The legend of rock 'n' roll – Sting

Sting, a legend of rock and roll, composes and sings songs like eternal melodies, classic and enduring. No matter what situation you are in, you will interpret the true meaning of life from listening to his songs, in his rock and roll you can raise the passion of life with him, sometimes unrestrained, sometimes fanatical, sometimes angry; in his jazz, you can hear his hoarse but delicate voice, like a free and uninhibited cloud, swaying in the air, sometimes broken intestines, sometimes affectionate, sometimes confused, his tenderness and coldness lead you to swim in the ocean of music...

　　Obsessed with jazz and even into rock' roll

　　Sting was born on 2 October 1951 in Wallsend, England, and was originally named Gordon Matthew Sumner. He was fascinated by music as a teenager and first came into contact with musical instruments was the guitar left by his uncle when he moved to Canada. On this Spanish guitar with only five rusty strings, Sting's fingers found a musical home, he was inseparable from the guitar, often played "Beatles" and "Rolling Stones", and later became more fascinated with the blues, since then he has loved music and sought future development in music.

　　Sting's favorite is probably jazz, and it was pure accident that he threw himself into the rock and roll scene. By chance, Sting was involved in the Phoenix Jazz as a bass deputy. On one occasion when bassist Annie was temporarily absent, Sting finally had a chance to perform well. As a result, the whole stage went crazy, and from then on he changed his name to Sting, which means thorn, because in later performances, he often wore a black and yellow crewneck pullover, resembling a bee.

　　Sting is the lead singer, bassist and lead songwriter of the band Police, founded in 1977. The Police Band was seen as a British band, mainly because Sting, the soul of the band, was an Englishman. Sting went to college and organized a jazz group with friends, often performing in public taverns. Coincidentally, two other young pop musicians, Copland and Padovani, were dissatisfied with their band and were looking for collaborators everywhere, and they could tell at a glance that the enthusiasm of the audience in the bar was directed at Sting. Although Sting was initially reluctant to suggest them, as he was bent on getting ahead in jazz, he was eventually moved and an artist band was born. To make a joke about Copeland's father, a high-ranking U.S. official, they named the "policeman."

　　Leave the team to fly solo on a journey to the stars

　　In 1984, Sting left the band dissatisfied with the limitations of the "police" and the endless fight between the members, and before the "police" band officially disbanded, Sting had begun to prepare for his first solo album, organizing a group of jazz musicians to do the band. In 1985, in collaboration with Branford Marzaris, Kenny Kirkland and Olma Hegin, Sting released his first album, Blue Turtle's Dream, which fully presented his musical philosophy and showed that Sting's lyrics were moving in a more rational direction, telling the story of his emotional world in the song "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", which was heavily influenced by jazz. Like a bombshell, Sting's name was imprinted into the memory of European and American music fans. Among them, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "Love is the Seventh Wave" and "Fortress Around Your Heart" are among the top Ten in the United States. Sting then toured with the band and filmed a tour titled "Bring on the Night" and released a live double album named after it in 1986. Although it was only distributed in a few countries, It still allowed Sting to add a Grammy Award.

　　In this way, Sting soon established himself as a powerful singer in the music industry and began to embark on his path to superstardom. He incorporated a lot of jazz, classical and even world music elements into his music. His lyrics are poetic and meaningful. He is considered a representative of humanistic elitist rock, a superstar in the pop music industry, and a British national treasure singer.

　　In 1987, his second album "The Unbeatable Sun", "Nothing Like the Sun", was a masterpiece by many artists, except for "Little Wing", which was taken from Jimmy Handlix, and the rest were all written by Sting. In particular, Sting explains the inspiration and motivation for writing each piece, and he has deeply overflowed his heart into his work. In which he dedicated the record to his recently deceased mother, accompanied by several stars including Eric Clapton, Sting abandoned the solo/chorus as a form of song marching in favor of more complex structures. The album received a good response, with hit singles such as "We Should Be Together", "They Dance Alone", and "Fragile". Since then, he has participated in performances in support of Amnesty International with Bruce Springstin and others, and has also participated in the rescue of the Brazilian rainforest.

　　After that, Sting did not release a new album for 3 years, and his energy was spent on the film career. In 1991, his father's death finally brought him back to music, and The Soul Cage, "The Soul Cages," was published, an autobiographical asana album that ranked second on the charts. His career reached another peak, with the album spawning the top 10 hit song "All This Time" that reached the top 10, but the melancholy style of the entire album prevented it from achieving the success of the previous album.

　　In 1993, Sting's album Ten Summoner's Tales, "Ten Summoner's Tales," plunged us into an atmosphere of hilarity and loneliness. On this album, Sting is more humane, because he says that "the rapid development of technology and the church's prohibition of human nature, both of which can make people lose faith in their own value." In order to reconstruct the value of human nature, Sting wrote "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You", and the lyrics continue his feelings: "If I ever lose my faith in you, There'd be nothing left for me to do." (If I lose faith in you, what can I do?) The simple lyrics speak to the confusion of modern people. Sting's work always has enough power to promote a dead and silent mind, and he inadvertently sings some verses that reflect reality and creates a Sting atmosphere. Sting's environment constructs a world full of artistic appeal. Among them, "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and "Fields of Gold" made it to the top 20. Fields of Gold epitomizes Sting's extraordinary achievements as a brilliant songwriter during Britain's 'New Round' musical boom (after 1977).

　　At the end of 1993, Sting, along with Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams, co-wrote the film episode "All for Love" for the film "Three Musketeers", which topped the American pop charts in November 1993 and rose to no. 2 in the UK charts in February 1994.

　　In 1994, Sting launched a collection: The Best of Sting. This single marks the transition of Sting's listeners from new wave/college rock fans to adults. Three years after launching Ten Summoner's Tales, Sting launched Mercury Falling in the spring of '96.

　　14 Grammy Awards are the envy of everyone

　　Brand New Day, the latest album released in 1999, won the Grammy Award for Pop Album of the Year, showing the prowess of Sting's super rock singer. In 2001, Sting won the 43rd Annual Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocalist for She Walks This Earth.

　　When the grim-looking singer, bassist, composer and producer held the trophy in his hand and smiled at this year's Grammy Awards, "This is the 14th Grammy Award I have won", I believe many people are jealous and crazy.