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Will Groves

The 'difficult' Police hit based on a 1980 Casiotone synth preset: "The first song written by AI," reckons Stewart Copeland

The Police at AIR Montserrat 1981.

Stewart Copeland can talk. He's a high-energy ball of anecdotes, unafraid to look back and honestly sift the highlights of his storied career.

Now, in a fascinating head-to-head with Rick Beato ("I don't do interviews, I do discussions"), he's been spilling the beans again, across many topics including how one pivotal Police song was based on a simple preset pattern from an early Casio keyboard - though even the ebullient drummer admits calling it AI just might be stretching it.

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