Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock
The Police have sold more than 50 million albums, made Rolling Stone's Greatest Artists of All Time list, and finished a triumphant world reunion tour in 2008.
Now British journalist Chris Campion draws on extensive research and new interviews to trace the inside saga of this iconic group, including the unorthodox business strategies employed by manager Miles Copeland that took them to the top and the intense rivalry that drove Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland to split at the height of their success in the 1980s.
- The first comprehensive biography on the band and its music
- Based on extensive research and new interviews with people close to the band
- Traces the group and its members from their earliest days to the present
- Includes 26 black-and-white photographs
Whether you've been a fan of The Police for decades or are discovering their music for the first time, Walking on the Moon will give you new insights into the personalities behind this unique band and their role in the rise of 80s New Wave rock.
Book details
- Author
- Chris Campion
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 322
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Music › History & Criticism
- Topics
- Sting · New Wave music · British rock bands · music history · band biography · music industry · 1980s rock
- ISBN-13
- 9780470282403 (Hardcover)9798887981987 (Paperback)
About the author
CHRIS CAMPION is a British author, journalist, ghostwriter, filmmaker, editor, and music producer whose books include Some New Kind of Kick, The Juliette Society, and Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock.
Campion served as a contributing editor at Dazed & Confused from 1998 to 2004 and as a regular contributor to Observer Music Monthly from 2004 to 2009; his writing has also appeared in The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The Telegraph, Rolling Stone, and Vice.
When not writing, Campion runs Saint Cecilia Knows, a boutique reissue label through which he has produced reissues of albums by Mickey Newbury, Scott Fagan, and Jack Ruby.
Chris lives in Joshua Tree, California.
Also available from these retailers. We may earn a commission on purchases made through these links.