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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor.He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
The night before we went into the studio Stewart broke his collarbone falling off a horse and that meant we lost our last chance of recovering some rapport just by jamming together. Anyway, it was clear Sting had no real intention of writing any new songs for the Police. It was an empty exercise." [60]
Sting won the 1983 Grammy Award for Song of the Year, and the Police won Best Pop Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal for this song. Summers provides an account of the session in his memoir, One Train Later. [16] [12] As a member of the Police, Summers created a trademark guitar sound, which relied heavily on a chorus effect.
Virginia Beach Police Officers Cameron Girvin, 25, and Christopher Reese, 30, were both pronounced dead early Saturday after being shot multiple times in a "horrific" encounter that was caught on ...
That’s exactly what we have today (April 6) thanks to a tweet from Diddy, in which he claims he pays Sting $5,000 per day for the rest of his life for having utilized a sample of the Police‘s ...
On 1 May 1976, Tomelty married musician Sting, the lead singer and bassist in the rock band the Police – after knowing him for two years. They met on the set of rock-musical Rock Nativity. [3] She played the Virgin Mary; he played in the band. They have two children together, Joe Sumner and Fuschia Sumner. [4] Tomelty and Sting divorced in ...
Sting has admitted he had a “quiet weep” following the death of the Queen, as more celebrities paid tribute to her reign and legacy. The monarch was described as “an inspiration to the world ...
Sting sings lead vocals on the song, which he described as "up and down, strange, high-pitched singing." [4] "Dead End Job", the B-side of "Can't Stand Losing You", is based on a riff Copeland wrote in high school. [5] Sting's lyrics describe being a teacher (which he was, before joining the Police) as a dead-end job.