October 1, 2021 • 11 mins
No Doubt frontwoman and style icon Gwen Stefani gets a special fangirl moment when she inducts the Police into the Rock Hall. Sting, Andy & Stewart focus on gratitude in their remarks, thanking those that supported them during their relatively brief but definitely extraordinary time as a band.
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M Welcome to Induction Vault, a production of I Heart
Radio and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame M
(00:28):
No Doubt. Front Woman in Style Icon Gwen Stefani gets
a special fangirl moment when she inducts The Police into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, enthusiastically describing how
she got to meet the trio as a teenager and
how they inspired her to grab ahold of her own
destiny and join a band. Then sting Andy Summers and
Stewart Copeland make their way to the stage, keeping their
(00:50):
remarks humble and brief, eager to perform together for the
first time in almost two decades. Rather than recounting career
highlights and humorous anecto oats, the Police focus on gratitude,
thanking the loved ones and colleagues that supported them on
their relatively brief but definitely extraordinary time as a band.
(01:16):
I can't believe I'm the one doing this. It's crazy,
but I'm completely honored to be here tonight to induct
one of my all time favorite, favorite, favorite favorite bands,
The Police, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It seems crazy to me that enough time has passed
already to get these guys in a museum. I mean,
(01:37):
it just seems insane to me. But I saw all
the guys last night, and Um, I asked him if
there's anything specific they wanted me to say or mention,
and Stewart said, make sure to tell everyone that he
is the greatest drummer ever and that the Police are
the greatest band of all time. So it seems for that.
(02:01):
Next I went up to Andy and I asked him,
is there anything that you want me to mention about
you know, you guys, and he said, just make sure
to tell everyone that I'm the greatest guitar player ever,
so saying that, So, after all these years, um, I
am here to reveal the great secret of the Police
that Sting is actually the humble one of the group. SA.
(02:25):
So I was in eighth grade, about thirteen years old
when I first heard the Police um in my older
brother's bedroom, and I remember hearing those early songs Roxanne
so Lonely Message in a Bottle. And it was the eighties.
It was an amazing time to be growing up and
be a music fan. We had our MTV, we had
(02:46):
our VCRs, we had our like our alternative radio, true
alternative radio. So I can remember taping the video if
I don't stand so close to me, and watching it,
and sitting and watching an over and over, sting, taking
a shirt off and watching it over, rewinding it over
and over and over. And we would watch them TV
(03:06):
as much as we could. I was starting to discover
myself through this band, through a whole bunch of new
music that included The Police, Elvis Costello, The Clash, as
well as a bunch of other bands UM. These groups
were the dividing line between old and new, innocence and discovery.
They defined my teenage years and they inspired me to
(03:29):
start a band myself. The Police was the first big
concert ever went to. I missed the van days, I
missed the club shows. I wasn't at the Whiskey and
Go go the Santa Monica Civic or the Palladium. But
by the time I fell in love with them, they
had already achieved world domination were about to play the
(03:49):
largest show they would ever play in the l A area,
and that was at the Hollywood Park UM on their
Synchronicity tour. This is where the story gets good because
my dad worked for Yama Motorcycles. UM. He got us
backstage passes. So Yamaha was doing a special promotion for
the police and they were shooting this poster. Um. They
(04:11):
had the bikes, they had the smoke machines, and we
were all standing there watching them. And even as a
thirteen year old kid, I was aware of the band's
reputation for fighting, and that like Sting was a little
bit scary. And uh, all of a sudden, Sting takes
off on one of the motorcycles, and my Dad's like,
you know, hurry up, you gotta go get his autograph her,
you know, And I'm like terrified, but I run after him.
(04:33):
And I was this little, chubby, thirteen year old girl
from the suburbs of Orange County. This wasn't the typical
backstage girl. I was in love with him, but I
just want to show you what what was happening that
over there. This is me staying pretty cool. Yeah, it
(04:56):
wasn't even looking at me. You know, he's totally grumpy.
He didn't wanna sign my poster, but it didn't bring
me out too bad. That was the last and the
only autograph I ever got. Um. This was one of
the most memorable concerts of my life. They played so
many incredible songs wrapped around your finger, King of Payne
(05:16):
and of course every breath you take. This song was
everywhere that summer. You could get away from it. It
had this wild and you know, it was crazy to
see fifty thou people singing all these songs word for word,
and it was a life changing performance for me. Um.
