“Sophisticated” is an understatement. Sting was the hit maker but Copeland and Sommers were next level jazz musicians playing pop music

Love that piano story 😂

I love how after the sound of Sting hitting the piano, you can hear him chuckle.

I must have heard that piano 1000 times. Just now I know the story behind it. So cool!

The piano bit is so interesting... just a silly little thing they left on the record, but I remember hearing that as a kid and the strange chord, then the stately, sophisticated way that Sting laughs was so unique and mysterious to me. I didn't hear about the backstory until years later.

This has to be the most down-to-earth interview with Sting I've yet heard. Good job, Howard!

I was in a cover band in the 80's and I remember spending so much time trying to figure out that chord! Wish I had known...

I've always wondered about that piano sound at the beginning of Roxanne

He’s a phenomenal wrestler

Stern is a brilliant interviewer. He has authentic interest in the depth of his guests.

Respect - Sting so down to earth. Doesn't flinch at Howard's confidence testing....

I absolutely remember hearing Roxanne on the radio in PA in 1979. It was soooo cool and funky. One of my friends was named Roxanne, so after that every time we saw her we would go "Roooooooxaaaaaane!"

Greatest band of that New Wave era...or whatever it was called.

The Police Cars would've made a great super group!

"Only things on the radio were Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits and Roxanne"... couple a good ol Geordie classics!

The best rock trio!

So that's where the brown note came from. Great playing on the piano, Sting. 😉🤣

Sting is introverted and funny and I don't really think he takes himself too seriously, but he get's that rap that he does. He's an emotional artist, and obviously he takes the music seriously, which anyone has to do to be successful in their profession.

I learned how he got his nickname. What is real name is. How he came up with the song Roxanne. Why he laughs at the beginning of Roxanne. All in one short great interview clip.

One of the best Sting interviews I've ever seen.

The usual excellence that I have come to expect from a Howard Stern interview.

I have listened to Roxanne a million times, cool interview.

I have loved Sting since the early 80's. I knew about how he got his name since the 90's. Great interview. Thanks.

I remember in the early 80s some girl that I liked in school wore a police T-shirt. My friends and I were all listening to early hip-hop and Motown stuff, so this band almost slipped by me. It was a very interesting time for music in general. Metal, the power ballad, beautiful love songs, and some fantastic Motown stuff. The 80s was just an amazing time for music!

I was impressed with the way Stern did the interview. Been a long time since I've seen him.

What a great story. Wish I had kept all my albums.....especially theirs.

This interview is so great!

Very cool stories about the piano and how the song went “viral”. He looks so handsome.

Love beyond expression for the music

Ah...Sting and The Police of the late 1970s and early 1980s, was the sound that so many of us grew up with in our college years. 'Sophisticated' is a fair term to define their music : the intense and taut percussions of Copeland, the classically trained Andy, and the jazz internship of Sting. Why would The Police not be one of the defining bands of the 1980s? Though I was a little disappointed when they broke up post Synchronicity, Sting, without missing a beat, started his solo career and kept the sentiments and nostalgia going on for decades thereafter...

My fave bassist Sting, along with Jack Bruce.

Howard is so great

Legend!!! 😎👌👍🍁♈🍁

Sting talking about sharing the airwaves with Dire Straits. Geordie Revolution!

Wow. That took me back. I bought a 10inch version of that wonderful song way back in 78. ROXANNE!!!

es una entrevista excelente y aportadora

Woo oh, woo oh oh oh oh 🎶 !! The first time I heard The Police, I knew they were going to have a magnificent future !!! Thank you for the interview !!

I can't say I ever noticed that sound of his butt hitting the keys after all the years I've heard this song before until just now. I have however heard his laugh at the beginning just not the keys being struck. Weird after all these years I now know what that laugh was all about. Just when you think there was no story behind it you find out otherwise because you decided to listen to a Howard Stern clip while browsing You Tube.

I've always wondered about that piano clam in the beginning, hahaha. Great stories!

Too me The Police were the best band of the 80's. Seen them playing in Winnipeg then seen them playing in Toronto on the Reunion Tour. So good!

Great interview!

A TRUE Virtuoso 👍

Lots of good history and information 👍🙂

Sting seems to be exactly rightly rated by most people

Howard interviewing Howard about Sting with Sting in the studio.

Wow!!!!!!! I always thought that was the bass in the intro before the msong kicked in.

Howard always talks more than his guests do.

Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤

He looks fantastic!

Howard Stern is a superb interviewer.

A great advantage of only being publicly known by an unofficial nickname is the privacy it affords on public records and other lists where your name must appear.

Wow! That was great info and I ain't even a Sting fan --- but I love Roxanne and respect his talent! Good job Howie . . . you didn't over talk him!

Ily sting you the best

Howard does the best interviews!

Sorry but Eddie Murphy singing in his cell in "48 Hours" always comes to my mind! I do love Sting!

The Police 🖤

Indeed - it was called "New Wave".

Stern reminds me of the late, great Barbara Walters in the way he asks fascinating and personal questions that we all wanted to know but may not have known that we did until after they're asked.

Sting, the legendary pro wrestler, approves! 👍

I liked The Police (band)... Always felt a sense of urgency in their music... (could be just me)

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More sophisticated indeed. Boss

The Police were musically a mix of Punk Rock meets Reggae meets Jazz meets Pop

$100 million in album sales…unimaginable 😮

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KLBJ actually, I remember those were my first memories

Can't believe I just now learned that weird piano chord and laugh was accidental.

I didn't know Tom Felton was a musician working for Sting. Well done!

Holy shit. I always wondered where those notes from the piano came from.

4:45 Dire Straits alert.

My intro to The Police? Eddie Murphy belting out “Roxanne” while in jail in “Trading Places.” For the longest, I asked myself, “WTF was that song Eddie sang?,” til I ultimately found out it was The Police, and became a LIFELONG fan. 😍☺️

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I new the naming story, but not the piano chord one. That's cool.

Trev & Simon "STINGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"

You’re looking for 0:45-2:01

I really didn't care for "Roxanne" at first. Love anything the Police does now.

“Get me a beer, Gordy”

Micheal Caswell in the background. RIP Micheal

STING! The STINGANATOR! making copies! STINGORINO!

"Phantom fascination for the seedy part of town..."

KLBJ ... AUSTIN ROCK!

1:43

4:49 and Sting would later sing with them on 'Money for Nothing'

I hope Howard asked him what he thought of Eddie Murphy's version of _Roxanne._

The bathroom. Which is probably as big as a small town.

I thought the piano part was on purpose 😂

Stern loves hearing himself more than his guests.

Freeborn Hall in UC Davis!

Sting is so great, music even comes from his arse..

Best cover of Roxanne?: Eddie Murphy in 48hrs.

Ross can!!

STANG

He was caned so much in school that everyone called him Sting.

The Police = best band in the history of rock n' roll.

UC Davis! Go Ags!

I met Fish once and asked him how he got his nickname. That was a mistake.

HS = Mr Crass!

I didn't know David Spade played guitar

Sting "I played for the WEF in Davos for lots of money."

I am no fan of Howard Stern and his antics. Nevertheless, his voice sounds INCREDIBLE on this recording! I think that's a Neumann microphone he's using.....