Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland of the Police, circa 1983. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo / Photo: Getty Images ...

The songs of the summer of 1983 emanated from “Synchronicity.” The fifth and final Police album was filled with complex hits embraced by radio. The often misunderstood “Every Breath You Take,” which ...

Three of the smartest men in rock built a global empire on a blend of stellar musicianship... and crackling interpersonal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Synchronicity became the swansong record for the trio of Sting, drummer ...

The Police could have had a lucrative career as one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, but Sting knew it was over for them ...

The band the Police came to a premature end 40 years ago, following the tumultuous recording sessions that briefly made them the most important band in the world. This oral history, including ...

Police drummer and founder Stewart Copeland (right) goes inside the early years of his band in his new book, "Police Diaries," out Thursday. Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Although they were arguably the ...

The Police’s ‘Synchronicity’ album cover. In their meteoric ascent to global superstardom from 1977 to 1984, the Police landed many memorable hits, but only one that reached the top of the Billboard ...

It wasn’t a master plan to go out on top, as the band essentially had to call it quits because they couldn’t get along long enough to record anything more. Still, few bands leave them wanting more ...