   sterling campbell (born may 3, 1964), is an american rock drummer who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including the b-52s, duran duran, soul asylum, cyndi lauper, gustavo cerati and david bowie.alexandra gill, (24 january 2004), "bowie's drummer hip to falun gong," the globe and mail. ==early life== campbell was born and raised in new york city, in an african american family with five older brothers, all of whom enjoyed music from funk and motown, to rock and beyond, where he began learning to play the drums at age eleven. when he was fourteen years old, then-drummer in david bowie's backing band, dennis davis, moved into the apartment building where campbell's family resided. davis invited him to come with him to see a bowie concert, galvanizing the student to apply himself further on the drum kit. he attended high school at the high school of music & art (a part of the fiorello h. laguardia high school of music & art and performing arts) from which he graduated. campbell practiced, and composed his own songs, finding work as a session musician. ==career== campbell rose to international attention in 1986, touring with cyndi lauper on her true colors world tour. for the next ten years, he played with several notable bands which drew from different genres. in 1987, campbell joined duran duran, and later was hired first as a session player in 1991 by 
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