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@misternoplease10 ай бұрын
I love how Sting actually listens attentively when Dominic speaks, displaying obvious respect for each other. Sting has always appreciated people who take care of their craft.
@richardrikkangelori727310 ай бұрын
Because he's actually been one of the longest running guitar players he's used and incredibly versatile
@heyjameshurst10 ай бұрын
His explanation of how bridges work for songs (his in particular) is a revelation.
@oliverthedrummer10 ай бұрын
Read this comment thinking about how great Sting is at bridges, specifically with EBYT, and low and behold its mentioned right at the end of the vid 😅. I think If I Ever Lose My Faith in You is a strong second place within Sting's best Bridges.... Gonna have to re-vist many of his/Police songs and create my own list...
@heyjameshurst10 ай бұрын
Agreed. He’s really a master of bridges
@alfiegaishauser498910 ай бұрын
Let me know the list aha
@oliverthedrummer10 ай бұрын
@@alfiegaishauser4989 Without going through the entire back catalogue, and based on Lyrical and/or Instrumental Composition, probably something like: 1) Every Breath You Take 2) If I Ever Lose My Faith In Your 3) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4) King of Pain 5) Englishman In New York 6) If you love somebody set them free 7) Cant Stand Losing You 8) Voices Inside My Head 9) When the World is Running Down (Lowkey instrumental banger) 10) Don't Stand So Close To Me
@jaguarcarrera10 ай бұрын
We should call him Pontifex Maximus.
@CFCMahomet10 ай бұрын
“The bridge is therapy”… this is brilliant.
@kipponi10 ай бұрын
Yes and bridge is solution whatever problems are in songs.
@glennlavertu364410 ай бұрын
I love the matter-of-fact responses Sting makes. It comes from a place where songwriting is as familiar and human as any other function in our lives.
@CaesarDarias10 ай бұрын
Sting has been a musician for more than 55 years. He has released 17 original studio albums, several other albums such as the winter themed project, the lute album and the Last Ship Broadway album. He has completed 20-plus full world tours. The man is a ridiculously experienced, focused, talented, prolific perfectionist and workaholic. Yet he doesn’t often sit down to talk about his master musical knowledge. It’s fun to listen to him talk shop. I hope he will return, perhaps for his next project.
@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk5 ай бұрын
Sting is a creative mastermind. And he has one of the most unique and recognizable voices in music.
@doubts10 ай бұрын
Sting seems constantly at war with himself. Even after everything he's accomplished as an musician/entertainer. Still a top bloke 🙏
@jbvart397410 ай бұрын
The bridge in a song gives you another twist in emotional release
@robertbrown740810 ай бұрын
Sting was stuck with Every breath you take until Andy came up with the riff that is constant throughout most of the song. It's like the 4 note motif that George Harrison came up with for "And I love her". Paul only now acknowledges how that riff really enhanced the song.
@revolverband26986 ай бұрын
And?
@daviddunn426910 ай бұрын
Sting's use of the word "release" to describe the bridge of a song is not random or accidental; old school composers and jazz musicians actually called that section of the tune "the release". Ever since I learned that from the mentors I had on the bandstand I've thought of it that way.
@drzlecuti10 ай бұрын
A lot of great insights into musical mastery. I like his thoughts on practice. "You can play anything if you slow it down." This is how they tell piano students to learn pieces by Chopin, Bach, etc. There's the apocryphal saying: "Take what's difficult and make it a habit. Make the habit easy. Make what's easy beautiful." Step by step--this is how mastery comes. I also like his comments on structure, where the "break" is "therapy." This makes me think of 18th and 19th century opera, where the "recitative" moves the story while the aria is where the story stops for a minute while the character dwells on the emotional aspect of what's going on. Sting plays his right hand using apoyando--very cool! OK, now I need to hear the whole interview.--cuing it up for my trip to the far south side of Chicago for a property inspection.
