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The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. [ 1] Within a few months of their first gig, the line-up settled as Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion), and remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history. The Police became globally popular in ...
Andrew James Summers (born 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist best known as a member of the rock band the Police. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a band member in 2003. [1] Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians, composed film scores, written fiction, and exhibited his photography in ...
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known professionally as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical ...
Few rock acts have gone out so on top as the Police did after releasing their final and most successful album 40 years ago. Synchronicity was the third-biggest album of 1983, selling 10 million ...
Thought Police. In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), by George Orwell, the Thought Police ( Thinkpol in Newspeak) are the secret police of the superstate of Oceania, who discover and punish thoughtcrime (personal and political thoughts unapproved by Ingsoc 's régime). Using criminal psychology and omnipresent surveillance (via ...
The Go-Go's were an American all-female rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. [1] Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals, Gina Schock on drums, Kathy Valentine on bass, and Jane Wiedlin on rhythm guitar.
Ian David Karslake Watkins (born 30 July 1977) is a Welsh former musician who was best known as the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets.His career ended after he was sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sex offences, including the sexual assault of young children and infants, and the possession of "extreme" child and animal pornographic material, [2] a ...
Synchronicity Studio album by the Police Released 17 June 1983 (1983-06-17) Recorded December 1982 – February 1983 Studio AIR (Salem, Montserrat) Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Canada) Genre New wave post-punk pop Length 39: 42 44:18 (cassette and CD editions) Label A&M Producer The Police Hugh Padgham the Police chronology Ghost in the Machine (1981) Synchronicity (1983) Every Breath You Take ...