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Revision as of 14:59, 13 January 2003 by Mrwojo (talk | contribs) (+mention his solo career, +likely nickname origin)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sting is the stage name of Gordon Matthew Sumner (born October 2, 1951), the English bassist and former lead singer of The Police until their breakup in 1983. The Police made him well known, but his successful solo career that followed made him even more famous.
It is most likely that Sumner gained his nickname while with a local jazz band called the Phoenix Jazzmen before he joined The Police. He once performed wearing a black and yellow striped jersey and fellow band member Gordon Solomon noted that it made him look like a bee, thus he became Sting. He uses Sting almost exclusively, except on official documents.
Sting has occasionally ventured into acting. He played the part of Feyd-Rautha in David Lynch's film Dune (1984) and also appeared in Guy Ritchie's movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).
It is unclear whether he was serious when he referred to himself as "manic-depressive". He has however, written a song entitled "Lithium Sunset", which appears to refer to lithium carbonate, a treatment for the disorder.
Sting has received many awards for his music, including 16 Grammy Awards. He received an honorary degree from Berklee College of Music in May 1994.
External Links
- http://www.sting.com/ (Sting's official site)
- About.com on his possible bipolar condition