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The Police Could Turn Anything Into a Hit
“We were so popular it almost didn’t matter what we put out.”
Stewart said, “Why don’t you do that ‘Roxanne’ thing?” Sting was still playing it like a bossa nova and it wasn’t the mood of London in those days. But Stewart’s brother came through and said, “There’s an opening gig available.” There was a comedy pop band called Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias. “Did you guys sort this bloody thing out?” Finally, one day after a huge lunch, Sting said, “Go on, go in there and make it your own.” I went in and the famous guitar line came to me very quickly.
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