The Police were so unique. They had such a fresh,
special sound. They were a mix of rock, new wave, punk, reggae,
(05:40):
jazz pop. They were like this fruit salad of sound
all coming together, just amazing. In addition to being hugely popular,
they were totally a musician's band. Andy Summer's guitar style
created such a wall of sound, which is so amazing
because these guys were only three piece. Stewart he was
(06:00):
a drummer's drummer. Everybody wanted to be Stewart Copeland. You
know Adrian in my band, Adrian looks up to Stewart.
He's like a drum good so he's so first until
he completely has a style of his own. And of
course sting Um let's start with how sexy is it
to have a bass player be the lead singer as well?
(06:22):
And his lyrics are just purely poetic. He simplifies all
his experiences so the whole world can relate. His vocal
style is so completely recognizable. As soon as you hear it,
you just know it's him. So twenty years later, my
band was able to play Message in a Bottle with
Sting at this year's Super Bowl, So you can imagine
me walking down singing Message in a bottle to Sting.
(06:45):
It was just an amazing, amazing experience. See Um, anyways,
move on here. The Police achieved something with me and
many others that I believe is one of the most
difficult and fulfilling accomplishments. They created music that inspired me
(07:10):
to be in a band. It motivated me and many
others to create and grab hold of our destiny. I'm
sure that they will continue to be a creative point
of reference for years to come. That connection and level
of inspiration with their fans deserves acknowledgment from the Hall
of Fame, Ladies and gentlemen. I present to you Andy Summers,
(07:31):
Stuart Copeland, Sting, the Police I could break. We'll hear
from Sting, Andy and Stewart on the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Induction Vault. Um, we haven't played together
(07:54):
in eighteen years, and we're very keen to do that.
So we're not going to make any fancy speeches, but
I I would like to to thank manager Miles Copeland.
Stand up, Miles, come on, stand up. Mr Miles Scotland
and his partner Kim Turner, who couldn't be with us
(08:16):
tonight he's not well in England. God bless him. But
A and M Records, Jerry Morris, her Barbara Gilfriesen, all
of you guys. Andy, Yes, well, I like to thank
everybody as well, and particularly our accountants who kept a
charge of all that incredible amount of cash that came
flowing through as we worked away at it. I'd like
(08:39):
to make it very clear that there's absolutely no ego
in our band whatsoever. We came here against the record
company wishes in deep Snow and deep ship, and somehow
we made it out of there. But we have to
thank this country for giving us to start. And I'd
like to actually point out there's a gentleman here by
the name of Oedipus who played rock sane and without
(09:02):
here we may never have gotten started, you know, And
I think we're all very fortunate to have met each
other because I think we brought something very special out
of one another that may not have happened in another combination.
And God, of course he's you know, there with every
single rock band and at every award ceremony. So thank
you all. And it's a great honor to be in
this along with all the incredible talent. You know, it's humbling,
(09:25):
Thank you very much. I was raised to be a
jazz musician. That's why I play rock and roll. Uh,
there's a few people we we we gotta thank. We're
gonna keep it real sharp. We're just gonna do the thanks,
because that's really more important than the funny stories and stuff.
Gil Freesing, my brother Ian who was my agent when
(09:47):
I was twelve and was the police's agent. Uh, Michael Plan,
Bob Garcia, Uh oh no, no, I'm gonna freeze. There's
just so many our crew, tam Uh, Danny, Danny, tom O,
Jeff Psyche. These are the guys who've been with us
from the very top all the way down, and they're
still here. Thank you very much. And uh, that's it.
(10:11):
That's it. We're gonna play now, see you later. Thanks
(10:33):
for joining us on this week's episode. Of Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame Induction Vault. For more on your
favorite inductees, to shop inductee merch or to plan your
trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, visit
rock hall dot com. Plus Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Induction Special on demand on HBO Max. Our executive
producers are Noel Brown, Shelby Morrison, and Esa Gurkey. Supervising
(10:57):
producer is Taylor shakogn Research, and our table assistants from
Isabelle Keeper and Shannon Herb. Thanks again for joining us
on this week's episode of Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Induction Vault. Induction Ball is a production of I
Heart Radio and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
(11:18):
For more podcasts from I heart Radio, visit the I
heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
favorite podcasts.
