The ONLY Artist in HISTORY to Have 2 SONGS in the 10 MOST PLAYED SONGS EVER! | Professor of Rock
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- Coming up… A Holy Grail interview. When I started doing this years ago I made a list of 15 artists I have to interview before I die and my top 3 were no brainers… Well I just got one of them… Sting! They Say to Never meet your heroes well I did and he blows that theory out of the water. Up next a very personal interview with a musical genius about one of my favorite records ever… he’s the only artist to have 2 songs in the top 10 most played songs in history… Not even the Beatles have done that! Stay tuned for a very moving conversation, next on Professor of Rock.
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Today it’s truly the art of not freaking out when you’re interviewing your hero. ha ah.
I’m excited to bring you a landmark episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs and albums, insight you wont’ get anywhere else.
When I started doing interviews years ago I made a list of 15 artists I had to talk to before I die. My top 3 I wrote down without hesitation…Brian Wilson is one I’ve gotten, well I just got another one of my Holy Grail interviews. A musical genius who fronted the biggest band on the planet in the 80s and then went solo and has written countless standards, a few of which will cover today. I’m talking about a Musical Genius that the world knows by just one name STING. Up next is a very personal and moving conversation about art, and music and we even discuss our fathers. If you could see just one interview I’ve ever participated in, this would be the one. Ladies and gentlemen I'm honored to share the first part of my conversation with Sting.
Make sure to get Sting’s New single I Wrote Your Name Upon My Heart at the link below. and catch him on tour… all at the link below Stay tuned for more from this interview coming soon. Leave us a comment about Sting and the Soul Cages and Fields of Gold. What are your memories of these songs and your thoughts on the interview? Make sure to subscribe to our content below so you never miss out on it. Keep the music alive my friends. - Розваги
Poll: Who is your pick for the greatest overall songwriter (both MUSIC and LYRICS) or the rock era?
Michael McDonald
Dolly Parton
Stevie Wonder
@@ProfessorofRock Neil Peart
...you SPOKE to him, Man! ...... *S-T-I-N-G* !! ....He the the ONLY One who 'challenges' his Audiences with his Music, aside from Prince, PETTY, & JT........
The night I met my future wife, I was holding a pair of second row seats for a Sting concert the next week. That's how I got her to give me her phone number. 34 years and 2 kids later, I have to say "Thanks Sting!"
Very cool! I had the same experience with my wife but it was James Taylor!
How yuppie of you.
@@sspbrazilHey, it's cooler/deeper than Hughey Lewis!
@@stevenfunderburg1623 I so think that’s a good comparison. Lol.
duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
My brother-in-law got in an elevator in Miami Airport with Sting a few years ago. My B-I-L said to him, "I saw you in Las Vegas last year." Sting replied, "Well that means I saw you too."
Love that!
Awww how personable is that?
@@briansherwood3595 very cool
To quote the late James Earl Jones as Darth Vader....
"IMPRESSIVE....MOST IMPRESSIVE"
He made it to 93 years impressive
R.I.P. James Earl Jones. we lost an ICON. 😢
yes we would laugh as kids singing mr.grinch
Sting "I'm still mourning my parents." POR " Yeah it's something you never get over...." Indeed.
So very true. My dad and I had a very rocky time of it during my teen years, and finally, we were starting to get along, and then I lost him. I regret not having more time with him when I finally had my head on straight😢
Sting is one of the greatest artists of all time. Congrats! He doesn't just interview with anyone, so he knows you're also someone special. Loved this interview.
...I was gonna say that in MY post! ...getting Sting is a DAMNED honor.......
Rick Beato
@@OttoByOgraffeythat was amazing! He got all of the Police! I would watch Adam interview Stewart and Andy too
agree this months uncut has the story of the making of sync. and review of the new box sting did not participate in the interview just stewart and andy by coincidence he popped up on bbc 2 yesterday new song with current blues band
Sting may be THE most talented artist of our time.