@jaguarcarrera10 ай бұрын
The hardest part of playing strings slowly is that the fretting fingers hurt.
@scally196910 ай бұрын
What a great inspiration for young musicians. That guy's of Sting's age and experience still practice. That's how you become successful with your chosen instrument
@rickjason21510 ай бұрын
Jeff Beck practiced every day.
@richadambudgen752010 ай бұрын
The fella is 71! He looks remarkably good.
@jsullivan21125 ай бұрын
"The bridge is therapy." Yes. There is no catharsis without it. Brilliant.
@gregb9140110 ай бұрын
Sting's key changes are so interesting. I'd love to hear your analysis of his key changes in a future video.
@marshac147910 ай бұрын
Dom would be a good bloke to go down the pub with.
@garethpepin616710 ай бұрын
He coached a friend of mine here in Kent a few years ago, very nice guy.
@AkuV110 ай бұрын
He’d be happy: “tell me why Everybody Laughed But You is actually January Stars…what do you play on these last 5 seconds of Lithium Sunset blah blah 😂
@sadetwizelve10 ай бұрын
Stop talking like that,you know damn well you don't talk like that lol
@Gilmourized10 ай бұрын
“You know what I mean”
@jasonwarren399910 ай бұрын
Dom DeLouis?
@andyashla10 ай бұрын
The bridge is therapy. Very cool perspective.
@richardjames194610 ай бұрын
Sting is happy. Sting makes Sting happy.
@tonyrapa-tonyrapa10 ай бұрын
I would love to hear And Summer's take on things.... how about that Rick?
@brownin3294 ай бұрын
He has an interview with Andy. Go look it up.
@jonashormann570010 ай бұрын
My favourite interview of Rick probably
@julianbaldwin699210 ай бұрын
I’d be interested to see a top 20 greatest bridges video
@paulinecrystalline612510 ай бұрын
Something I've been waiting for my whole life... a musician interviewing musicians! 🎊 I just learned like 10 things... and none of them had to do with who Sting is dating 😉 if you catch my drift. I'd love to see one of those silly morning shows have a discussion about the role of the bridge in songwriting structure! 😂
@marcelopez124810 ай бұрын
you shine in this talk with two very gentle men, Rick....... well well done...
@rayofsunshine55399 ай бұрын
As a Songwriter myself i agree the bridge in a song is very important as it brings the listener a refreshing change in sound and direction. Pre choruses pretty much do a similar thing though not to the same extent.
@ralphmackay663510 ай бұрын
Nice to revisit this segment. Sting's breadth and depth of musical expression is extraordinary. An inspiration to seek out the subtleties of song. I sense he was born with a special gift, and he opened it, and explored it to share with the world.
@SergioSabinoMusicOfficial10 ай бұрын
It's always great listeng to this musical genious talking about his work.
@JulesStoop10 ай бұрын
Really nice to rewatch this, Rick!
@mcolville10 ай бұрын
I was LITERALLY thinking "It's like tennis, and Sting is serving. But Dom is also a player!"
@davidhoxit427410 ай бұрын
Profound perspective in the surprise....you were expecting to hear that again. I heard this in the music of The Police back in the day...and I yearn for that still today...
@cdub1007110 ай бұрын
This great content. Listening to the artists discuss their roll in the band. I’d like to put a request in for getting Nigel Pulsford on the show. He never wrote the songs but was incredible at elevating simple foundation work to platinum selling material. Gavin was the home builder and Nigel was the interior designer.
@scottjanssens997810 ай бұрын
This was such a great interview. I could've watched for hours.
@alexmbrenner10 ай бұрын
I saw the Soul Cages tour. Dom is a monster player!
@AlexPettyMusic5 ай бұрын
I saw that tour too!! Loved it
@NesconProductions10 ай бұрын
Wise words from a fantastic composer, writer, singer and player! Lack of a bridge these days would make the 'Godfather' of Soul / R&R JB quite sad. Met the Police as a child not knowing at all who they were (giving away ticket at a local mall on their first trip to the US). One of my biggest regrets not understanding what was Sting's & the Police musical legacy would become. Glad to see him later in life on solo tour & when Sting reunited with the Police but missed the opportunity to shake their hands when I was standing next to them 😕.
