnhapney8784]

Jonesy's Jukebox is damn great. Always relaxed, informative interviews with the best guests. Really like it. Cheers from Cleveland Jonesy!

[@icebob8555]

I could listen to Stewart all day good job Jonesy

[@veromikes]

Stewart Copeland inspired me to play the drums 40 years ago.

[@richieboy6825]

veromikes me too, along with Phil Collins & Keith Moon. When I play I can hear all 3 come through my drumming-kind of a weird synthesis.

[@themaddaddy9515]

one of the best drummers ever...

[@poshparker2878]

Oh man, that was funny. Stew C has a great grasp of British humour and Jonesy plays the sidekick really well ... he remembers Wimpy Burger!

[@festersuncle6298]

I saw Roky Erickson live and he had a back drop of 40s and 50s crash test films. To psychedelic music. Wonderful.

[@andytwiselton1763]

Loved watching this. Two legends right here! 💜

[@alir.9894]

Wow! Stewart Copeland has 7 kids and 3 grandkids! He's done all of that touring and he's super intelligent, oh and one of the best drummers in the world! He's a man's man!

[@chrissitina92]

Great Interview! They have great chemistry. As a german this is funny to watch, when they talk about "Ausfahrt" and "scheiße" :D

[@RighteousBrother]

I drove in Germany for the first time a few months ago - and was convinced I was driving around an enormous town call "Ausfahrt" as I saw so many signs - had a great time btw in Cologne!

[@TheRealCowlick]

RighteousBrother hahaha

[@Scotlanz]

Steve Jones, the man who broke the obscenity barrier in the Seventies, scared to say shit on US radio in 2017. The irony-ometer just broke.

[@_6079SMITH]

Eric Gudmunsen Ha ha never thought of that. Well spotted, and the irony is hilarious.

[@frankboothsedated.7054]

What a fuckin' rotter!

[@pranky4]

Well all get old

[@gunofapreacherman1340]

Eric Gudmunsen Give Steve a couple of free bottles of Blue Nun if you want to hear him cursing.

[@gunofapreacherman1340]

wildcatter63 John did that to fund PIL. There was a method to what you consider to be John’s madness. He still has his integrity.

[@elfynde8863]

my god, halfway through the interview I realized that the guy is Steve Jones! two legends having a laugh

[@FeelingShred]

Steward's song "The Other Way of Stopping" is such a brilliant little tune, once you start playing it it's like it takes over you in a kind of mantra, replaying it endlessly, I wonder if that was intentional and the reason for having that name

[@devilsforkdigital1490]

I love the understated pisstake of U2 from Stewart. "You put some big images on there and it's gonna rock!"

[@DJBFAD]

(17:49) love the honesty Jonesy!

[@theeyeinthesky3854]

Wonderful human beings.GOD bless them.

[@chris8949]

Such a great talk, Steward is smart and entertaining at the best !

[@ustheserfs]

So many thought Sting was the intellectual, Copeland is.

[@richieboy6825]

C Synch seems they’re all pretty smart blokes. Their music shows it. A trio of dumbasses couldn’t have made that sound....

[@frankhoward7645]

He was also the founder, the youngest, and the only American.

[@Claytone-Records]

Frank Howard, Right on.

[@tinfoilhatter]

andy was the real brains, of the group, never needed, thanks to sting's smart-assed-lyricism, wow!

[@tinfoilhatter]

if i had neva seen a picture or photo of sting and the boyz, that might have been betta, bote: -- bote , i would fink dey was block boyz, mon! weSPECT!!

[@philgranito4043]

"Mickey Dolenz went into another character...and it wasn't good".....LOL ..I don't know why I found that hilarious. I think it's the way Jonesy said it.

[@yinoveryang4246]

Phil Granito Yes - his interviews are much better now. Jones has recently had some healthy scare. He just says it as it is, I’m guessing he feels he’s nothing to lose.

[@jonesy2111]

Stewart Copeland is my favorite drummer of all time. I even bought his Klark Kent albums (actually they are quite good) anyway he's very funny and great interview (very cool.he mentioned the Wrecking Crew, that's a very 'deep' subject ...one of the best guests ever on here

[@matmc71]

I had that first Klark Kent album on cassette and played it so much that the tape ribbon wore out!! Great stuff.

[@jonesy2111]

Mat Mclean Underrated and it's definitely cool

[@kengibbens5059]

Rick Jones i remember the Klark Kent days, the post punk pre new wave days of music!!!!

[@neilsun2521]

His dad was fairly high up in the CIA

[@timmuller7295]

So?

[@tinfoilhatter]

i invented the live recording via cassette! and it was more like about 1973, jack~ i was eight yrs old and i'll never forget it! yup, yup, 'goodbye yellow-brick-road' was big at the time, it's still one of the most epic tracks ever etch'd onto vinyl or tape, or these modern marvels, the computer-brains! respect the epic tracks! they're always goin' somewhere, and they're not goin' anywhere!