I love that you made Sting tear up! We often forget our idols are human, and it's great to see that Sting is just a person, and that it touches him when people love his work.
And watching Sting fanboy about Paul McCartney! This was a good humanizing interview.
@@illegal_space_alienWho didn't like Paul McCartney? The Beatles influenced everything that came after it.
When the soul cages came out, I was a 19 year old very young, and very troubled man. Listening to the music and lyrics on that album helped me process so much anger and trauma from my childhood, and made me see my own hometown and parents in a new light. Its still to this day my favorite album with Sting. I have it on vinyl, cd and even the cassette-tape I bought back when the album came out.
That's the shape of his heart.
Congrats on getting to interview Sting, Professor!
THANKS!
Yes, congrats!
This is the perfect compliment to Rick Beato's interview where he talked about the music theory and composition (which is his wheelhouse) and the Professor talked about the lyricism and how it impacted him (and others as well)
So 2 very insightful approaches of looking into Sting's music.
Thank you so much for this interview!!
Well said
Absolutely!!
Exactly
Yes yes! Really cool that artists like Sting see the inherent value of availing themselves to these interviews. These are our music historians who are preserving vital information. So excited for this!
Usually interviews on eve of or just shortly after a single or album release are perfunctory. Both this and Rick Beato's interviews, they each had Sting truly engaged in their respective interviews.
One of the best there ever was. My wife was a huge Sting fan when we got married but I was not as privvy to his music. That all changed 17 years ago when we got married, and we were at a resort partying with people way too wealthy for our pay grade, we just got lucky that we joined their group. They told us they had a surprise for us at the reception. They brought in Sting and his wife who congratulated us on our wedding and it was the most surreal moment. It only lasted a few minutes but it was a memory for a life time. Sting at our wedding. I became a huge fan that day and since.
So amazing! Congrats!!
What an awesome experience!!!
DAYYYYUUMMMMM!!! thats an epic moment...
🤯🤯🤯
I am so blessed. My father encouraged me to follow my musical dream. Im 65 yrs young. For 30+ years as a musician, singer, song writer, entertainer (Citizen joe from southern California) im not a sensation but my dad thinks I am. At 89+ years old my dad is failing. Ive spent the last 4 weeks holding his hand in the ER saddleback memorial hospital Laguna woods calif. Its been gut wrenching. For 4 decades he has attended every one of my shows. Hes my biggest fan, but Milo Lystne, my Dad, I'm his biggest fan. He will be a legendary true American patriot. His grand parents were swedish migrants. My dad Born in Minnesota 1935. Hes lived through hell as a child and heaven when peace restored. His soul is dedicated to Jesus Christ. His eternal savior. Jesus is mine too. God bless your channel. Jesus touch sting. For earthly man, Jesus is the 'One way' to eternnal salvation. Mortal man has many roads. But the end there of is destruction. Jesus is the way, truth, and the life
Most shocking revelation of the interview...Sting likes and respects AC/DC !!! I did NOT see that coming 😲
Even when that style of music is not in his wheelhouse.
He's said it before, actually. Both Sting and ACDC are masters of their art
Brian Johnson is a Geordie like Sting. They are buddies. Brian sings on a track on "The Last Ship" soundtrack
@@johnconk1 True. Brian Johnson also gets on well with another Geordie, Mark Knopfler, who was born in Glasgow, but moved to Blyth at the age of 9 , as does Sting, obviously
Oh, gosh, that story Sting told about his father on his death bed choked me up! My advice to all men out there who have/had a strained relationship with one or both parents... the BEST revenge you can get is to LOVE your kids, TELL them you love them often, and be the best, most supportive father you can be! The world needs more fathers who truly love their kids.
That is so so sweet of him to say that.
I think he knew his dad loved him, men those days didn’t express much of their feeling but showed it in what they did for their families. My dad didn’t say it often but he didn’t have too, I knew he loved me. And you always mourn your parents once they are gone.
