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STING I remember sailing past Montserrat
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Under the Volcano

I went sailing past Montserrat a few years after the volcano erupted. And sailing past...

Sting: I went sailing past Montserrat a few years after the volcano erupted. And sailing past Plymouth and just seeing what looked like nuclear winter. It was covered in white dust. And this thriving, bustling Caribbean town was a ghost town. And it was frightening and upsetting, because, I had so many happy memories of that place with by bandmates, my children, my family

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STING I remember sailing past Montserrat
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a few years after the volcano erupted
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and sailing past Plymouth
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and just seeing what looked like a nuclear winter
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It was covered in white dust
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This thriving bustling Caribbean town was a ghost town
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And it was frightening and upsetting
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because I had so many happy memories of that place
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with my bandmates my children my family
Duration
30 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:48
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

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Movie Summary

On a remote Caribbean island, under the shadow of an active volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.
And it was frightening and upsetting, - Under the Volcano 00:11
And it was frightening and upsetting,
It makes me actually kind of tear up when I think about it because... - Under the Volcano 00:07
It makes me actually kind of tear up when I think about it b...
It's a special place that was taken away, - Under the Volcano 00:09
It's a special place that was taken away,
You can never go back and get that same energy again. - Under the Volcano 00:06
You can never go back and get that same energy again.
And for the people that lived there, - Under the Volcano 00:11
And for the people that lived there,
We'd lost that important, integral part of our history. - Under the Volcano 00:05
We'd lost that important, integral part of our history.
But since the volcanic activity, Montserrat has grown in size, - Under the Volcano 00:12
But since the volcanic activity, Montserrat has grown in siz...
Because look at all the ash and the new fertilizer it has brought. - Under the Volcano 00:05
Because look at all the ash and the new fertilizer it has br...
And so, I consider the volcano to be a perpetual part of who we are. - Under the Volcano 00:06
And so, I consider the volcano to be a perpetual part of who...
And so, I feel it was of a time. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And so, I feel it was of a time.
And now it should slowly go back to the jungle where it came from. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And now it should slowly go back to the jungle where it came...
It was a very special time, and quality of studio, and vibe-wise, - Under the Volcano 00:11
It was a very special time, and quality of studio, and vibe-...
COPELAND: Those studios are kind of an era that has gone. - Under the Volcano 00:05
COPELAND: Those studios are kind of an era that has gone.
Some types of music are best recorded in a big room, - Under the Volcano 00:13
Some types of music are best recorded in a big room,
URE: There's footage of that place, there are photographs of that place, - Under the Volcano 00:08
URE: There's footage of that place, there are photograp...
Whether it's around today, - Under the Volcano 00:10
Whether it's around today,
It's still vibrant and alive to us. - Under the Volcano 00:04
It's still vibrant and alive to us.
BECKLEY: As technology has evolved to the point - Under the Volcano 00:07
BECKLEY: As technology has evolved to the point
But I think the actual ingredients, when you conceive of something, - Under the Volcano 00:15
But I think the actual ingredients, when you conceive of som...
GEORGE MARTIN: It's like seeing something you've created - Under the Volcano 00:06
GEORGE MARTIN: It's like seeing something you've c...