@mygic18310 ай бұрын
Hounds Of Winter is just fantastic! I still believe Ghost In The Machine is Sting’s masterpiece… I always say check out Dominic‘s work on Mark Hollis’ his solo album, stunning work!
@davidfleuchaus10 ай бұрын
7:10 Modern songwriting: “The structure is simpler, it’s minimalist. The bridge is disappeared.” “The bridge is therapy.” “Structure is therapy.” “I’m looking for solutions… music can help.”
@dystopia23864 ай бұрын
But there is no bridge in So Lonely. Loneliness forever...
@DarthCalculus10 ай бұрын
The bridge of "Every Breath You Take" *IS* the best part of the song, and yet if the rest of the song wasn't there, the bridge wouldn't be so special
@realRainz10 ай бұрын
you put that bridge in a different song and it still works, let's say, try Soul Cages song then put that bridge in there, works
@DarthCalculus10 ай бұрын
@@realRainz sure, but then there be a different "the rest of the song there." I meant the context makes the bridge excellent Also, the line "since you've gone, I've been lost without a trace" would be so weird in The Soul Cages lol
@subbbass7 ай бұрын
"walking in your footsteps" is the most relevant song today in the 2020 ies. what a masterpiece.
@henrycaruana314510 ай бұрын
Mr Gordon & Dominic, together, they're great, especially the shape of my heart 😊❤ Kiku malta 🇲🇹
@markhillethan2159 ай бұрын
Mr Beato, a new level of your already fantastic videos 🙏🏻 Wow! (may be stuck watching and listening instead of practicing)
@user-bt3tj6we7b10 ай бұрын
sting is a goat !!! "shape of my heart", "every breathe you take " , "fragile", "desert rose" etc etc he s awesome composer
@bennytudor531310 ай бұрын
2 legends, and gentlemen.
@joshcoxmusic10 ай бұрын
Super cool. Both guys knowledgeable and down to earth. Love this channel 🤘
@pcoleman197110 ай бұрын
Various people have noted that The Police didn’t become what they were until Andy Summers joined the group. It freed up Sting to write more complicated songs because he then had musicians who could play it. Sting is a great composer, and it's great that he continually surrounds himself with great musicians who can bring his vision to life.
@augustusbetucius293110 ай бұрын
Listening to Andy Summer's solo work, from XYZ, all the way through to his recent bands, it's obvious that Andy summers has a deep compositional sense, and an advanced sense of harmony. He practiced his but off as a kid, learning solos and songs from records. The work it takes to do that can't be underestimated. I was in the last generation to do that, and it makes you a far better player than you would be without it. All that to say, Andy Summers is and was a far better musician than most give him credit for. If you ever hear the demos the Police did prior to Andy's arrival, it is inarguable, they wouldn't have been the same band without him.
@jeffprokes899010 ай бұрын
Great interview.. Brilliant musician and song writer...
@rastAsia10 ай бұрын
No bridge no song. Bridges for Therapy off from this crisis. It's what the world needs today. So damn right!
@thewebstylist10 ай бұрын
Amazing take by The Man on todays modern music
@anatol120410 ай бұрын
Hounds of winter is in my fav Spotify list.Amazing piece
@NikilyMusic10 ай бұрын
Sting is a good songwriter
@bragee10 ай бұрын
Sting is still fit. Even at 71...
10 ай бұрын
Super cool questions, one that you miss is the fact that Sting uses fretless almost always in the early police years and that'll be contemporary to jaco!!!
@mitchweiner10 ай бұрын
It really is a shame Dominic Miller isn’t more of a household name!
