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Stewart Copeland

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Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician best known as the drummer for the band The Police. He is widely regarded as an influential drummer with a distinctive style and has also gained recognition for his extensive work composing soundtracks for film, television, and video games. During the early years of The Police, Copeland released music under the secret pseudonym Klark Kent. In the late 1980s, he formed the band Animal Logic with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and singer-songwriter Deborah Holland. He is also a member of the supergroup Oysterhead alongside Les Claypool and Trey Anastasio. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, to CIA agent Miles Copeland Jr. and British intelligence officer Lorraine Adie, Stewart spent his childhood in the Middle East, attending school in Beirut before moving to England and later attending college in California. His professional music career began in 1975 with the progressive rock band Curved Air. In 1977, he founded The Police with Sting and Henry Padovani (later replaced by Andy Summers). Copeland wrote several early Police songs, including their debut single "Fall Out" and co-authored many others. His songwriting contributions include "On Any Other Day," "Does Everyone Stare," "Contact," "Bombs Away," "Darkness," and "Miss Gradenko." Under the name Klark Kent, he released several singles in 1978, including "Don't Care," which charted in the UK. A self-titled 10-inch album followed in 1980, recorded entirely by Copeland playing all instruments. Following The Police’s disbandment in 1984, Copeland began composing soundtracks. Notable works include the score for "Rumble Fish" (earning a Golden Globe nomination) and songs like "Don't Box Me In" with Stan Ridgway.

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