This is the best "interview", more like an honest two-way discussion, where Sting revealed himself more than any other time that I've seen him. Well done!
Wow! Thanks!
Agree, many great gems in this interview.
I met Sting in Telluride, Colorado skiing when I was a teen. He called me "Mr. Blue Nose" because of the colored zinc I was wearing. I was a huge Police fan as a kid, and it was won of those life's moments that I'll never forget.
Now you just need to interview Andy, and you've technically interviewed The Police by proxy!
Yep!
My 2 favorite music related YT channels are The Professor and Rick Beato and both have interviewed Sting because they both have taste, class and coolness 🤘 Congratulations Professor and well done 👍
THanks Steven! How did you like the interviews ?
....I looove both Interviewers, but at least Prof. lets ME speak to him! ...no COMMENT! ...ha-HAAA!!
@@RBS_ Wait, what?!!! You can't drop that and not comment! Did you blackmail the Professor? Did you Jedi mind trick him?
@@ProfessorofRock Left me touched and excited to see the little bits not revealed here which will make their way into future episodes!
My two favorites are the Professor and Capo Fetish.
There's a little black spot on the sun today.
That little black spot has gone away away.
'Cause Sting has decided to come out and play.
He really has a lot of things to say.
Congratulations to the Professor all the way!
Yup there is.
At first he looked bored but then you totally engaged him then made him cry! Adam you simply have it!
Phenomenal interview. Probably my favorite you've ever done. Thank you so much for making this happen. And thank you, Sting, for participating in this interview. Peace unto you both,
THank you!
Yeah, you did an excellent job of bringing up insightful observations and really listening to his responses to create a conversation. 👍
Agree, top shelf!
Stings music literally saved my life. It got me out of the fog of cancer and inspired me to take control and walk away from the cancer industry and fine my path to wholistic healing. Music has the power to heal us and I swear Sting has healing frequencies in his music. I wish I could find the person to give me permission to get his permission to use his words to tell my story. My book is called “Just a little Sting” and it is a tribute to the importance of music-to those of us who cannot play a note, but can still press play.
One of the things that I love about interviews like this is seeing people who have reached the pinnacle of success and they will credit others for the inspiration that propelled them to that level. It doesn't matter who you are or what you have accomplished: we all have our heroes.
Thanks for watching!
Because no one can do it alone!
My friend met Sting in England in the 80's and she was tongue tied! You got to actually speak with him! Absolutely 💯 amazing guy! 👏
Yes he is!
He’s just a person.
@@sspbrazil Exactly he is. My friend said he was very polite too!
@@cherylreichardt of course he would be polite, he has to protect his ego.
Sting was notorious for being extremely rude when interviewed. He must be mellowing out with age, because he was kind and pleasant with you Professor and also with Rick Beato a while back. That surprised many people.
An absolute cracking interview. I can’t recall Sting giving an interview where he wasn’t a little guarded in his response. Very well done indeed.
I think it was because Sting trusted him. That’s a rare thing in interviews.
"he was a map of buried treasure i never actually got to" those words really ring true
Ya got Sting!!!! Great job Prof! Great job 🍻🍻
Thanks!
Now you know…without a doubt…that you’ve “made it!” Congratulations on this milestone!
.....that's One SERIOUS 'made it', TOO! ...ha-HAA!
Thanks!
@@RBS_ Ha ha!
This man is responsible for the person I became. I tell you that I learned more from him than I got from any other human. Thanks for conducting this interview the way fans deserve.
Best,
Kêco
My instant love for Sting came early one morning (single mom-driving to work 6am) when I turned on the car radio. It was the middle of Do the Russians Love Their Children Too. I was going through a rough patch with my son. I was in tears and could not get out of the car to walk into work. The station had already named the song and artist, whom I did not know at the time. I obsessed all day about it. Asking everyone at work if they knew the song or artist. When I got home, I asked my son. He knew was able to enlighten me and share his love of the Police. It made such a difference in my understanding of how much I cared about us. I was hooked and wore out sooo many cassettes of this man's work. Thank you from the bottom of my soul for the gifts you gave us Sting. It meant the world to this then exhausted single mom.
