Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner — better known as Sting — is 63 years old today. A musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist, prior to starting his solo career, Sting was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist for the The Police. Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, New Age and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received numerous awards. While young, Sting performed in jazz bands on evenings, weekends and during breaks from college and from teaching. He played with local jazz bands such as the Phoenix Jazzmen, the Newcastle Big Band and Last Exit. He got his nickname after he performed wearing a black and yellow sweater with hooped stripes while onstage with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought that the sweater made him look like a bee, which prompted the nickname Sting.” In the 1985 documentary Bring on the Night, he was addressed by a journalist as Gordon,” and replied: My children call me Sting. My mother calls me Sting. Who is this Gordon character? Here, Sting performs in the video “Shape of My Heart.”
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 04:10:09 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015