@alfiegaishauser498910 ай бұрын
True but real fans know and the man’s got his millions😌
@majortom454310 ай бұрын
He has the best of both worlds. I suppose he can still have his privacy while in public. Unlike Sting and other top rock stars.
@Matt-ng9xv10 ай бұрын
Broooo lol thank you for asking him this. Damn it’s so cool watching you get here from the first videos I saw of yours.
@70sladyalways2510 ай бұрын
Great interview! I’m looking forward to seeing Sting this month. Greatly appreciate your channel, Rick!
@adityapadode2 ай бұрын
7:28 - Sting puts down one of the easiest way to visualise a song structure and arrangement
@kushking42010 ай бұрын
Sting has some of the most classic basslines, and some are quiet simple but stand out
@frankscutari951610 ай бұрын
LOL, now I have this vision of a overhead drone shot of each individual band member walking aimlessly by themselves throughout the garden digging deeper into chord progressions!
@j.k.458410 ай бұрын
This is sooo cool. Man, you've built a great channel.
@andrewashdown354110 ай бұрын
To hear Bach improvise - on cembalo or organ - would be top of my bucket list
@earthpart310 ай бұрын
that one guy was fallin asleep
@rabukan584210 ай бұрын
"I'm looking for solutions... I want to see how to get out of it." And he still keeps finding them.
@JaykleMusic10 ай бұрын
Great video one of my very favourites of all time 🎸🎸🎼🎤👌👏👏👏👏👏
@mickeykeymoaw10 ай бұрын
Intelligent Music Conversation.
@rollingtroll10 ай бұрын
Maybe a little less compression on stings heavy breathing? 😁
@markgiles31310 ай бұрын
I love all the music Sting has produced, but I have these reoccurring dreams where he is just so mean to me. I think it has a little to do with the fact that I'm a couple of years younger and in the 80's, as a musician myself, every new band wanted to sound like them. Anyway, Sting, please hit me up if you're ever in Portland, Oregon, so that I can solve the dream.
@DanielBoonelight10 ай бұрын
dreams don't really have much to do with the real live agents so much as they have to do with the dreamer. everything you have to work out with that particular issue is of yourself and within your power to explore and interject upon. i daresay that meeting up with sting himself would have little utility with what your brain is using him for symbolically. i hope that makes sense.
@leoniea13810 ай бұрын
Sting is simply a legend
@bassbyrdtx10 ай бұрын
Give us this day our daily Bach…
@paulsawers434210 ай бұрын
Holy molly rick your interviewing rock legends. Awesome 🤩from nz.
@andrewjohnston91154 ай бұрын
I love how they tip their hats to Bach, real muscians who understand music and the power of the classical composers.
@thezenhodler162010 ай бұрын
Sting said it like it is regarding most of modern music.
@BeatSyncBytes10 ай бұрын
More I look into Sting, more gifted I find him. He is actually underrated artist
@iliafigueroa482010 ай бұрын
Underrated to who? 😂 He is one music’s GODS. Whoever likes the fact or not. He is history alive.
@joemontalbo80715 ай бұрын
RIck, There are SO MANY great artists that don't get the exposure they deserve PLEASE do something like "What Makes This Song Great" for undiscovered artists. You'd have an unlimited source of material! Start with Janet's Jukebox (Janet Montalbo) ! And what about more coverage of Lyrics. An aspect of songs you.don't cover much..
@Greedygoblingames10 ай бұрын
To me, Sting's approach to song writing is story-led... a lot of modern music on the other hand, is motivated predominantly by the hook line. I think it shows a change in how the brain is consuming music; people now want their instant dopamine hits (probably due to Tik-tok/Twitter etc) and is less able to appreciate complexity in a song. It's only my opinion of course and I'm sure many would disagree, but that's how I see it.
@judegraham46310 ай бұрын
Yes Sting..
@394pjo10 ай бұрын
My favourite Sting part is where he sings I want my MTV on Dire Straights song Money for Nothing.
