Sting, neé Gordon Sumner, burst into the spotlight fronting the Police in the late '70's. The band was classified as Punk, but the sound was something else...rich with skilled bass work by Sting. As the '80's came and went...the Police went from New to Number One to Never-more...
Sting then embarked on a successful solo career. His music combines various musical styles resulting in a sound that's distinctly Sting. When not working on his own projects, Sting lends his unique vocal stylings to the works of other artists, such as Dire Straits and Arcadia.
Sting incorporates his interests and his family obligations. He and wife Trudy
Styler started the Rainforest Project which is aimed at protecting millions
of acres of rainforest in South America.
Sting told an interviewer, "I hear music all the time. Sometimes it drives me totally crazy.
In absolute silence I hear music. I hear music; I hear rhythms; I hear bird song.
I live in an aural world. Its never totally empty." *
