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My Take
Sting earns my deepest respect for refusing to stay in any box. The shipbuilding town of Wallsend produced a bassist who conquered rock with the Police, then risked everything on a solo career stitching together jazz, reggae, and classical music, a move that could have ended him and instead made him timeless. I hear in Englishman in New York a personal manifesto: be yourself, whatever the cost. Few songwriters match his melodic instinct, and fewer still keep evolving past seventy. The Kennedy Center Honors and the Polar Music Prize feel less like awards than acknowledgments of the obvious. He is a lifetime companion for my ears.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sting
- Name (Japanese)
- スティング
- Reading
- すてぃんぐ
- Born
- October 2, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Wallsend, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / singer-songwriter / bassist / guitarist / composer
2. Background
- High school
- St. Cuthbert's High School
- University
- University of Warwick
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- 2004 MusiCares Person of the Year
- David Angell Humanitarian Award
- 2017 Polar Music Prize
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2016 German Radio Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Every Breath You Take | — | |
| Notable work | Fields of Gold | — | |
| Notable work | Englishman in New York | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Sting born?
Born October 2, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Sting from?
Sting is from Wallsend, United Kingdom.
What does Sting do?
Sting works as actor, singer-songwriter, bassist, guitarist, composer.
What is Sting known for?
Notable works include Every Breath You Take, Fields of Gold, Englishman in New York.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.