People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard 'The Police' as an English band but I've clung to my American-ness all the way.

Compared to most of his 1980s contemporaries Copeland's snare sound was very bright and cutting. The performance featured classical violinist Daniel Hope. Personal life
Copeland was romantically involved with Curved Air vocalist Sonja Kristina beginning in 1974 and they were married from 1982 to 1991.

Copeland was ranked by a Rolling Stone magazine reader poll in 2010 as the fifth greatest drummer of all time. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007 he played in other bands and composed soundtracks. Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16 1952) is an American musician best known as the drummer and live backing vocalist for the band The Police.