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STING The Police made three albums
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Under the Volcano

The Police wrote three albums in dingy, sunless recording studios in England and in...

Sting: The Police wrote three albums in dingy, sunless recording studios in England and in Holland - where we would work from 10 in the evening till dawn. And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years

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STING The Police made three albums
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in dingy sunless recording studios in England and in Holland
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where we would work from ten in the evening till dawn
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And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years
Duration
18 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:51
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

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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 we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And we lived that kind of existence for a couple of years.
Welcome to MTV Music Television, - Under the Volcano 00:08
Welcome to MTV Music Television,
STING I think the success of The Police really was a happy accident - Under the Volcano 00:26
STING I think the success of The Police really was a happy...
And we became a staple on MTV, which, of course, added to our success. - Under the Volcano 00:08
And we became a staple on MTV, which, of course, added to ou...
- STING: It's nice to be here in Athens. - (CHEERING) - Under the Volcano 00:08
- STING: It's nice to be here in Athens. - (CHEERING)
STEWART COPELAND: By the third album, we'd had a couple of hits - Under the Volcano 00:15
STEWART COPELAND: By the third album, we'd had a couple...
So, for the next album we went 12 hours' flight away from the record company, - Under the Volcano 00:10
So, for the next album we went 12 hours' flight away fr...
3 As I walk into a room - Under the Volcano 00:16
3 As I walk into a room
Because there was a tropical sea and beautiful skies, - Under the Volcano 00:11
Because there was a tropical sea and beautiful skies,
And you could actually see the daylight through the studio. - Under the Volcano 00:05
And you could actually see the daylight through the studio.
A fantastic state-of-the-art studio in the Caribbean. - Under the Volcano 00:05
A fantastic state-of-the-art studio in the Caribbean.
We sort of reached the pinnacle with going to those studios. - Under the Volcano 00:05
We sort of reached the pinnacle with going to those studios.
STING: George would come in occasionally, - Under the Volcano 00:04
STING: George would come in occasionally,
George was more of a presiding genius around. - Under the Volcano 00:06
George was more of a presiding genius around.
He was rarely in the studio with us. - Under the Volcano 00:04
He was rarely in the studio with us.
I would run up the hill every morning from the villa and jump in the pool, - Under the Volcano 00:10
I would run up the hill every morning from the villa and jum...
I developed a relationship with the island - Under the Volcano 00:06
I developed a relationship with the island
I learned to windsurf on Montserrat. I was taught by a guy called Danny. - Under the Volcano 00:06
I learned to windsurf on Montserrat. I was taught by a guy c...
He was very patient with me because I was a very slow learner. - Under the Volcano 00:04
He was very patient with me because I was a very slow learne...
He's a very brilliant man, very good friend of mine. - Under the Volcano 00:05
He's a very brilliant man, very good friend of mine.