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Sep 03, 2006
Interview: STERN (2006)

"Pop is dead. Rock music is dying." Harsh words - spoken by somebody who became "filthy-rich" by this music: Sting has discovered classical music and published an album with 400 year old songs. A conversation about the banality of old habits and the thrill of the past. Sting, you were always a trendsetter of Rock. Now you unbury a 16th century composer: John Dowland. He sang to women in the Elizabethan age. Don't you have something new to tell...?

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Sep 02, 2006
Interview: BBC MUSIC (2006)

There's something a little odd going on. Sting comes off stage after his Bergen concert, hits the hotel bar and opens a bottle of Chablis. And then he talks about 18th century keyboard music. I suppose I started it. There's a song of his I particularly like for its harmonic interest: 'Whenever I Say Your Name', a duet with the American R&B star Mary J Blige from his 2203 album 'Sacred Love'. So I ask him about it. "It's based entirely on Bach," he reveals, not without a little pride in his voice. "Look at the bass line and you'll see it's all him. It's one of his preludes - in C, I think..."

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Sep 01, 2006
Interview: FOX 411 (2006)

Sting loves to pick at strings. Everyone remembers him from Police videos playing his favorite instrument, the upright bass. It's the sound that gave the Police songs their timeless originality. But last year, Sting decided to try a new stringed instrument - the lute. You don't hear a lot of lutes on pop records. You hear mandolins, but no lutes. They are usually left to classical musicians with a lot of training. You know that wouldn't stop Sting. The result is a new album that drops next month, called 'Songs from the Labyrinth', for which Sting has used the songs of 16th century composer John Dowland for his foundation...

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Sep 01, 2006
Trudie acquires 'Grk' children's book trilogy...
Trudie Styler has acquired film rights to Joshua Doder's 'Grk' children's book trilogy for her production company. The deal covers the British author's 'A Dog Called Grk,' 'Grk and the Pelotti Gang' and 'Grk and the Hot Dog Trail.'
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Aug 24, 2006
Sting guests on Sam Moore's upcoming album 'Overnight Sensational'...
Superstars such as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mariah Carey and Eric Clapton are among the contributors to soul legend Sam Moore's upcoming album, "Overnight Sensational." The Rhino set was originally expected this spring but was bumped to August 29 to accommodate Moore's performances at several recent festivals...
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Aug 23, 2006
Sting lends his voice to 'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate's Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys'...
Sting, Bono, Lou Reed and Nick Cave are just a handful of the artists who have lent their voices to 'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys,' due Aug. 22 via Anti-. The double-disc, 43-song set was produced by Hal Willner, working from an idea hatched by director Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp in the midst of shooting 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.'
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Aug 23, 2006
'Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out' - London Premiere
Stewart Copeland's film "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out" has its premiere in London on Monday, September 4 at the Apollo West End. Stewart will also be there to take part in a Q&A session after each screening...
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Aug 22, 2006
Membership News
Sting.com, Sting's official fan club will shortly be entering it's fourth year as an online community. Since succeeding the Outlandos Fan Club in summer 2003 membership has increased dramatically with members enjoying exclusive video footage, fan club concerts, priority booking of concert tickets, contests, exclusive fan club DVDs and a community area shared with thousands of other members...
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Aug 18, 2006
Be part of the Rainforest Foundation - US Eleventh Annual 2007 Appointment Calendar...
The Rainforest Foundation would like to invite you to join this group - and to literally help save the Amazon a day at a time - by sponsoring a page, a quote or the entire calendar. As a sponsor, your page or quote will appear in the calendar and you will receive copies to give your family, friends, and employees...
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Aug 06, 2006
Sting ignites crowd in Narragansett...
Last night was the ultimate birthday/beach-blanket party - surf, sand and rock superstar Sting. Just as the sun went down, the British musician stepped out on the concert stage in the backyard of the Sandcastle-by-the-Sea mansion and faced a crowd of hundreds of ecstatic beachgoers...
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