StingAn uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life.371Life
StingI have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.361Sadness
StingI do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil.373Sadness
StingMy friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time.363DeathTime
StingI see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.311Life
StingI can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation.366Death
StingThat sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere.356Humanity
StingI've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy.291Time
StingI write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set.347Time
StingYoga is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it.347Life
StingI exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria.369Politics
StingConvince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove… ▶315Hope
StingYoga introduced me to a style of meditation. The only meditation I would have done before would be in the writing of songs.326Thought
StingI've only paid lip service to a spiritual life.261Life
StingI think I'm a focus for international attention.261Thought
StingI learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.261Humor
StingIt has very little to do with my work, but if your image is not sexy enough, people won't listen. It's part of the game.284Humanity
StingI think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them.3310LoveThought
StingI think there's room for both private exploration and group work in Yoga.241Thought
StingThere's no religion but sex and music. ✨ Song: Send Your Love252Love
StingI'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.252LifeLove
StingThe deeper you get into Yoga you realize it is a spiritual practice. It's a journey I'm making. I'm heading that way.307Philosophy
StingI miss England. I miss the weather. I've spent moss of the last 25 years on tour. I'm ready to come home.242Reading
StingI was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big.254Hope
StingI really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.254Love
StingI think you can get the wrong impression about me from my work and think I'm always a bit down. I'm not that way at all. I'm fun-loving.309Thought
StingIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. ✨ Song: Englishman in New York299Thought
StingI feel this music has nurtured me as I've been immersing myself in it. I've felt supported by it.233Truth
StingI realize that nothing's as it seems. ✨ Song: Desert Rose, 1999211Life
StingThe Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.245Politics
