The 1985 album that pushed Sting to breaking point: “Completely and utterly mad”
Suffering for his art.
The Police
The 1982 show that made Sting feel like a God: “Higher up the ladder”
Much bigger than he could have imagined.
“A mountain disappears”: the shocking moment Sting found out about the death of John Lennon
“The landscape changes…”
The classic rock band Stewart Copeland couldn’t take seriously: “The singing put me off”
Taking the rock greats down a peg.
The dark personal story behind Sting’s 1983 hit for The Police: “What poetry’s all about”
Sting at his most heartbroken.
The 1980 song that convinced Sting to give up on The Police: “All hell broke loose”
It’s officially over.
The 1983 gig that ended The Police, according to Sting: “It’s boring”
The performance that became the end of an era.
The strange, petty feud between Rod Stewart and Sting: “Miserable fucker”
“Where’s his sense of humour?”
