Sting
Sting
belief dream fantasy living matter noble nourishing playing seemed sort
I think I've always had a sort of fantasy or dream that I would like to make a living playing music. It seemed to be the most noble thing I could imagine. I had no idea how it was done but I always had this belief that music, no matter who you were playing to, was always going to be nourishing to me.
seen soap sort watching wrestling
You know, it's like watching a soap opera, ... I've never seen (a soap) but they're addicting, I guess, and I think wrestling is sort of the same thing.
courage pain bravery
Let your pain be my sorrow. Let your tears be my tears too. Let your courage be my model. That the north you find will be true.
mistake thinking humans
I quite like mistakes. I think they're human.
growing-up rocks rock-n-roll
Peter Townshend shows us it's all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock'n'roll.
kings lying wind
I see a city in the desert lies The vanity of an ancient king But the city lies in broken pieces While the wind howls and the vultures sing
running gun men
Takes more than combat gear to make a man Takes more than a license for a gun Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can A gentleman will walk but never run
crazy men get-better
Men go crazy in congregation. They only get better one by one.
children rain mean
If I were a Brazilian without land or money or the means to feed my children, I would be burning the rain forest too.
love-is justice stronger
Love is stronger than justice.
attitude mistake believe
Humans make the mistake of believing that it is their right to survive. Species die out on this planet all the time without anyone noticing. The planet will still be there, and we must lose this attitude of divine right, that something will save us...
interesting singing getting-older
My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time.
family children kids
I'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.
music journey thinking
I think the labyrinth is an interesting metaphor for our lives as musicians. We're always being drawn toward the center of it because that's where the mystery is. What is music? It's a journey.