ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪs tˈaɪm hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɛlpt hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ stˈuːɚt ɹˈaɪt ðə lˈɪɹɪks ʌvðə sˈɔŋ "nˈʌθɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvɪŋ", wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ðə bˈiːsˈaɪd ʌvðə pəlˈiːsᵻz fˈɜːst sˈɪŋɡəl "fˈɔːl ˈaʊt".
Around this time he also helped his brother Stewart write the lyrics of the song "Nothing Achieving", which became the B-side of The Police's first single "Fall Out".