Thanks for sharing!
This channel is amazing because of The Professor's authentic love for the music and respect for the people who create it.
Ah thanks!
I’m 60 years old and started to listen to The Police in 1978 at 14. I have had the pleasure and honor of seeing Sting with the Police and solo 16 times in the last 38 years and it has always felt like a spiritual journey listening to Sting sing. Thank you for such great memories!
Sting is absolutely one of the greatest musicians of the late 20th and early 21st century, and that is how the future will look back on him. Crazy as I get older I realize how some people leave a part of their lives through their contributions and while mine will fade as my posterity ages and die, Stings will go on for centuries and beyond. He has affected well beyond his family circle and enriched lives more than many.
Sting? Ok you got me there. That is awesome.
Very cool!
You succeeded in connecting with Sting in a way that I’ve never seen an interviewer do. In other interviews, he usually relies on his pre-built “narratives” (surreal industrial landscape, I love you but you love someone else, shadow of the shipyard, etc,) . Your depth of knowledge of his lyrics, catalog, and the origins of those songs brought out some revealing moments I’ve never seen anyone “extract” from him. Plus your calm demeanor throughout is impressive. Bravo.
I arranged to have "Shape of My Heart" playing on my car stereo when I picked up my wife on the afternoon of our 1st date, August 16, 1998. Later in the evening, having fallen hard for each other, we danced to "Fields of Gold." We married a year later and celebrated our 25th anniversary this summer.
Thank you, Sting.
Literally the best interview I've seen with Sting. Great job.
Wow! High praise! Thanks for watching!
Great interview, seriously, through your sincerity it feels like he let his guard down to reveal the person like Ive never seen him do before. Really awesome!
Sting one of the best singer's of all time in my opinion. My favorite solo song of his is fortress around your heart from 1985. Awesome interview have a great day Adam.
Thanks Wayne!
Sting + Branford Marsalis, so great
Fortress Around your Heart is a great one!
Music has been the common ground where my children and I meet and interact as equals. It's the place where we can drop the roles we take on, of parent ,of rebellious child, and see each other differently.
Talk about a "pinch me" moment to get that interview with Sting! You truly are The Professor of Rock.
Professor, congratulations on getting an interview with Sting. He's definitely one of the all-time greats.
So Very Happy you got the chance to interview this Gentleman. Your happiness shows on your face and in your voice. Keep up the great work for All of us that Love Music
Thank you!
Congratulations on getting to interview one of your idols!! You've earned it!! Great interview too!! Your fellow music fanatic, Cindy S.
Thanks Cindy!
Adam - rather than simply being the asker of questions, your vulnerability leveled the playing field such that Sting could relate and recognize you as “brother.” Sting’s tears and humility re: McCartney reciprocated your gift. Two special people. 10/10
Some years ago I saw a Kinks documentary called do it again that no one will ever see again because of copyright issues. Sting did an interview with and generally indulged the whims of the film's narrator and was an absolute gentleman in every way possible.
The Police's work and Sting's early solo work had a huge impact in my life. The Police were the soundtrack to my high school years. Kids today really do not appreciate artists like this today. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the interview.
Sting gave me a lift for over 150 miles. Hitchhiking from London, heading home to liverpool. Evening, light fading, getting cooler. A friendly bloke stopped and off we went. It took me a while to realise. "A musician" he said when I asked. I looked properly and saw, the biggest star in the world! My God what a shock!.
That was in, I think, 1980. I was a ragged 18 year old. Not yet established in any way. Given a chance to speak to a hugely successful man.
What a gentleman. What dignity and insightfulness. A sense of fun too.
Sting, I remember much of what we spoke of and have referred to your words many times. Important. Many thanks mate.
