Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland at Hamilton Arts Gallery in London in 1982 - copyright by Adrian Buttigieg

Stewart Copeland portrait - copyright Babak
Basic information
Birth name:	Stewart Armstrong Copeland
Birth date:	1952-07-16
Origin:	Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Occupation(s):	Musician, composer
Associated acts:	The Police, Oysterhead, Curved Air, Gizmo, Animal Logic
Official website:	http://www.stewartcopeland.net

Stewart Copeland is the drummer for and founding member of The Police. Besides his work in The Police, he has performed with numerous other bands including Oysterhead and Animal Logic, composed operatic, orchestral, and many soundtrack scores.

Background

Stewart Copeland was born on 1952-07-16 in Alexandria, Virginia, the youngest son of Miles Copeland Jr., a CIA Officer, and Lorraine Adie, a Scottish archaeologist. Stewart's older siblings were Miles, Ian and Lennie. The family moved from Virginia to the Middle East when Stewart was only a few months old, settling in Beirut, Lebanon where he would spend most of his early years.

An interest in drumming came about when Stewart was barely in his teens, and Ian had scored a gig as a drummer in a local Beirut band. Stewart showed more natural talent for the instrument than his older brother, however, and soon his father had Stewart receiving lessons in the instrument from local jazz drummers. By the age of 12 or 13, he was performing in local bands himself. The family then relocated to England and Stewart would attend Millfield there from 1967 to 1969.

Drumming