M Welcome to Induction Vault, a production of I Heart
Radio and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame M
(00:28):
No Doubt. Front Woman in Style Icon Gwen Stefani gets
a special fangirl moment when she inducts The Police into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, enthusiastically describing how
she got to meet the trio as a teenager and
how they inspired her to grab ahold of her own
destiny and join a band. Then sting Andy Summers and
Stewart Copeland make their way to the stage, keeping their
(00:50):
remarks humble and brief, eager to perform together for the
first time in almost two decades. Rather than recounting career
highlights and humorous anecto oats, the Police focus on gratitude,
thanking the loved ones and colleagues that supported them on
their relatively brief but definitely extraordinary time as a band.
(01:16):
I can't believe I'm the one doing this. It's crazy,
but I'm completely honored to be here tonight to induct
one of my all time favorite, favorite, favorite favorite bands,
The Police, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It seems crazy to me that enough time has passed
already to get these guys in a museum. I mean,
(01:37):
it just seems insane to me. But I saw all
the guys last night, and Um, I asked him if
there's anything specific they wanted me to say or mention,
and Stewart said, make sure to tell everyone that he
is the greatest drummer ever and that the Police are
the greatest band of all time. So it seems for that.
(02:01):
Next I went up to Andy and I asked him,
is there anything that you want me to mention about
you know, you guys, and he said, just make sure
to tell everyone that I'm the greatest guitar player ever,
so saying that, So, after all these years, um, I
am here to reveal the great secret of the Police
that Sting is actually the humble one of the group. SA.
(02:25):
So I was in eighth grade, about thirteen years old
when I first heard the Police um in my older
brother's bedroom, and I remember hearing those early songs Roxanne
so Lonely Message in a Bottle. And it was the eighties.
It was an amazing time to be growing up and
be a music fan. We had our MTV, we had
(02:46):
our VCRs, we had our like our alternative radio, true
alternative radio. So I can remember taping the video if
I don't stand so close to me, and watching it,
and sitting and watching an over and over, sting, taking
a shirt off and watching it over, rewinding it over
and over and over. And we would watch them TV
(03:06):
as much as we could. I was starting to discover
myself through this band, through a whole bunch of new
music that included The Police, Elvis Costello, The Clash, as
well as a bunch of other bands UM. These groups
were the dividing line between old and new, innocence and discovery.
They defined my teenage years and they inspired me to
(03:29):
start a band myself. The Police was the first big
concert ever went to. I missed the van days, I
missed the club shows. I wasn't at the Whiskey and
Go go the Santa Monica Civic or the Palladium. But
by the time I fell in love with them, they
had already achieved world domination were about to play the
(03:49):
largest show they would ever play in the l A area,
and that was at the Hollywood Park UM on their
Synchronicity tour. This is where the story gets good because
my dad worked for Yama Motorcycles. UM. He got us
backstage passes. So Yamaha was doing a special promotion for
the police and they were shooting this poster. Um. They
(04:11):
had the bikes, they had the smoke machines, and we
were all standing there watching them. And even as a
thirteen year old kid, I was aware of the band's
reputation for fighting, and that like Sting was a little
bit scary. And uh, all of a sudden, Sting takes
off on one of the motorcycles, and my Dad's like,
you know, hurry up, you gotta go get his autograph her,
you know, And I'm like terrified, but I run after him.
(04:33):
And I was this little, chubby, thirteen year old girl
from the suburbs of Orange County. This wasn't the typical
backstage girl. I was in love with him, but I
just want to show you what what was happening that
over there. This is me staying pretty cool. Yeah, it
(04:56):
wasn't even looking at me. You know, he's totally grumpy.
He didn't wanna sign my poster, but it didn't bring
me out too bad. That was the last and the
only autograph I ever got. Um. This was one of
the most memorable concerts of my life. They played so
many incredible songs wrapped around your finger, King of Payne
(05:16):
and of course every breath you take. This song was
everywhere that summer. You could get away from it. It
had this wild and you know, it was crazy to
see fifty thou people singing all these songs word for word,
and it was a life changing performance for me. Um.