That's impressive. Not only getting Sting for an interview, but getting him to interact with you so well. Great job!
I’m a paint contractor and there is a reason I always were my ppe. I’m killing myself to provide the best I can for my family. Made respect to your father
Sting, the Stingster, Stingarama, stingaromavich, stingatola, stingalingalingling , baren von stingheimer, stingski...... (these were taken from the 90s SNL sketch with Sting and Rob Snider )
LOVe that skit!
Back when SNL was GOOD!
I sold my TV to buy tickets for a Sting concert! He is a musical genius! All his albums, I've listened on repeat so many times, that I know it by heart and soul.
👔Mike And the Mechanics sang Living Years (1989) which reminds me of my Dad who passed in 2021. So sorry to hear of your fathers passing Adam Reader. 😢♥🙏🌹
Thanks for watching! My condolences. Peace to you.
My condolences my father and I had issues and Living Years reminds me of my dad. Though my dad is still alive but I did forgive him and we have talk.
@@AnnaTrail-xp8pr Thank you.👼♥🙏🕊
@@SuperMarioBrosIII you are welcome peace to you.
Was just thinking of that song! When I first heard it it trucked me
Great interview ! Spent my senior year in a small town surrounded by cornfields..no internet then, just a skinny cable pumping MTV into the living room. The Police music offered a glimmer beyond the plains, walking on the Moon beneath an invisible Sun
Wow. Love your story! We have similar stories!
Congratulations P.O.R. on getting this interview with a hero of yours. Having Sting be so open to/with you must have felt so incredible, but I am not surprised because of how much respect you show to everyone, with your knowledge of their music as well as some of their personal life stories. You give people a 'safe space' to be even more open. You remind me a lot of the late great interviewer Brian Linehan, who I watched as a teen. Always so prepared, so welcoming and warm, but never (from what I remember) tried to get in a kill shot, like some other interviewers try to do. You are quite the combo- a mix of Casey Kasem, Brian Linehan and Dick Clark.
May you eventually get the rest of your heroes to sit for an interview with you! ❤
Wow! Thank you for a wonderful insight.
My dad was a political prisoner during the 1976 to 1982 Argentinian military coup. He was tortured and thank God he still alive but he lost many friends and family because the military people killed or dissappeared anyone who was a thread to the dictatorship. Sting and The Police music was in my playlist on the late 80s and music kept me sane from all the emotional trauma my whole family experienced. His "They Dance Alone" song touched all the mothers and wives who lost their sons and daughters to such a violent and senseless years of savage killing. My mother used to listening the Spanish version of it and the beautiful song Fragile. Meant so much to of all us. When sting went to Argentina with the Amnesty international tour , 1988 was such an amazing thing. We didn't have money to pay for tickets at the time but we watched live on the tv. THANK YOU STING.
Wow. Thank you for sharing such an important comment.
Wow.
You have a gift Adam, you are able to draw the person you interview out of the protected shell because of your intelligent questions.
Thank yoU!
I concur. Fantastic job Adam
Lately I've been thinking that Sting is the most underrated artist. If you really listen to his melodies and layers of his songs, there's truly something transcendental about them. It's almost like a facsimile of ancient history that bleeds through his music.
Everybody: AC/DC just keeps writing the same album over and over. Me: Yeah but it's a really good album!
He said the same!
It's one album in 18 parts.
Sting is my all time favorite writer. I fully agree with The Soul Cages. When the Angels Fall, in particular, moves me. I listen to it often, at night, to get that euphoric feeling that enhances sleep so well.
I love Gordon's work beyond words.
I'm so happy you were able to get this interview.
Very cool!
Rarely have I seen Sting so open and vulnerable. This was not a run-of-the-mill interview but a heart-warming talk about mourning and music and the incredibly moving and poetic lyrics on "The Soul Cages". At the age of 56 I can relate so much more to this masterpiece than back then when I was young and inexperienced.
This is an amazing opportunity, congrats on being able to interview THE Sting
Thank you!
