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Article: Eternally stung Sting
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- October 27, 2003
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MENTION the name Sting, one would immediately recognise him either
as the guy from the `80s band, the Police, who sang Every Breath You
Take or the artiste who sang the song Desert Rose back in the late
90s (depending on which era you grew up in).
Generally, Sting is not an unfamiliar name. After all, he's an
international superstar who has sold a total of 95 million copies of
albums both with the Police and as a solo artiste.
In a here-today-gone-tomorrow industry, Sting is a rare breed -
he's one of the few solo male artistes who has managed to stay
relevant and viable in successive decades.
Instead of living off his royalty cheques when his former band the
Police disbanded in 1985, he has ...