General Discussion

With the Police, Stewart Copeland toured the world and thrilled audiences with his dynamism and innovation behind the kit. Now Stewart explores the drums as the founding instrument of popular modern music. Beats that travelled from Africa, via New Orleans and across the world, are the consistent force behind musical evolution. Along the way Stewart plays with some of the most inspiring drummers of the last 50 years including John Densemore of The Doors, Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Prince’s musical director Sheila E, Stanton Moore and the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins. He goes dancing in New Orleans, builds his own bass drum pedal and checks out hot new bands on Santa Monica beach.