Sting Biography

Sting, Musician
Born asGordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Occup.Musician
FromUnited Kingdom
SpousesFrances Tomelty ​(1976-1984)​
Trudie Styler ​(1992-)
BornOctober 2, 1951
Wallsend, England
Age72 years
Sting, birthed Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner on October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, is a renowned musician, singer-songwriter, and star understood for both his solo occupation and as the lead singer and bassist for the rock band The Authorities. He made the label "Sting" due to his fondness for wearing black as well as yellow striped coats that made him resemble a, which still is a label he proudly brings today.

Sting grew up in a working-class household where his mommy worked as a beautician as well as his daddy was a milkman as well as designer. He grew passionate regarding music at a young age as well as took motivation from rock and jazz artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and also Miles Davis. He went to the University of Warwick briefly however did not acquire a degree, subsequently picking to go after a job in music. Before discovering fame as a musician, Sting functioned as a primary institution educator, building and construction laborer, and also tax obligation policeman amongst various other jobs.

In 1977, Sting created the rock band The Police with drummer Stewart Copeland and also guitar player Andy Summers. The band merged components of rock, punk, and reggae, as well as their first single, "Roxanne", was released in 1978, garnering substantial attention. While at first not successful in the band's indigenous UK, their 2nd single, "Can't Stand Losing You", ended up being the initial of a string of chart successes for The Police. The triad's launching album, Outlandos d'Amour, safeguarded their condition as a groundbreaking and also prominent rock team. They would certainly take place to launch a further four effective workshop albums, consisting of the standards Ghost in the Machine (1981) and Synchronicity (1983). The Police dissolved in 1986 however have actually rejoined for several trips since then.

The break up of The Police marked the beginning of an illustrious solo profession for Sting. He launched his very first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985), which discovered a wider range of genres, such as jazz and also globe music. This album spawned a number of preferred hit songs, including "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" as well as "We'll Be Together". He would certainly go on to release numerous effective cds throughout the years, including the innovative grown-up modern cd, Brand New Day (1999), as well as the stark, personal, as well as Grammy-winning album, The Last Ship (2013).

Besides his music success, Sting has actually acted in different movies, such as the iconic 1984 adjustment of Frank Herbert's Dune and the popular movie Lock, Stock, as well as Two Smoking Barrels (1998). He has gotten 17 Grammy Awards and a celebrity on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as well as countless various other distinctions, including being made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.

Sting has actually been married two times, first to starlet Frances Tomelty, with whom he has 2 youngsters, Joe as well as Kate, and then in 1992 to Trudie Styler, with whom he has four kids, Mickey, Jake, Eliot, and also Giacomo. Sting and also Trudie are popular for their humanitarian work, specifically through the Rainforest Foundation Fund, which they co-founded in 1989 to safeguard rainforests as well as their aboriginal residents.

Our collection contains 49 quotes who is written / told by Sting, under the main topics: Music - Fitness.

Related authors: Jimi Hendrix (Musician), Frank Herbert (Writer), Miles Davis (Musician), Andy Summers (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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49 Famous quotes by Sting

Small: I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with
"I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them"
Small: I exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria
"I exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria"
Small: I come from a family of losers, and Ive rejected my family as something I dont want to be like
"I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like"
Small: I made two movies before The Police had a hit record: I did Quadrophenia and a film called Radio On
"I made two movies before The Police had a hit record: I did Quadrophenia and a film called Radio On"
Small: I dont need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness o
"I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me"
Small: Theres no religion but sex and music
"There's no religion but sex and music"
Small: I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my
"I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children"
Small: I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongre
"I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised"
Small: I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil
"I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil"
Small: I cant fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is it depends on the person and on the situatio
"I can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation"
Small: When the world is running down, you make the best of whats still around
"When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around"
Small: Melancholy is no bad thing
"Melancholy is no bad thing"
Small: Love is stronger than justice
"Love is stronger than justice"
Small: If you make your living writing, and you cant write anything, its over. Its very frightening
"If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening"
Small: I think you can get the wrong impression about me from my work and think Im always a bit down. Im not t
"I think you can get the wrong impression about me from my work and think I'm always a bit down. I'm not that way at all. I'm fun-loving"
Small: I dont understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets
"I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets"
Small: One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like
"One of the rewards of success is freedom, the ability to do whatever you like"
Small: My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and were singing about mortality, getting older. Its a
"My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time"
Small: Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, Id pro
"Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success"
Small: Intellectually Im probably a Republican
"Intellectually I'm probably a Republican"
Small: I realize that nothings as it seems
"I realize that nothing's as it seems"
Small: I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap
"I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap"
Small: I feel this music has nurtured me as Ive been immersing myself in it. Ive felt supported by it
"I feel this music has nurtured me as I've been immersing myself in it. I've felt supported by it"
Small: That sense of failure, I dont know where people put it who dont write songs and arent able to emote phy
"That sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere"
Small: Peter Townshend shows us its all right to grow up. There is dignity after rocknroll
"Peter Townshend shows us it's all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock'n'roll"
Small: I learned to change my accent in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I
"I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back"
Small: I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly
"I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly"
Small: An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldnt take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic
"An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life"
Small: I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics fo
"I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while"
Small: Like Yoga, the spiritual life is actually very difficult
"Like Yoga, the spiritual life is actually very difficult"
Small: Im very much afraid of being mad - thats my one fear
"I'm very much afraid of being mad - that's my one fear"
Small: I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big
"I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big"
Small: I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really t
"I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being"
Small: I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than
"I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them"
Small: I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead
"I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead"
Small: I miss England. I miss the weather. Ive spent moss of the last 25 years on tour. Im ready to come home
"I miss England. I miss the weather. I've spent moss of the last 25 years on tour. I'm ready to come home"
Small: I always stayed fit because Im a performer, and all of those things help me to perform
"I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform"
Small: Its never easy to write a song. Its the most difficult thing I do
"It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do"
Small: It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
Small: Ive only paid lip service to a spiritual life
"I've only paid lip service to a spiritual life"
Small: Im not speaking as someone who has reached satori or anything else. Im a student
"I'm not speaking as someone who has reached satori or anything else. I'm a student"
Small: I was recruited to teach 9-year-olds. I taught for two years
"I was recruited to teach 9-year-olds. I taught for two years"
Small: I think theres room for both private exploration and group work in Yoga
"I think there's room for both private exploration and group work in Yoga"
Small: I dont like singing before noon
"I don't like singing before noon"
Small: I cant really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I dont see why I should
"I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should"
Small: The logical process will often be the safe one. I tend, when Im given that choice, to go the way thats
"The logical process will often be the safe one. I tend, when I'm given that choice, to go the way that's not safe"
Small: Ive never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally Im pretty balanced
"I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced"
Small: I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. Whats real is for my ch
"I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. What's real is for my children and the people I live with"
Small: I think Im a focus for international attention
"I think I'm a focus for international attention"