The Elven blade Sting belonged to two of the most famous Ring bearers, Bilbo and Frodo. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known professionally as Sting, is an English musician and actor.He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for new wave rock band the Police from 1977 to 1984. [45] The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards and in 1989 received three Grammy nominations including his second consecutive nomination for Album of the Year. Bilbo later gave Frodo … [113] The same year, he was appared on the song Simple available on the Pausa by Ricky Martin. In November 1984 he joined Band Aid, a charity supergroup primarily made up of the biggest British and Irish musicians of the era, and sang on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" [3]. The company, seeking a way through the Misty Mountains, tries the Pass of Caradhras, but abandons it in favour of the mines of Moria. Awakening to find himself half-cocooned, Bilbo used the dagger to free himself and slay his attacker, the first time he had used it in battle. Bilbo's eyes once more went to his sword, his fingers touching … [50], In May 1993, he covered his own Police song from the Ghost in the Machine album, "Demolition Man", for the Demolition Man film. Because we are brilliant at it ... [Our music] reaches out, all inclusive, and embraces anyone and everyone. He named pets, a racehorse, his publishing company, and one of his daughters (Fuchsia) after characters from the books. [115] A benefit show co-founded by Monty Python member John Cleese, Sting states, "before [the Ball] I did not know about Amnesty, I did not know about its work, I did not know about torture in the world. [17], He attended St Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. [2], The weapon remained nameless until the company reached Mirkwood and, deep in the darkness, Bilbo and his companions were beset by the forest's Spiders. The concert, scheduled for 11 September 2001, was altered due to the terrorist attacks in America that day. The mithril coat had been given to Bilbo by Thorin after the events of The Hobbit, and Sting had been taken by Bilbo from the den of a troll. [50], In February 2001, he won another Grammy for "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" on A Love Affair: The Music Of Ivan Lins. [3] Bilbo used the newly-christened Sting to cut the spiders' silk to free his companions, and during the ensuing battle, utilized it in combination with the magic ring he had found in Gollum's cave, thrown rocks, and hurled insults to help the venom-weakened dwarves fight their way out of the spiders' nest. 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The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Northumbria University. In T.A. From touring to sales, to copyright legislation to royalty collation", the letter added: "We dominate the market and our bands, singers, musicians, writers, producers and engineers work all over Europe and the world and, in turn, Europe and the world come to us. Bilbo, too, claimed a blade: merely a dagger by the standards of Men or its original Elvish makers, and but a tiny pocket-knife for the trolls whose hoard it was found in, but it made an excellent short sword for a Hobbit. Thorin's eyes widened as he saw Bilbo pulling Sting out of the pale orc's back, the filth's eyes going blank before he fell to the side, dead. [93] On its release, the song went straight to number 1 over French iTunes music download charts, subsequently hitting number 1 on the main French singles chart and giving Sting his first number 1 in France. [21] He gained his nickname after his habit of wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes with the Phoenix Jazzmen. and Geldof remarked that he was a "three-minute man" but Sting could last for hours thanks to yoga. In 1989, he flew to the Altamira Gathering to offer support while promoting his charity. As the years went by, the band members, especially Sting, dismissed the possibility of reforming. [122] In 1988, the single "They Dance Alone (Cueca Sola)" chronicled the plight of the mothers, wives and daughters of the "disappeared", political opponents killed by the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. [39] Released in June 1985, Sting sang the line "I Want My MTV" on "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits. [105], —BMI President Mike O’Neill in May 2019 on "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most played song in US radio history.[106]. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought he looked like a bee (or according to Sting himself, "they thought I looked like a wasp"), which prompted the name "Sting". In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name. [98][99][100][101] Named the 57th & 9th Tour, a world tour of theatres, clubs and arenas in support of 57th & 9th (with special guests Joe Sumner and the Last Bandoleros) began on 1 February 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Commodore Ballroom, and continued into October. He displayed it above the mantleplace,[4] where it most likely was when Gandalf and Balin visited him seven years later in T.A. A period of relative musical inactivity followed from 1997, before Sting eventually re-emerged in September 1999, with a new album Brand New Day, which gave him two more UK Top 20 hits in the title track "Brand New Day" (a UK No. [84][85] The album features guest artists with roots in northeast England, including Brian Johnson, vocalist from AC/DC. Bilbo and the dwarves see a twinkling light ahead of them in the forest and follow it to find a party of feasting elves, who disappear when the dwarves approach. [138], Sting publicly opposed Brexit and supported remaining in the European Union. This is supported by The Hobbit (film series) in which Sting appears plain, without any writing. It's symbolic that Sam used Sting against Shelob to protect himself and Frodo just as Bilbo Baggins had used the sword so many … [74] In the second half of 2011, Sting began his Back to Bass Tour, which would continue (with periodic breaks) through 2013. However, Frodo and Bilbo reunited in the mentioned Elven city, when Frodo was wounded by the Witch-king of Angmar. [8] He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock,[9] and 80th of Q magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. In 2008, he was reported to practise Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation technique. On 7 February 2018, Sting performed as special guest at the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, singing "Muoio per te", the Italian version of "Mad About You", the lyrics of which were written by his friend and colleague Zucchero Fornaciari, and "Don't Make Me Wait" with Shaggy. Moore was jailed for six years. His next project was a live album at his villa in Figline Valdarno, released as a CD and DVD as well as being broadcast on the internet. They decided to go ahead and the album and DVD appeared in November as ...All This Time, dedicated "to all those who lost their lives on that day". Flush with victory, he gives his sword a name: Sting. [41][42] In 1985, Sting provided spoken vocals for the Miles Davis album You're Under Arrest, taking the role of a French-speaking police officer. He wielded the sword through most of the quest, famously using it against the Giant Spiders of Mirkwood to save the Company of Dwarves. 3018, just before the Fellowship of the Ring set off from Rivendell, Bilbo gave Sting to his nephew Frodo Baggins, as well as his wondrous coat of mithril mail, as a gift to protect him on the perilous journey to Mount Doom that lay ahead. Being inspired by this movie, we had reproduced this sword using solid oak wood. The song was released on Scherzinger's 2011 debut album Killer Love. [68] In 2009, Sting appeared at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert, playing "Higher Ground" and "Roxanne" with Stevie Wonder and "People Get Ready" with Jeff Beck. [55], In 2002, he won a Golden Globe Award for "Until..." from the film Kate & Leopold. He launched a solo career in 1985, and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music. 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