"Sting was staying in my apartment in London. We had just come back from Paris on an absolutely appalling little run. We didn’t get paid…but he had been walking around, seeing what in those days were called streetwalkers, and come up with this idea for the song. He was playing to himself on this nylon-string guitar in a little bossa nova rhythm. A few days later, we were rehearsing and a bit hard up for material… We said, “Well, what about that ‘Roxanne’ piece?” “We can’t do that, it’s bossa nov

The music video for Roxanne was filmed using footage from before and during The Police's concert at Fulcrum Centre in Slough, UK #onthisday in 1979. What's your favourite lyric from Roxanne? 🎸 | The Police

The Police performing "Roxanne" at Hammersmith Odeon, London in 1979. 🎸 | The Police

A timeless classic from The Police that still hits with every note. Pure passion, pure storytelling — ‘Roxanne’ remains unforgettable.” #Roxanne #ThePolice #70sMusic | I Love Music