Clear-voiced golden boy Sting has been laying down innovative rock music since the late-70's. First with the reggae-influenced New Wave band The Police and then as a solo artist, Sting's songs walk the line between sweeping rock anthems and spiritual hymns. Gordon Sumner was born in North England and claims he got his stage name while moonlighting as a jazz musician. The then-bus conductor and teacher-in-training was always pulled by music and he'd perform at any local club that would have him. On this particular occasion he was gigging with local band the Phoenix Jazzmen and wearing a black and yellow sweater that, the singer said, "made him look like a bee." The name Sting stuck and now he jokes that even his kids use it. Sting moved to London and hooked up with his legendary combo The Police, along with bassist Stewart Copeland and drummer Andy Summers. The trio made a name for themselves with reggae pop hits like "Every Breath You Take," "Message In A Bottle" and "Roxanne." He went to a host of jazz musicians for help on his first disc, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, and the results were soaring and warm with thoughtful lyrics ranging from wistful to political. Early hits included "Fortress Around Your Heart" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." In 1999, Sting released Ten Summoners Tales which contained a bevy of sophisticated fan favorites including his epic "Fields Of Gold," "The Shape Of Your Heart" and "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You." Sting has been known to take the odd film role now and then like The Mod King in The Who's Quadrophenia, the sadistic Lord Harkonnen in David Lynch's Dune and Eddie's father in the UK gangster smash Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
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