Triple Platinum Recording Artist Paul Anthony Cooke aka Paul Cook of Sade fame. Some people refer to Paul as a legend after he formed the Band Sade in 1982 with two fellow musicians from his home town of Hull in the North of England. These three musicians went onto arrange, write and produce the music for what was one of Sade's biggest and most successful albums Diamond Life. Paul Denman and Paul Cook at the time helped to develop the bass and drum parts for Smooth Operator. This website is established to discuss Paul Cook's musical input and it is not established to promote the current Sade group. This channel is setup to discuss the first Sade group that Paul Cook was involved with and other recordings from 1980 onwards featuring the band Pride. Paul Anthony Cooke had his name changed by the group Sade and CBS to Paul Cooke in 1984 for the release of Diamond Life, he now uses Paul Anthony Cooke for his muscial work and writing projects.