Ive been lucky enough to meet Sting several times. He is always so kind, so gentle, so generous with his fans. He is an incredible storyteller and musician. I will forever be one of his greatest fans.
Great interview Professor! “Message In A Bottle” is still my favorite! But his genius is apparent in all his songs!🤘🔥
Wow, this is huge. The Police were epic, and Sting's solo career is as well. Their entire discography is so good, as a band and Sting's own. Outlandos D'Amour, Zenyatta Mondatta, Dream Of The Blue Turtles, Synchronicity, Soul Cages...brilliant. Sting is on the same level as Paul McCartney in my opinion.
I agree. Thank for watching!
@@ProfessorofRock Many people aren't aware of this-"Zenyatta, who resides at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky, was named for The Police album “Zenyatta Mondatta.” Moss named several of his horses after his close association with the band and its lead singer Sting. Giacomo was named after a son of Sting and one of Moss’ top broodmares was Set Them Free, after a popular song by The Police". The same Jerry Moss who started A&M records with Herb Alpert.
Adam!!! You made Sting cry!! Seriously, what a great conversation. Sounded like two friends talking. I could feel Sting’s mutual respect for you and what YOU do and the way you feel and interpret his words. Great interview!! Probably your best so far.
Love the passion, thankfulness, humility, history and just plain feeling on this channel
You have such a fantastic interviewing style that I often feel like I'm listening to 2 lifelong friends having an honest conversation about who they are. I couldn't think of a better artist to be the voice of a generation than Sting and this interview proves that, so able to put into words the essence of life. Fantastic interview professor, give us more Sting soon!! I can't wait, such an intriguing artist that still makes music I wait for
Does come across as friends having a conversation. Recently interviewed Weird Al.
@@AnnaTrail-xp8pr that is going to be great!
I’m so excited that he finally found Sting! What a sweet guy honestly.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it was a great interview
Moving interview. Sting is a rare talent, a true storyteller, and a truer artist. So genuine and versatile. That's a class of musician I can count on one hand.
What a great guy Sting is. Creative, thoughtful, contemplative, relationships with parents and memories, a real person. Salt of the earth
My favorite Sting song is Fields of Gold. He is genuinely one of the best songwriters ever.
No question!
Such a gorgeous song! He creates whole sagas with a single song!
I love that song.
Oh my. Sting talking about holding his father's hand as he was dying and you talking about you and your dad as well - 😭😭😭. Definitely got me more than a little choked up. I lost my dad 23 years ago, September 5th. It never really gets any easier. It's just something you kind of learn to live with because you really have no other choice. There are songs that remind me of my dad, whether they are ones he liked or just ones that make me think of him. There teally is just something about music that bonds parents with their children. Of course, my dad was a drama coach, so that was gonna happen regardless. Lol. But those were fun, memorable times. And I miss them, and him, very much. I really enjoyed this interview with Sting. I didn't expect to get a bit emotional, but definitely didn't mind doing so. It was nice to see how down-to-earth he is. Thanks for sharing!
I love your comment. Thank you for sharing!
yeh you never know where memories could come from few years ago i was watching ladygaga and tony bennett one of his favorites and story of him in his old neghborhood queens in school he was the singing waiter after he passed old cbs news said i was a busking waiter as dad recalled old story he told us watching tony on t.v. years ago anytime see hear tony always reminds me of his story same perry como as a teen dad caddied for him old flushing golf club tipped him 5 bucks
@@ProfessorofRock You're welcome! 😊 And thank you for your work. I always look forward to your videos.
So happy for you!! I can’t imagine how you maintained your excitement while interviewing Sting. It’s like if I got to sing with Stevie Nicks. 🖤
Awesome. Hope it happens for you!
Let’s hope POR gets Stevie Nicks next.
Professor... that was awesome. To see how moved Sting was to hear you explain to HIM how important and personal those songs are to both of you was an incredible moment to witness. You made him "verklempt"! Lol. His respect for you was as much as yours for him. Great work and congratulations on meeting one of your heroes! Your hard work has paid off in incredible ways, my friend.