[@saucerful4351]

Was never a Sex Pistols fan, but I stumbled upon this and had to immediately subscribe. Now I'm not going to get any work done going back through past episodes.

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Mike Tyson's Hotboxin' is another great podcast if you are interested!♥

[@RJMc819]

Two absolute fucking legends in one small room.

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

The great thing about Wimpys were that they cooked the burger and the onions on a hot plate right at the counter under your nose. The smell was heavenly

[@mcd5478]

I love Stewart SO much 💗💗

[@thehowlingterror]

Stewart...what a gem.

[@afaith1940]

The drummer for The Dave Clark Five was Clem Cattini, I saw Stewart Copland walking along Murray Street Perth Western Australia in the 80s

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

A great guitarist with a great drummer, love Jones and Stew.

[@markkendrick7547]

One of the very best drummers that has ever graced a staged.....I saw him play at NAMM for TAMA....I yelled out "Play Roxanne"...I was just joking...He stood up looked at me , and shook his head....The audience roared in laughter.....Sorry Stewart , for the knucklehead request ......

[@biancachristie]

I’m sure he secretly loved it

[@stevesandford1437]

Stewart Copeland, LEGEND!!! xx SF

[@jerryfehilymusic476]

6.16 Really good question! Stwart Copeland, Amazing!

[@KalypsoKent]

Eternal honor and glory to the Maestro Drummer.

[@mrniceshoes2118]

Best show on the radio ever !!

[@marcmistermarc]

Copeland recovers well after putting his foot in it re Asperger's spectrum and guitarist. Love both these guys.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

"I must be an ass burger". Er...that's not how you say it, Jonesy.

[@anz2441]

Copeland is an absolute Gem...one of the best drummers of all time ! Tinnitus is terrible....cicadas day n nite my friends...ornery lil critters they are !!

[@jahread3322]

I really enjoyed his answer when asked if band leader or each person having autonomy over their part was best. When he said it could work if each member was on the same page but how it’s funny to him that the police were all on the same page but ultimately couldn’t work as equals is revealing. When talented musicians learn how to play and write as band together, developing these skills (and growing as players in the process) it’s more likely that they succeed and stay together longer, and prefer collaborating with each other over anyone else. When talented musicians who have already developed their understanding of theory, composing and ability to play apart from each other, come together...they rarely succeed or last very long creating collaborative art. The reason i think is because advanced musicians have their own understanding of music and their isn’t a lot they can teach each other nor will playing with each other lead to much if any major growth in their ability to play. Since they haven’t learned together, they don’t share a playing style, a composing method or even an approach to music...they will have the academic knowledge and the technical language to allow a shared understanding of music as a system...but that only facilitated communication in terms of music. To truly collaborate, they either have to argue and win to convince the others to share in a vision, or they have to compromise their own vision to share a vision, or they have to be willing to have no vision of their own instead choosing to serve another members vision. I think what makes the police so amazing is that they were all professional musicians, whose understanding of theory was as advanced as their ability to play, that managed to come together and collaboratively create a style and sound wholly unique to them. The police was the result of three musicians visions coming together to create one sound that was a true original creation. They couldn’t have done this if they were all compromising their individual visions to find common ground nor could they have done this if one member took full control and the other two gave up their visions and decided to become a backing band for the emergent band leader. The only way they could do what they did was to fight like brothers until they couldn’t take it anymore: and thank god they did!

[@ellenhenderson6865]

Stewart Copeland: Who knew he had so much to say?! He's like "Nobody asked me!" Except Jonesy. God love Jonesy!

[@Janemba126]

10:43 "you play the same chord for 20 hours" Stew: "and you get real good at it" Died laughing oml 😂

[@lptomtom]

Two old punks meeting again! Great interview, so excited to learn he's going to be on Grand Tour with Nick Mason, that's the perfect combination!

[@SuperEdge67]

lptomtom The Police were never punk........they were far too competent on their instruments.

[@davehoward22]

No more competent on instruments than The Clash or The Ruts

[@SuperEdge67]

dave h Are you having a laugh?? I’m guessing you’ve never played an instrument in your life.

[@davehoward22]

@@SuperEdge67 I'm a guitar player and could name loads of Punk musicians just as competent as the three in the police

[@SuperEdge67]

dave h I’m a guitarist and occasional drummer and I doubt you could name any. Stewart Copeland is ranked by Rolling Stone Magazine as the 10th greatest drummer is history. His drum patterns are some of the most complex in rock music and far more than anything in punk. Summers is a virtuoso whose real love is jazz and has put out many instrumental records. Whilst I like some punk music .........it is simple. Virtually any punk track I could think of could be played by an intermediate level player.

