"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"
- Sting
About this Quote
Sting is revealing his idea that songs must be deemed an enduring art kind as opposed to a short-term product. He acknowledges that pop tracks commonly shed their worth and appeal once they fall off the graphes, but he suggests that their creative value ought to still be protected and also valued. For Sting, tracks are a "body of job" that must be provided new life and meaning past their first success, as well as they need to remain to be celebrated and also shown audiences for many years to come.
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"