Stewart Copeland

For the Australian politician, see Stuart Copeland.
Stewart Copeland
Copeland behind a drum kit
Copeland performing in July 2007
Background information
Birth nameStewart Armstrong Copeland
Also known asKlark Kent
Born (1952-07-16) July 16, 1952 (age 72)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1974–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitestewartcopeland.net
YouTube information
Channel
GenreDrumming
Subscribers95.9k[1]
Total views11,346,161[1]

Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the English rock band The Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with the Police, he played drums with English rock band Curved Air from 1975 to 1976.

As a composer, Copeland's work includes the scores of the films Wall Street, Men at Work, Good Burger, and We Are Your Friends; the theme music for television shows The Equalizer, The Amanda Show, and Dead Like Me; and the scores for video games in the Spyro series and Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare. He has also written pieces for ballet, opera, and orchestra.

According to MusicRadar, Copeland's "distinctive drum sound and uniqueness of style has made him one of the most popular drummers to ever get behind a drumset".[2] He was ranked the 10th best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone in 2016.[3] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003, the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "About Stewart Copeland". YouTube.
  2. ^ Burke, Chris (April 17, 2015). "Classic Albums featuring Stewart Copeland". MusicRadar. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 31, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "The arresting case of The Police". BBC News. January 30, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Stewart Copeland Hall of Fame Induction". Classic Drummer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.