The Police were so unique. They had such a fresh,
special sound. They were a mix of rock, new wave, punk, reggae,
(05:40):
jazz pop. They were like this fruit salad of sound
all coming together, just amazing. In addition to being hugely popular,
they were totally a musician's band. Andy Summer's guitar style
created such a wall of sound, which is so amazing
because these guys were only three piece. Stewart he was
(06:00):
a drummer's drummer. Everybody wanted to be Stewart Copeland. You
know Adrian in my band, Adrian looks up to Stewart.
He's like a drum good so he's so first until
he completely has a style of his own. And of
course sting Um let's start with how sexy is it
to have a bass player be the lead singer as well?
(06:22):
And his lyrics are just purely poetic. He simplifies all
his experiences so the whole world can relate. His vocal
style is so completely recognizable. As soon as you hear it,
you just know it's him. So twenty years later, my
band was able to play Message in a Bottle with
Sting at this year's Super Bowl, So you can imagine
me walking down singing Message in a bottle to Sting.
(06:45):
It was just an amazing, amazing experience. See Um, anyways,
move on here. The Police achieved something with me and
many others that I believe is one of the most
difficult and fulfilling accomplishments. They created music that inspired me
(07:10):
to be in a band. It motivated me and many
others to create and grab hold of our destiny. I'm
sure that they will continue to be a creative point
of reference for years to come. That connection and level
of inspiration with their fans deserves acknowledgment from the Hall
of Fame, Ladies and gentlemen. I present to you Andy Summers,
(07:31):
Stuart Copeland, Sting, the Police I could break. We'll hear
from Sting, Andy and Stewart on the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Induction Vault. Um, we haven't played together
(07:54):
in eighteen years, and we're very keen to do that.
So we're not going to make any fancy speeches, but
I I would like to to thank manager Miles Copeland.
Stand up, Miles, come on, stand up. Mr Miles Scotland
and his partner Kim Turner, who couldn't be with us
(08:16):
tonight he's not well in England. God bless him. But
A and M Records, Jerry Morris, her Barbara Gilfriesen, all
of you guys. Andy, Yes, well, I like to thank
everybody as well, and particularly our accountants who kept a
charge of all that incredible amount of cash that came
flowing through as we worked away at it. I'd like
(08:39):
to make it very clear that there's absolutely no ego
in our band whatsoever. We came here against the record
company wishes in deep Snow and deep ship, and somehow
we made it out of there. But we have to
thank this country for giving us to start. And I'd
like to actually point out there's a gentleman here by
the name of Oedipus who played rock sane and without
(09:02):
here we may never have gotten started, you know, And
I think we're all very fortunate to have met each
other because I think we brought something very special out
of one another that may not have happened in another combination.
And God, of course he's you know, there with every
single rock band and at every award ceremony. So thank
you all. And it's a great honor to be in
this along with all the incredible talent. You know, it's humbling,
(09:25):
Thank you very much. I was raised to be a
jazz musician. That's why I play rock and roll. Uh,
there's a few people we we we gotta thank. We're
gonna keep it real sharp. We're just gonna do the thanks,
because that's really more important than the funny stories and stuff.
Gil Freesing, my brother Ian who was my agent when
(09:47):
I was twelve and was the police's agent. Uh, Michael Plan,
Bob Garcia, Uh oh no, no, I'm gonna freeze. There's
just so many our crew, tam Uh, Danny, Danny, tom O,
Jeff Psyche. These are the guys who've been with us
from the very top all the way down, and they're
still here. Thank you very much. And uh, that's it.
(10:11):
That's it. We're gonna play now, see you later. Thanks
(10:33):
for joining us on this week's episode. Of Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame Induction Vault. For more on your
favorite inductees, to shop inductee merch or to plan your
trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, visit
rock hall dot com. Plus Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Induction Special on demand on HBO Max. Our executive
producers are Noel Brown, Shelby Morrison, and Esa Gurkey. Supervising
(10:57):
producer is Taylor shakogn Research, and our table assistants from
Isabelle Keeper and Shannon Herb. Thanks again for joining us
on this week's episode of Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame Induction Vault. Induction Ball is a production of I
Heart Radio and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
(11:18):
For more podcasts from I heart Radio, visit the I
heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
favorite podcasts.
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