Sting Quotes

Sting
Category
Musician
Nationality
British
Birth date
October 2, 1951
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), betterbest known by his stage name Sting, is an EnglishEnglish-language; of or pertaining to the English language. musicianA person who plays or sings music. from NewcastleA city in northeastern England. upon Tyne. Prior to startingpresent participle of to start his solo careerOne's calling in life; a person's occupation., he was the principalPrimary; most important in a group. composerOne who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music., lead singerperson who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing and bass playerof something that "plays" itself; a player piano. of the 1970s/1980s rock band The PoliceAn organisation granted authority to enforce the law..
Also known as
Gordon Sumner, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

Quotes:
  • "An uncleA brother or brother-in-law of someone’s parent. of mine emigrated to CanadaA country in North America; official name : Canada. and couldn't take his guitarA stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friendA person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. for life."
  • "Fame means the imageAn optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. is virtuallypractically; almost but not quite foreverFor all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.."
  • "I always stayedPast tense of to stay. fit becauseFor the reason (that). I'm a performerOne who performs or entertains an audience., and all of those things(literally) Plural of thing. help me to performTo do something."
  • "I can't fly a flag for monogamyA form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. or whateverNo matter which; for any the oppositelocated directly across from something else, or from each other is; it depends on the person and on the situationLocation in time.."
  • "I can't reallyActually; in fact; in reality. change my life to accommodate(transitive) To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances. people who are jealousBitterly or enviously competitive.. I don't see why I shouldThe speaker—but not necessarily the subject of the sentence—intends for the subject to execute the sentence predicate.."
  • "I chooseTo elect. parts I feel I can handleThat part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. but also ones that are a challengeAn instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.. I can only read scripts and chooseTo elect. the right peopleA body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. to work with."
  • "I come from a familya father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family of losers, and I've rejectedSimple past and past participle of to reject. my familya father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family as somethingan unspecified object I don't want to be like."
  • "I do my best work, employment, occupation, job. when I am in pain and turmoilchaos."
  • "I don't like singingthe act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing beforeEarlier than in time. noon."
  • "I don't need to manufactureTo create goods from ingredients, especially automatically. trauma in my life to be creativehaving the ability to create. I have a big enough reservoirA place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts. of sadness or emotionalRelating to the emotions. trauma to last me."
  • "I don't reallyActually; in fact; in reality. think peopleA body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. know what to expectTo look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated. from me now."
  • "I don't understandTo be aware of the meaning of. AmericanA person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America. footballA game in which two teams of eleven players each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball with their feet. In amateur games it may be a team of five or six, or indeed any number. at all. It looks like all-in wrestlingA sport where two persons attempt to subdue each other using combat techniques. with crash helmets."
  • "I exist in a state of almostVery close perpetualLasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time hysteriaA mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.."
  • "I feel this music has nurtured me as I've been immersing myselfThe reflexive case of I. in it. I've felt supportedpast tense and past participle of the verb to support by it."
  • "I hate most of what constitutesThird person singular simple present of to constitute. rock music, which is basicallyin a fundamental, essential or basic manner middlecentre-aged crap."
  • "I hate the idea of crossover, but if you identifyto establish the identity of someone or something your sources, and are respectfulMarked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment. of them, then somethingan unspecified object new can come up."
  • "I have a big problemA difficulty. with piped music. I like eitherone or the other (of two) silenceThe lack of any sound. (When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.) or to listen to it properlyin a proper manner."
  • "I have been throughthrew variousAn eclectic range of fitnessthe cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobicsa form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music for a while."
  • "I just want to createto make a forum that's betterbest than just going out, having a few beers and gettingPresent participle of to get. wreckeddestroyed in an accident etc."
  • "I learnedHaving much knowledge; scholarly, erudite to change my accentA higher or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.; in EnglandOne of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom., your accentA higher or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it. identifies you very stronglyin a strong or powerful manner with a class, and I did not want to be held back."
  • "I like being numberAn abstract entity used to describe quantity. one on the chartsplural of chart, but I also like surprisingPresent participle of to surprise. peopleA body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.."
  • "I like Mick. I find it hard to judgeA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. his work, employment, occupation, job.."
  • "I made two moviesPlural of movie beforeEarlier than in time. The PoliceAn organisation granted authority to enforce the law. had a hit recordInformation put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.: I did Quadrophenia and a film called Radio On."
  • "I miss EnglandOne of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom.. I miss the weatherof, or relating to weather. I've spent moss of the last 25 yearsPlural of year. on tour. I'm ready to come home."
  • "I realizerealise (Commonwealth, but not OED and Canada) that nothingNot any thing; no thing.'s as it seemsThird person form of to seem.."
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