Biography
Sting is the legendary British rock singer who acquired world fame due to the solo career.
The boy was born on October 2, 1951, in the town of Wallsend North England. At birth, the firstborn of Ernest Matthew and Audrey Sumner received the name Gordon Matthew Thomas Samner. Two more sisters and brother appeared in the family later.
Gordon's father worked for a long time on the installation production, and the mother was engaged in medicine. Soon, the samnera was acquired by the machine of dairy products, and Gordon with diligence began to help parents in their business.
The work did not interfere with the boy to show ability to study. Gordon mastered the skills of the game on the piano, and at the 10th age he received a guitar as a gift from which he had never parted.
Samner Jr. sang in church services, he was swimming and read a lot. In many respects, the development of the future musician influenced the rock clubs of the town, in which concerts of famous rockers of the time were held.
An indelible impression on the young man made the game by Jimi Hendrix, who inspired him to create his own writings. A versatile developed young man athletic addition and high growth (183 cm) managed to participate in the championship of England in the athletics, where he took second place. After graduating from College, Gordon unexpectedly went to learn from the English language teacher.
Music
Having received a teacher diploma, the young man got a job in a local school. During teaching activities, Gordon finally strengthened in a desire to perform on stage with his own music. It is satisfied with the bass guitarist in Jazz-Band "Newcastle Big Band", and then goes into another jazz team "Phoeni Gazzmen", where professional experience is gaining.
With a light hand, Colleagues Gordon gets a nickname - sting, which becomes not only his creative pseudonym, but also the second name. Translated from the English "Sting" means "sting", "OSA". In the early 1970s, the musician for the first time created his own rock band called "Last Exit". The team was gaining great popularity in his hometown, and the song "I Burn for You" was recorded in the capital of Great Britain.
Group "The Police"
When Stingu was 26 years old, he received a proposal from the famous London musician Stewart Copeland and his partner Andy Summers to enter the collective "The Police". The group was a trio, and the first versions of the tracks "Fall Out" and "RoXanne" did not enjoy popular among young people. But soon, after concluding a contract with a label A & M, on the basis of which the Outlandos d'Amour disk was released, the ratings of the rock team rose.Professional manager Miles Copeland competently approached the promotion of the singles of the album, and at the end of 1979 Roxanne entered the first twenty British hit parade. Thanks to the release of albums "Zenyattà Mondatta", "Reggatta de Blanc", the fame of musicians reached a peak.
Already in 1980, the team went to the first world tour, and the songs of new albums regularly hit the English charts and did not leave the rigid rotation of the UK radio stations.
After touring, Sting writes music for independent projects, while remaining the participant of the "The Police" team. But the organizer of the Rock group of Stuart Copeland has not satisfied this state of affairs. Even despite the fact that the fourth album "Ghost in the Machine" was among the greatest century albums according to the "Rolling Stone" edition, the collapse of the group was inevitable. The last album "Synchronicity" appeared in 1983, after which the musicians went to the final global tour, during which they announced the completion of joint activities.
Solo career
Sting's solo career opened a new page in his creative biography and immediately began with great success - the DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES disk went on millions of editions in Europe and Ocean. Jazzed manner of execution, the use of musical motifs from Sergei Prokofiev's suite in the "Russians" hat, isolated sting among other rock performers. In 1987, the musician goes to international tour, during which the new solo collection "Nothing Like The Sun" creates.
For the recording of new hits, the singer attracts stars of global value: Eric Clapton, Mark of Nopefler and Andy Summers. Albums of the beginning of the 90s "Soul Cages" and "Ten Summoner's Tales", represented by the Hits "All this Time", "IF i Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold", placed sting name to the top lines of world music tabloid.
Musical disks of the second half of the 90s "Mercury Falling" and "Brand New Day" once again became platinum in the homeland of the singer and in the United States. The song from the second album "Rosa Desert" was performed with sting together with a musician from Algeria Sheba Mami, and the video created for this single became a kind of jiguar s-type jeep commercial, on which the musicians moved along the sandy dunes of the desert.
Sting's voice becomes recognizable all over the world, and at home the musician is awarded the Order of the British Empire and assigned the title of Sir. With its work, Sting always tries to express an active public position. After the loud terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the singer released a collection of "Sacred Love", in which he expressed pain and empathy to the dead and their relatives.
