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Under the Volcano

We were playing together but we weren't seeing each other. We were all completely...

Andy Summers: We were playing together but we weren't seeing each other. We were all completely isolated and playing through head phones. Which was sort of bizarre. I mean, what they all wanted in those days, this is a different period of recording techniques, was perfect separation. All right, and that's what we had and that's what we were going to be as people too. Perfect separation

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We were playing together but weren't seeing each other
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We were all completely isolated and playing through headphones
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which was sort of bizarre
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What they all wanted in those days
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this is a different period of recording techniques
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was perfect separation
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And that's what we had
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and that's what we were gonna be as people too perfect separation
Duration
19 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:24
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 that's what we had, - Under the Volcano 00:05
And that's what we had,
COPELAND: I did not like recording in the dining room, - Under the Volcano 00:07
COPELAND: I did not like recording in the dining room,
And it wasn't the feeling of what I liked about the band, - Under the Volcano 00:08
And it wasn't the feeling of what I liked about the ban...
That's what we did live and what's so exciting. - Under the Volcano 00:04
That's what we did live and what's so exciting.
But it was quite miserable. I couldn't wait to get off that island - Under the Volcano 00:07
But it was quite miserable. I couldn't wait to get off ...
STING Well the conflict in the band is kind of storied - Under the Volcano 00:51
STING Well the conflict in the band is kind of storied
We weren't physically aggressive with each other, - Under the Volcano 00:10
We weren't physically aggressive with each other,
- (MUSIC PLAYING) - (TAPE STOPS) - Under the Volcano 00:08
- (MUSIC PLAYING) - (TAPE STOPS)
SUMMERS: We got to a point fairly early on - Under the Volcano 00:05
SUMMERS: We got to a point fairly early on
It was tense, the atmosphere was tense, like we shouldn't be doing this anymore. - Under the Volcano 00:05
It was tense, the atmosphere was tense, like we shouldn'...
I said, "What about George Martin? He produced the Beatles. Surely?" - Under the Volcano 00:08
I said, "What about George Martin? He produced the Beat...
Sting and Stewart said, "Well, you go and get him then." - Under the Volcano 00:11
Sting and Stewart said, "Well, you go and get him then....
And I said, "We'd like you to come over and produce us." - Under the Volcano 00:09
And I said, "We'd like you to come over and produc...
Come on, I think you can do it. There's a lot at stake here." - Under the Volcano 00:08
Come on, I think you can do it. There's a lot at stake ...
I walked all the way back across the valley in the beating heat, - Under the Volcano 00:09
I walked all the way back across the valley in the beating h...
4 Every breath you take - Under the Volcano 00:15
4 Every breath you take
COPELAND: Every Breath You Take was very different - Under the Volcano 00:07
COPELAND: Every Breath You Take was very different
It was another song that we knew was a huge hit. - Under the Volcano 00:06
It was another song that we knew was a huge hit.
Do not mess with it, do not get in the way of a big hit. - Under the Volcano 00:06
Do not mess with it, do not get in the way of a big hit.
So every element was recorded completely separately. - Under the Volcano 00:06
So every element was recorded completely separately.