Just wow. Congratulations are in order here. As a lifelong huge Police fan, I would have been shaking in my boots. Very deep and heartfelt interview. Peace!
Well done on interviewing one of your top three heroes! A once in a lifetime experience! 🎉🥳🎊
Thanks!
One of the greatest songwriters of our time, honoured to have seen him live, The Police are my absolute favorite band
No question!
I love Sting. I know his real name. This has to be the absolute Coolest interview the Professor's ever done. Sting is so timeless. People will be listening to Sting's music in another 50 and 100 years. I think he lives in New York City. Thank you.
No question!
10 SUMNER TALES IS ALSO A GREAT ALBUM!
Gordon Sumner is so cool!
Sting is Shakespeare of modern music- he is on a different level. I lost my dad at young age- he was killed back in the old country of Afghanistan. My father was Afghanistan 1st Captain and Chief Pilot. The Afghan Airlines had a partnership with PanAm. MY dad represented the Afghans with pride, dignity, and principle. He represented the Golden era of Afghanistan in aviation and progress. Sting’s “Soul Cages” resonates with me - I used to cry listening to that album and thinking of my dad. “Fields of Gold” was another masterpiece that made me think of my dad and his legacy. He left us at the age of 39. Captain Inam Gran was a true champion for Afghans and aviation. My father was killed in 1977- after his assassination, Afghanistan was hit with a tsunami of violence and despair for decades to come. Afghanistan was never the same…
This is everything! Thank you. SOUL CAGES is in my top 5!
Sting’s performance in Italy of FRAGILE the night of 9-11 hours after the towers fell… well, it’s a moment in music I’ll never forget!!
Thanks again for this!
Thanks!
Sting is definitely in my top 5. He has always been able to paint pictures straight to the heart of people. Can't wait to see the next part of the interview.
Coming soon!
In the late '90s, Sting did a documentary on PBS about my Great-greatxxx grandfather John Dowland and his music. He was a famous musician in his time. Sting learned to play the lute, Dowland's instrument of choice. It was very well done, and Sting has always had a place in my heart since.
What a wonderful quote, "Men go crazy in congregations, but only get better one by one."
What a great lyric!
@@ProfessorofRock You are always interesting, Adam, but this interview is just outstanding.
That is such a nuanced lyric.
I didn't realized you played baseball Adam but you knocked that interview out of the park! Happy for you that you were able to interview your hero.
Thank you!
Thank you Sting for saying AC/DC has written the same exact song for the last 50 yrs. I thought I was the only one who said that out loud.
Ha ha! Still great!
Hahahaha
Lucky enough to see The Police at all stages of their career..Dec79/ Oct 81/ Dec83/ Sept 2007. One of the greatest bands of all times. Congrats on this one Adam.
Very cool!
great i was able to attend ghost and sync. i still have the tourbook we were much closer up ghost though i had the double live cd 79 83 but loaned to friend never got back comeback tour we looked into but just didnt work out p.s. by coincidence his new single popped up yesterday on sub. feed bbc2 live in the park
Sting is one of our national treasures here in the UK! I vividly remember the first time I heard "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You." I was playing Monopoly with my brother and a friend; The friend had brought Ten Summoner's Tales on cassette and we were listening to it, and when that song came on I said, "oh, I love this one!" My friend said, I thought you'd never heard this album before, and I said I hadn't, "but this is an old one..." I knew the tune, I knew some of the lyrics, but I'd never heard it before. It was as if the song had always existed for me, like "Hey Bulldog" or "I Am The Walrus." I get shivers down my spine every time I tell that story - it was a weird experience that I've never been able to explain. Maybe, in that moment, I had a brief psychic link with Sting or something! I don't believe in that kind of stuff, but it's as good an explanation as any. Perhaps that song was just so profound to me that it resonated in some kind of way that defies explanation.
