I was pissed when the Police broke up. I was so disgusted with it that I literally refused to listen to anything Sting did after the breakup. I believed it was really Stings fault. But after a few years I came around & started to enjoy Stings music post breakup. I still wish they would have stayed together. They could have done at least 2 more albums.
i always wonder if Sting and Stuart werent always going at each other so hard might we have gotten a few more great albums from them. but then i have to wonder if Sting and Stuart werent always going at each other would the albums we did get have been as good. one of those things we will never know.
Growing up in the 80’s The Police were on the radio anytime I went somewhere with my parents. They were a big part of my childhood memories. Then my Dad bought Van Halen 1984. That changed everything and I wanted to be Eddie. 😄The 80’s were great.
Poor Andy at the beginning," Lets clear this up about us calling it a day" little did they know they did call it a day or at least Sting called it a day with the Police. I think the Police were way better than solo Sting.
I bought The Police box set years ago which had every recorded song they did. I recently dusted it off and started playing it and it’s incredible how well their songs have aged. You have to think what would’ve happened after Synchronicity had they carried on. I can’t even listen to most of Sting’s solo material, it bores me beyond belief. There’s nothing memorable about any of it at all as opposed to his material with The Police. He hired the best musicians around when he went with his solo thing and they couldn’t bring his songs to life like Stewart and Andy could. Just a shame it ended after such a short time together.
Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock doing an “In Case I Die” video for his yet unborn daughter: “…also, at your wedding reception, don’t hire Sting because all he’ll play are soft-jazz versions of Police songs…”
This is Andy's documentary, right? He seemed to suffer the most with the end of the band, then feeling the loss all again when the dream didn't keep going in 2008. Seems like such a great guy, the stable foil to Sting's airy ambition and Stewart's firecracker personality.