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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.
Joe Sumner is the son of the musician Sting and Northern Irish actress Frances Tomelty. He is the brother of Fuschia Katherine ("Kate") and half-brother of musician Eliot Sumner [8] and actress Mickey Sumner, who are children of Sting and actress Trudie Styler. He married on 4 December 2011. He has three daughters and one son.
At that time of night we'd only get children's Russian television, like their "Sesame Street". I was impressed with the care and attention they gave to their children's programmes. I regret our current enemies haven't got the same ethics. Sting performed the song at the 1986 Grammy Awards.
The musical background of all three players may have made them suspect to punk purists, with music critic Christopher Gable stating, The truth is that the band merely utilized the trappings of 1970s British punk : the bleached blond short hair, Sting in his jumpsuits or army jackets, Copeland and his near maniacal drumming style.
Media in category "Images of Sting (musician)" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. S. File:Sting-Booksign in London 2007.JPG;
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In the main event the team billed as "the Superpowers" (Sting and Davey Boy Smith) faced a team nicknamed "the Masters of the Power Bomb" (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious) as part of a longer running rivalry between the two sides. WCW closed in 2001 and all rights to their television and PPV shows were bought by WWE, including the Beach Blast ...
The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the sombre tone of several songs; and second, his participation in the Conspiracy of Hope Tour on behalf of Amnesty International, which brought Sting to parts of Latin America that had been ravaged by civil wars, and introduced him to victims of government oppression.