Punk, Sting and 'electrified zombies high on glue' were said to be the reason for the formation of the Police

As the Police’s biggest hit album Synchronicity is reissued, their drummer answers your questions on punk, his CIA dad and Sting’s ‘magnificent’ pecs

In this extract from a new book inspired by his old diaries, the Police drummer looks back at December 1976, explaining how he tracked down Sting and dived into the punk scene