[@susanperkins1909]

I love This interview.

[@jeffreywegener8841]

Ha ha Ive just played in Germany . “ Ausfaut “ funny indeed . I wasn’t the Police’s no 1 fan but his drumming approach then & now is fantastic.

[@unstablebobgable]

Stewart is the best. Great drummer too.

[@glennoc8585]

Stewart is correct about Food in London now there's a huge variety now.

[@Velvet0Starship2013]

Stewart Copeland: the Ray Manzarek of drumming.

[@johngouger3492]

nailed it

[@patrickguitar8676]

Now thats funny...

[@warborn_inc.]

....Absolutely!!!

[@gazriley624]

i can see that lol

[@Firebrand1967]

DISCOGOTHTHEJAZZFAN So true.

[@bacioglobal2200]

Stewart Copeland is hilarious!

[@badmattam]

Loved the interview...good banter. Stewart Copeland 's a funny dude.

[@MoonlightNothing]

He's carrying the host. ♡

[@PaluskaMarketing]

Listening to Stewart Copeland talk I get the sense that it would be pretty kick-ass to hang out with him.

[@davidseter1780]

Could listen to Stewie forever, and that look at 28:15 "...turns out that jazz is the mother of everything!". Ha! Priceless.

[@montraix]

Hi Stewart, the Beatles actually did several physical tape loops on Tomorrow Never Knows on Revolver, including the first drum loop, and the first reverse loop. What sounds like seagulls on that song is really Paul and John laughing on a loop played backwards. As a fellow composer, I thought you’d want to know

[@gregoryfilms9405]

Very entertaining interview-Stewart reveals that he asked Nick Mason if his drumming part on Ummagumma (it's actually Saucerful of secrets -the track) (from 22mins in to the interview) was live or a loop-it was a drum loop. I always wondered that! He seems to think Pink Floyd got there first by using a drum loop on a recording but The Beatles (who else) used a drum loop all the way through Tomorrow Never Knows.

[@FeelingShred]

Tmorrown Never Knows 1966 that's it

[@FeelingShred]

keyboard!!!! behave!!!!!

[@alegauna366]

8:27 Jonesy Is so cure and His laughs kulled me

[@agunsux]

So many untold music histories here

[@Ndlanding]

Didn't really expect to like this. Loved it!

[@stealingtomorrowband]

Ole Stewie is one smart musician!!!! Love his drumming.. He really plays some unique stuff in oysterhead

[@MattEllisOfficial]

That "Brick Top" comment is priceless!!!! Love ya Jonesy!

[@johngray9434]

Stewart Copeland. The golden voice of radio!

[@johnbalducci3507]

Great drummer & producer.

[@StacyBurke]

Stewart Copeland sounds and looks like Ray Manzareck of The Doors - almost same personality as well!

[@beetleything1864]

American ? but i see what you mean...

[@joer2513]

@@beetleything1864 I mean they're both American?

[@rusriver5768]

Stewart got his start on drums from Wishbone Ash (Steve Upton). His brother managed the band and they practiced in his house before they got huge. Stewart lived there and the rest is history. Wishbone Ash!!

[@clarkeandi]

I thought Stuart Copland started out with Curved Air?

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Greatest radio show ever

[@biashacker]

This is a great interview.....,

[@danielthomas2621]

Two big influences for me awesome

[@mht525]

Stewart is so global. An American raised in London. ✌️🤘🇦🇺

[@hijodetupa]

Those guys deserve a beer.

[@SheepFace]

Hell yeah, my man Stewart!

[@irishelk3]

Great guest, never heard of him, obviously heard of the Police though. Sound fella.

[@mjh5437]

The Great American Disaster burger joint was actually on Fulham Road not Kings Road as far as I remember.And there was one in Beauchamp Place in Knightsbridge near Harrods........They were quite expensive though so a rare childhood treat reserved for my 1960s-70s childhood birthday parties only.

[@rodolfobispo4229]

Damn it … this was super interesting!!

[@riantowl]

What a guy.

[@TheGreatAlan75]

That drum part he was talking about was A saucerful of secrets

[@jamesgretsch4894]

Steve Jones says Bo-No but it's Bon-O. LOL ... I was at that show too but didn't know these two guys were there. I did see actor Jay Mohr with his young son on his shoulder walking through the Turnstile to enter the Rose Bowl.

[@jeshkam]

"My head's the shape of a banana" lol laughed so hard at that

[@MARIO-uf1no]

Stewart seems like the coolest guy.

[@K.Straughan]

Proper Rock Star!

[@65alphonso]

Love Copeland

[@ontrialuk7963]

another great interview

[@dirkcampbell5847]

Stewart Copeland is *articulate*

[@richardmcpike]

Stewart is just a fab guy - Intelligent educated funny positive - what a shame Sting couldn't handle that