| "Are you sure you want to block this user?Greetings from The Police!Purchase a gift Fan Club embership!Each member came from a different musical background: Summers played with The Animals, Soft Machine and Kevin Ayers, Copeland was a member of Curved Air and had a brief solo career as Klark Kent, while Sting had played in various jazz fusion groups.The band manifested an understated virtuosity, applying their chops within reggae grooves and intricate arrangements.Between Summers' trenchant and ground breaking guitar work, Copeland's deceptively complex polyrhythms and Sting's loping bass and soaring vocals, The Police were indisputably the most adventurous ambassadors of the genre then known as new wave.Records in 1978 and quickly climbed the charts with such hits as Roxanne and So Lonely.The following year saw the release of their sophomore record Reggatta de Blanc which also topped the charts and brought us such hits as Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon as well as honoring the band with their first Grammy for the record's title track.Zenyatta Mondatta soon followed in 1980, resulting in two more Grammy awards for the group as well as Top Ten hits Don't Stand So Close To Me and De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da.In 1981, The Police put out Ghost in the Machine which went double platinum with hit singles Every Little Thing She Does is Magic and Spirits in the Material World.Synchronicity, an album that would prove to be their studio swansong and earn them three Grammy Awards in the process.BMI Award for Eight Million Radio Plays.In 1982, The Police received the Brit Award for Best Group and in 1985 were honored with the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.Sting released Dream of the Blue Turtles in 1985, which featured a cast of accomplished jazz musicians, including Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones, Omar Hakim, and Branford Marsalis.Sting's solo success continued with the release of Bring On The Night, Nothing Like The Sun, The Soul Cages, Ten Summoner's Tales, Mercury Falling, Brand New Day, All This Time, Sacred Love, and his latest endeavor, Songs from the Labyrinth, a personal tribute to 16th century composer John Dowland, which debuted at 1 on Billboards' Classical chart, where it remained for 15 consecutive weeks.He also enjoyed a stint on the Broadway stage when he starred in the 1989 production of "Threepenny Opera".In 2003, Sting published a memoir entitled Broken Music, which spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list.Simply put, Sting has evolved into one of the world's most distinctive and highly respected performers, collecting as a solo artist an additional 11 Grammys in addition to 2 Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, three Oscar nominations, Billboard Magazine's Century Award, and MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year.Stewart Copeland has been responsible for some of the film world's most innovative and groundbreaking scores, working with a broad array of directors on nearly 40 films and television works since 1984, including Oliver Stone's Wall Street, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumblefish, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Score, as well as scoring Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film 'Four Days in September' and Emmy nominated TV shows such as 'Dead Like Me'.Copeland continues to stretch himself compositionally, writing work that includes Operas, Ballets and Orchestral Concert works, among them: 'Holy Blood and the Crescent Moon' for Cleveland Opera, 'A Casque of Amontillado', and 'King Lear' for the San Francisco Ballet.Orchestralli to life, he earned a 2006 Grammy nomination.Trey Anastasio of Phish and Les Claypool of Primus to perform as Oysterhead at last year's Bonnaroo Festival.Cited as a 'mighty' performance by Billboard, the trio recorded a sparkling album on Elektra Records in 2000 and toured in 2000 and 2001.In January 2006 "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out" debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.This feature length film documents the formation, subsequent worldwide success and the then demise of The Police.Copeland is the recipient of the 2003 Hollywood Film Festival's Outstanding Music in Film Visionary Award and will be receiving the Cinequest Maverick Spirit Award on March 3rd.Since the Police split in 1984, Summers has recorded 12 solo albums, collaborating with such artists as Robert Fripp, John Etheridge, Victor Biglone, Roberto Menescal and Benjamin Verdery and has maintained a consistent touring schedule appearing as a headliner at various jazz festivals around the world.He has also arranged the scores for several films, including "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" and "Weekend at Bernie's".In October of 2006, he released his autobiography, "One Train Later: A Memoir", a revealing work chronicling his years before and during The Police, providing an intimate look at the band during the height of their meteoric success.New York photographer, Ralph Gibson.In March of 2007, Taschen Books will publish "I'll Be Watching You", an extensive photographic journal of his years with The Police.Although they existed for just over six years, the band's contribution to the lexicon of rock was immense.Having sold an excess of 50 million albums worldwide, The Police had phenomenal chart success and won a multitude of accolades both public and critical, but they never allowed such peripherals to overshadow their commitment to the music itself."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"WHAT SIZE CHEST ARE SIMON COWELLS TROUSERS???My husband and I just love you and love your music.Thanks so much for allowing me to be your friend.Bit late but Happy New Year!ARE CURRENTLY BEING FITTED FOR TWEED UNDERWEAR.THAT IS REQUIRED FOR MODERN MOTORING...In millions of dollars )1.OK, which concerts did you go see?The Police kicked some butt!!Hi there, have a great year 2008 !!!You guys are the best, been a fan since I was 6 years old.Have an awesome 2008 fellas!Thanks for the add to your friends.Thank you for the add!!!!!!Glad you 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