from our Police album/tour dialogs….I came across this on Amazon today and couldn’t remember seeing it on the list before so I thought I’d share just in case. ~Anne "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Sting's List of Music You Should Hear "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" ~ Dreams <http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Remember-Otis-Redding-Anthology/dp/B000009NKC/ ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_3> to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding You can't get better than Otis Redding. "Hideaway" ~ Bluesbreakers <http://www.amazon.com/Bluesbreakers-Clapton-Mayall-Blues-Breakers/dp/B00005 K9QP/ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_4> with Eric Clapton, John Mayall This was my guitar album--I learned every song note for note. Eric was taking and reworking ideas from people like Freddie King. When I played guitar with the Blue Turtles band I could work through clichés, but I'm no blues guitarist. "Sweet Baby James" ~ Sweet Baby James <http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Baby-James-Taylor/dp/B000002KB3/ref=cm_syf_dtl_ txt_5> , James Taylor You can scratch the surface of my songs pretty lightly and you'll find someone who wanted to be James Taylor at the age of 14. He's also a brilliant and ridiculously underrated guitar player and blessed with a voice that could melt ice caps. Rope <http://www.amazon.com/Rope-Ladder-Moon-Jack-Bruce/dp/B00009PABK/ref=cm_syf_ dtl_txt_6> Ladder to the Moon, Jack Bruce I was actually more keen on Jack's work after he left Cream, especially this superb record. Jack had a certain formalism that attracted me--he wasn't just a plodder. Here was a bass player who sang--which is impossible--and had a jazz sensibility. I finally had a musical role model to look up to. "The Wind Cries Mary" ~ Are You Experienced <http://www.amazon.com/Are-Experienced-Jimi-Hendrix-Experience/dp/B000002P5Y /ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_7> , Jimi Hendrix I loved Jimi's harder stuff, but this showed a much gentler and deeper side of him. I recorded a version of this with John McLaughlin, and I've never worked with such an extraordinary guitarist. His musical intelligence is just off the scale. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" ~ Bringing <http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-All-Back-Home-Dylan/dp/B00026WU9Q/ref=cm_syf _dtl_txt_8> It All Back Home, Bob Dylan I think this was one of the first videos I remember seeing. I bought the original 45. I love this song. I love the lyrics even though I never quite knew what they meant. It's a great song and he's a great artist and he really inspired me. "So What" ~ Kind <http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Blue-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002ADT/ref=cm_syf_dtl_tx t_9> of Blue, Miles Davis I play "So What" almost once a week because I find it stimulating intellectually to hear those guys exploring the range of their talents. You can hear their personalities come through so clearly. A wonderful conversation between instruments. Hymn <http://www.amazon.com/Hymn-Seventh-Galaxy-Return-Forever/dp/B0000046X0/ref= cm_syf_dtl_txt_10> of the Seventh Galaxy, Chick Corea/Return to Forever Basically an exercise in demi-semiquavers we used to do in my old band Last Exit. I remember doing a gig with a big band and we supported Return to Forever. I had never seen anything like it! "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ~ Nevermind <http://www.amazon.com/Nevermind-Nirvana/dp/B000003TA4/ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_11

, Nirvana The energy of the Sex Pistols linked with a brilliant sense of melody. Kurt used considerable musical intelligence to carefully construct statements that sounded offhand. Link that skill to powerful energies and you've got something unique. I just wish he'd seen music as a way to heal his soul. I do think he would have got to that point eventually.

"Big Bottom" ~ This Is Spinal Tap <http://www.amazon.com/This-Spinal-Tap/dp/B00004WGVQ/ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_12> , Spinal Tap "'Ow much more black could it be? None more black!" The Ghost of Tom Joad <http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Tom-Joad-Bruce-Springsteen/dp/B000002BFL/ref=cm _syf_dtl_txt_13> , Bruce Springsteen The great thing about Bruce is that he's exactly as he seems, A great man. On "The Ghost of Tom Joad" I realised very quickly reading the lyrics that he'd upped the stakes. I think it's the best record he's done. "Shaking the Tree" ~ Shaking <http://www.amazon.com/Shaking-Tree-16-Golden-Greats/dp/B000065V9S/ref=cm_sy f_dtl_txt_14> the Tree: 16 Golden Greats, Peter Gabriel and Youssou N'Dour I first met Youssou with Peter several years ago when we worked together on an Amnesty tour. Both of them have such extraordinary voices and Peter has done a lot to promote world music in general and that should be acknowledged as it's been a one man crusade on his part. "Paper Sun" ~ Mr. <http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Fantasy-Traffic/dp/B00004WF68/ref=cm_syf_dtl_txt_1 5> Fantasy, Traffic I loved the band Traffic for their way of creating a musical universe without these boundaries, because whether it's country, pop, gospel, heavy metal or classical music, it's all a single language, a code. "Tempted" ~ Singles <http://www.amazon.com/Singles-45s-Under-Squeeze/dp/B000002GE7/ref=cm_syf_dt l_txt_16> 45's and Under, Squeeze One of my favourite songs that I never wrote was "Tempted" and I did actually cover it. It's a great song, and Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are great songwriters. Squeeze were always a great band, and it was nice to cover it.