Stewart Copeland is not only known for being an amazing drummer. He is also known for his documentation of his time with the world renowned band – The Police. In 2006 Copeland released a DVD documentary filled with years of behind the scenes police footage with his Super 8 titled Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out.
On September 29th 2009 the hardback edition of Stewart Copeland’s new book “Strange Things Happen: A Life with The Police, Polo, and Pygmies” will be released. If you are a fan of Stewart’s or the police, the book looks like it will be pretty interesting.
From Amazon.com:
When Stewart Copeland gets dressed, he has an identity crisis. Should he put on “leather pants, hostile shirts, and pointy shoes”? Or wear something more appropriate to the “tax-paying, property-owning, investment-holding lotus eater” his success has allowed him to become? This dilemma is at the heart of Copeland’s vastly entertaining memoir-in-stories,Strange Things Happen. The world knows Copeland as the drummer for The Police, one of the most successful bands in rock history. But they may not know as much about his childhood in the Middle East as the son of a CIA agent. Or be aware of his film-making adventures with the Pygmies in the deepest reaches of the Congo, and his passion for polo (Brideshead Revisited on horses). In Strange Things Happen we move from Copeland’s remarkable childhood to the formation of The Police, their rise to stardom, and the settled-down life that followed. It ends with a behind-the-scenes view of The Police’s extraordinarily successful reunion tour. It’s a book of amazing anecdotes, all completely true, which take us backstage in a life that is fully lived.
I plan on getting the audio book as soon as it comes out. Since I don’t find much time to read, I like to listen to the books while driving. If you are interested in getting your pre-order in you can Click Here to get it off of Amazon.
For more information on book signings and other appearances – check out Stewart Copeland’s official website www.stewartcopeland.net
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