Watch The Police’s Stewart Copeland hear Limp Bizkit’s ‘Rollin’ for the first time – and nail it on drums straight away

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The Police‘s Stewart Copeland has nailed the drum parts to a Limp Bizkit classic after hearing the track for the first time – check it out below.Copeland – drummer for The Police – joined drum YouTube channel Drumeo for their “First Time” series, in which famous drummers are challenged to play drums for a popular song after hearing the track for the first time.Typically, these drummers take a couple of tries before locking in their final take – some draft up drum charts, some jam until they get it right and some record vocal cues.

However, Copeland did none of the above. Instead, he hopped on the track almost instantly during his first listen and jammed along, barely missing a beat.Check out Stewart Copeland’s take on Limp Bizkit’s ‘Rollin’ – which is quite close to original drummer John Otto’s recording – below.Following the performance, Copeland revealed that he has not heard any of Limp Bizkit’s music: “I like those guys in concept.

I’m not that familiar with their music.”Speaking on his approach to drumming, Copeland shared: “I just make shit up. I just kind of look for the alternative, what the track needs.

But I’m an asshole, so I’m probably not going to provide that, I’m going to do something else.”On working with The Police, Copeland said he “tried very hard to make my band happy”.