@makimachawngthu10 ай бұрын
Who is that breathing? And we are here breathless
@romgtr10 ай бұрын
Today's music lacks a hook and melody!😢
@byjoveshow10 ай бұрын
If u listen to if i ever lose my faith after the little bass variant u pointed out u will find another different more subtle variant the second time thru. Listen carefully! to see if u can hear it
@live2shredguy10 ай бұрын
Please interview Slash and Axl, John Mayer, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, David Gilmour and Roger Waters (separately)
@alephnull741010 ай бұрын
Sting hit the nail on the head with the circular nature of modern music. It goes nowhere. It’s philosophically circular.
@nicolasmateusiak359210 ай бұрын
0:18 Dom is literally sleeping
@bobbafet937710 ай бұрын
Sting is a vampire!!!! Ageless!!!!
@rehakaranfil10 ай бұрын
this is a 9 minutes video lasts for about 30 minutes or more. i feel the need to go and listen to the songs and then come back here.
@papagaio169610 ай бұрын
Fun tastic
@johnnyxmusic10 ай бұрын
I’ve hear Sting saying this thing the bass player he determines what chord is being played. Now who am I to argue with Sting?… But any given note in the bass could be part of an inversion or an extension, or simply a slash chord.… It probably takes more than one note on one chord to determine what is happening in the harmonization.
@davin617510 ай бұрын
He was saying he also controls the top vocal melody line. So that vocal note could be a third , a seventh, an eleventh, a suspension... between those two notes he can totally change the character of the chord and the direction of the resolution. And he does! He uses this power pretty cautiously, but he does play and sing simple things that do add an unusual flavor.
@alfiegaishauser498910 ай бұрын
Is the song with the change there talking about “if I ever lose my faith in you”. I can’t hear the Damn change
@TonyAguirreJazz10 ай бұрын
Sting and Paul work the same in that it starts with them
@tvark7510 ай бұрын
In my opinion, it is not Sting who writes "his" songs. In many videos and concerts he can not even play the song on the guitar. I think he has a professional team who writes his songs (one member is D. Miller).
@Cuatroveintech10 ай бұрын
soooooooooooooo good...
@GedTheRed10 ай бұрын
Dont say you dont like the idea, he will lookin for another player. Yes men
@archaicrevivalsYTchannel7 ай бұрын
''ahh, Bach'' -Radar O'Reilly
@t3br00k354 ай бұрын
When he says “the bridge” does he means the “middle 8”?
@mojito66292 ай бұрын
But many today songs are also have even unpredictable bridge
@creepingdeath979510 ай бұрын
"There is a harkonan among you"
@billysuter10 ай бұрын
Bach was a monster, its the right answer.
@ImpartiallySpeaking10 ай бұрын
On Demolition Man from Ghost in The Machine, it wasn’t even Sting playing bass with the irony that the person who plays on the track was never credited for his contribution. As for everything being pre-arranged, it would be disingenuous for anyone to take credit for Andy’s guitar riffs including his guitar part on Every Breath You Take which was 100% the creation of Andy Summers.
@frankjamesbonarrigo716210 ай бұрын
I practice Bach too,everyone does
@toniomiklo240610 ай бұрын
I don't like this kind of interviews because they almost always turn out to be a slobbering session masqueraded as genuine interview ("You know that bass line in that song, it's so wonderful, how did you come up with that?"), and I think you can read the embarrassment in Sting's body language and attitude and the way he ironizes. He doesn't really want to be there answering those questions and at his age he has gone through a lot of this stuff so I can relate.
@am55995510 ай бұрын
Very much agree and that is Rick Beato's (perhaps forgivable) flaw: sycophancy. Most of his guests are able to minimalize it but all of his interviews would be more interesting if instead of sucking up ( a more colourful image comes to mind) to his idols he would challenge them, be more adversarial. Maybe one day he'll find the courage to get beyond wanting to be liked.
@chrisslooter282510 ай бұрын
These guys listen to Bach, they will tell you about it at least 5 times.