Happy birthday Stewart Copeland, legendary drummer for The Police, composer, and all around percussion god.
Here are five facts about the iconic drummer, which you may or may not know:
1. Stewart Armstrong Copeland was born on July 16th, 1952 in Alexandria, Va.
2. His first professional musician gig was as the drummer in Brit-prog rock band Curved Air.
3. He wrote “Fallout”, the first single from The Police.
4. He’s authored a series of ballets and operas including the San Francisco Ballet’s King Lear.
5. Copeland is currently on tour with jazz great Stanley Clarke in Europe.
