The band the Police came to a premature end 40 years ago, following the tumultuous recording sessions that briefly made them the most important band in the world. This oral history, including ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Synchronicity became the swansong record for the trio of Sting, drummer ...
Heartbreak was never alien to The Police and their music, but Sting elevated it to another level on the 'Synchronicity' hit ...
The songs of the summer of 1983 emanated from “Synchronicity.” The fifth and final Police album was filled with complex hits embraced by radio. The often misunderstood “Every Breath You Take,” which ...
It wasn’t a master plan to go out on top, as the band essentially had to call it quits because they couldn’t get along long enough to record anything more. Still, few bands leave them wanting more ...
The Police formed in 1977. The band’s lineup Included Sting, lead vocalist and bass guitar player, Andy Summers, guitar player, and Stewart Copeland, drummer. The group’s big break came in 1979, with ...
The Police’s ‘Synchronicity’ album cover. In their meteoric ascent to global superstardom from 1977 to 1984, the Police landed many memorable hits, but only one that reached the top of the Billboard ...
As Sting returned to the Hollywood Bowl stage for an encore on Saturday, he claimed to be at a loss: “My only problem,” the singer-bassist said, “is I have no idea what song you want to hear right now ...