1. Sterling Campbell was born on May 3,1964 and is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including the B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Grayson Hugh, Spandau Ballet, Gustavo Cerati, and David Bowie.
Sterling Campbell practiced, and composed his own songs, finding work as a session musician.
Sterling Campbell rose to international attention in 1986, touring with Cyndi Lauper on her True Colors World Tour.
In 1989, Sterling Campbell joined Duran Duran, and later was hired first as a session player in 1991 by Soul Asylum, playing on half of the tracks on their 1992 release, Grave Dancer's Union including their Grammy Award-winning single, "Runaway Train".
Sterling Campbell soon replaced Soul Asylum's drummer Grant Young, and played with them from 1995 to 1998.
Sterling Campbell began recording with David Bowie in 1991 and later joined his band in 1992, touring with him for fourteen years, until the end of his A Reality Tour, in 2004.
Sterling Campbell has worked with artists such as David Byrne, the B-52s, Chic, Tina Turner, Grayson Hugh and Gustavo Cerati.
In 1996, Sterling Campbell began practicing Falun Gong, a form of meditative qigong practice whose followers are persecuted in China.
Sterling Campbell traveled to Beijing in 2002 to demonstrate against the suppression, and was allegedly detained and beaten by police.
Sterling Campbell has since continued to advocate for human rights in China.