During the 2000s, three more disks "Songs from the Labyrinth", "IF On A Winter's Night ...", "Symphonicities". The popularity of albums falls compared to the first solo projects of the artist. In the second half of the 2000s, The Police group is combined for memorable concerts.
In 2007-2008, 150 performances take place, the most popular of which at the ISle of Wight Rock Festival collects 70 thousand fans. In 2013, the Studio Album of the musician "The Last Ship" appears. Two years later, together with the French pop star, Milen Farmer Sting releases the hit "Stolen Car", a Cavern version of the song from the 2003 collection "Sacred Love".
Music for movies
Sting songs were often used in cinema. 1993 was marked by the creation of the "All for Love" hat, which was executed together with Brian Adams and the Rod Stewart. The legendary trio gets into the first line of American charts, and also becomes a soundtrack for the film "Three Musketeers". Another single "Shape", written by sting together with the guitarist Dominic Miller and Jazz Musician Larry Adler, was used by Lyuko Besson in the Leon drama.The song "Dessert", which is also known as the "Rosa Desert" of 1999, became the main track of the Brazilian series "Clone". She also sounded in Japanese and Indian art films. Tabutatures and notes of these sting songs can be found in the open internet. Clips on hits 90s are still broadcast on the music channels of the United States and Europe.
Personal life
The first time sting was married in 1976 at the Irish actress Francis Tomelty, which received world famous thanks to work on the series "Pure English killings", "Merlin", "White Queen". Gordon and Francis had two children - Son Joseph and Daughter Fuchsia Catherine. In connection with the discharges inside the family, the couple broke up in 1984.
8 years after the divorce, Sting lived in civil relations with the second girlfriend, actress Work Styler, who gave birth to a musician two more sons and two daughters: Bridget, Jake, Eliot and Giacomo. The official relationship of the pair was found only in 1992.
Now sting with a loving wife and children from the second marriage lives in New York. In addition, the musician family owns two estates, one of which is close to Stonehenge, and another in Tuscany. The singer is happy with the works and does not represent life without her. Spouses created a foundation that deals with tropical forests.
Sting today
Celebrating the fall of 2016, the 65th anniversary, the legend of rock music pleased the fans with the new Studio project "57th and 9th". For your age, sting looks taut and energetic. In 2017, the singer will hold a world tour in support of his last disk. Now the singer gives concerts in the United States, and in the summer it is planning to visit Europe countries.
Does not stand sting and social activities. The last time the musician performed at the Rock4eB event dedicated to the fight against autoimmune diseases, which was held in Malibu in mid-January 2017.
Hobbies
Sting is considered an avid doggyman, there are several pieces in his house. Every day, surrounded by favorite pets, he makes a walk on horseback. One of the last hobbies of the musician was walking on a rope.
In his estate, sting with his wife lead a natural economy, the spouses eat only those products that grown their own. In Tuscany, the singer has its own vineyards on which he learned to produce wine.
Interesting Facts
- In the youth, Gordon worked in different places: messenger, tax, in a transport company, as well as a school teacher.
- Care from the group "The Police" Sting explained with a dream about how a beautiful garden was destroyed by blue turtles. In this dream, the singer saw a symbolic message that calls him to the beginning of a solo career.
- Sting is a supporter of the legalization of natural drugs and encourages the persecution of people for the use of marijuana. The fight against narcotic dependence of the musician recommends that not by force methods, but by explaining to people the dangers of using potent drugs.
- The second spouse of the musician after the end of the acting career began to engage in filmmaking. In one of its first projects, the film Guy Richie "Maps, Money, Two Barrels" - Her husband received an episodic role.
Discography
- "The Dream of The Blue Turtles" - 1985
- "NOTHING LIKE THE SUN" - 1987
- "The Soul Cages" - 1991
- "TEN SUMMONER'S TALES" - 1993
- "Mercury Falling" - 1996
- "BRAND NEW DAY" - 1999
- "SACRED LOVE" - 2003
- "Songs from the Labyrinth" - 2006
- "If on a winter's night ..." - 2009
- "Symphonicities" - 2010
- "The Last Ship" - 2013
- "57th & 9th" - 2016