slagwerkwereld.nl » artists » Stewart CopelandStewart Copeland (M)
16-07-1952
land: United States, United Kingdom
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Stewart Copeland was born on July, 16th 1952 in Virgina (USA), but very soon moved with his family in the Middle East, Beirut, where he grew up and where he started playing drums.
Following the footsteps of his brother Ian, who started playing drums in a local band in Beirut, Stewart soon realised 'that' was his job, having the chance to join a band and started playing; everybody realised 'that' was his job!
Learning music in a professional way, thanks to his father who already played in an orchestra, Stewart decided that was the aim of his life; the family moved to England and that gave Stewart the opportunity to enter the world of rock'n'roll, first working as a journalist for a drummer magazine, then as a roadie for some local bands, including Curved Air, and when the band needed a new drummer, Stewart got the place in 1974/1975.
A couple of releases saw the name of Stewart Copeland on drums: 'Midnight Wire' (1975) and 'Airborne' (1976), two succesful albums for the prog-rock UK band, where Stewart met Sonja Kristina on vocals, who later became his wife.
Punk days were coming and Stewart was on his way to form a new band, following the vibes and energy of punk; he wanted to create a trio based on drums, guitar and bass, and already had a guitar player available to follow his project; Henry Padovani joined Stewart new project called The Police, a provocative name for that time in the UK, but a good marketing choice, as that name was everywhere.....