(For the record, I had definitely not heard the song on the radio. The only channel I ever listened to was Capital Gold, which played primarily 1960s music at the time, and I rarely listened to even that! My main source of music was my parents' record collection, which was extensive.)
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Thanks for sharing!
@@ProfessorofRock Thank you for your channel, and for this great interview! xx
Fortress around my heart is a song I have to search for, but always love.
And Sting called you brother. Awesome interview. You had me tearing up talking about your dads.
Thank you!
Adam, your ability to connect with people on a human level and get artists who must normally be wary of heir privacy to speak so honestly is truly a gift and says a lot of positive things about you as a person
It does indeed.
🙂 The song where you HAVE to turn up the volume🔊 for me is Synchronicity II a classic. My favorite solo Sting "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"👍
Both great songs!
Love those two!
Have you heard the 12" jellybean mix of if you love somebody? Really good
@@paulf2898 🤠👍 Now I have. I just added it to my channel......Thanks !!!
I've not only met some of my pop music heroes, but formed real friendships with them . Sadly, all but one of them are gone, now.
@@kafkal2281 First - I'm 76 y/o now, so you may not know of these heroes/friends of mine:
April Stevens, Scott McKenzie, Mark Wirtz and Lauren Wood.
I have the dubious distinction of having given Yanni his first synthesizer (an Arp Odyssey that he played in my band).
@@kafkal2281 My little brother did the artwork for his first LP cover. We didn't stay in touch, once he left Minneapolis, though.
@@Polyphemus47 I remember April Stevens w/Nino Tempo "Deep Purple." It was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in November of 1963.
@@DDKaraokeOutlaw Yes! She charted with "Teach Me Tiger" in 1958, and starting as a teen, recorded for Society and RCA, charting a few. She was a charming, gracious lady.
@@Polyphemus47 Thanks for sharing.
That's so amazing you got to interview Sting! He's such an amazing artist. The Dream of the Blue Turtles was a HUGE part of the soundtrack of my teen years. I wore that cassette out. All my peers thought I was weird for listening to this strange album, but I didn't care. Fortress Around Your Heart is one of my top favorite songs and always makes it onto playlists even now.
Fields of Gold is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
That's it, Adam. This will be the one that gets you street cred. Sting is a brilliant songwriter, musician and singer. Watching this interview and loving it.
Thanks!
You can tell when Sting is really enjoying the person who he is talking to in these interviews. He’s always polite but with some people he’s more open and.. warm I think is the word I’m looking for.
He really enjoyed this talk.
Sting is a legend. No musician can't say he/she wasn't influenced by the police or sting. Great interview. Very heartfelt. The genius of his song writing is really evident in every song. Well done, Prof Rock!
No kidding!
Sting has been an artist for all the chronological and emotional seasons. Healing and hopeful.
One of my 10 all time faves is 10 Sumners Tales.
Best track? Fields of Gold.
Yes!
Favorite album too. Especially tracks like Fields of Gold, St Augustine in Hell and Love is Stronger Than Justice.
I barely comment on your videos, Professor. But as a former journalist myself, all I can say is: what a brilliant conversation. One can really feel how Sting started to enjoy this one after a few minutes already, how how opened up emotionally. He really liked talking to you. So did all we watching it. Thanks for this!
December 3, 2011: My final paid stage work gig, Sting.
I'm supervising the truck dock load-in and I went to be an extra set of hands on a huge quad stack of subwoofers coming off a trailer. As I'm backing out, my left foot clips the edge of the ramp and I go down. I landed millimeters away from my tailbone but directly on my pelvic frame, on the lip of the ramp, cracking the bone. Since I was still on bad drugs at the time, I refused medical attention, no matter how badly I actually needed it. I had to quit the job because I wasn't going to put my boss's job in jeopardy, even though I later learned she would've deserved it. I didn't get to see Sting but his show that day still had a permanent impact on my life.
Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience.