"Sting was staying in my apartment in London. We had just come back from Paris on an absolutely appalling little run. We didn’t get paid…but he had been walking around, seeing what in those days were called streetwalkers, and come up with this idea for the song. He was playing to himself on this nylon-string guitar in a little bossa nova rhythm. A few days later, we were rehearsing and a bit hard up for material… We said, “Well, what about that ‘Roxanne’ piece?” “We can’t do that, it’s bossa nov

#ThrowbackThursday The Police performing ‘Roxanne’ live at Giants Stadium, in 1986. 🎸🎵 | The Police

The Police - Roxanne • (1979) The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history, the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar), and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Their 1978 debut album, Outlandos d'Amour, reached No. 6 on t

A timeless classic from The Police that still hits with every note. Pure passion, pure storytelling — ‘Roxanne’ remains unforgettable.” #Roxanne #ThePolice #70sMusic | I Love Music