Sting On The One Show

[Jordyboy9]

He was a bundle of laughs i dont think, looked bored and ready to fall asleep

[MargoTester]

He was the same in the Graham Norton show. The song he was promoting sounded exactly the same as all his others, no wonder he's bored trotting out the same old stuff.

[chelle7272]

He bores me silly, so does his music

[piggynose]

eg an englishman in new york

[RandyMarsh]

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[chelle7272]

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[andy-hughes]

I am always fascinated by his hair.

Sting has been receeding since the start of his career, but he never seems to actually lose his hair - like the rest of us!!!

You don't think he's had 'work' done do you?

[vulcan42]

andy-hughes, I'm certain he's had work done. He reminded me of a man I knew who bought three wigs, short hair, medium and long. Over a period of a month he would change them so it looked as if the hair was growing. At the end of the month he would tell everybody he was going for a haircut and on the Monday arrive at work with the short wig on. Needless to say he fooled nobody except himself.

[douglas9401]

Perfectly set up for a Wogan comment or two, vulcan42. :)

[andy-hughes]

I think the issue with a wig is that you either need to be able to afford to buy and maintain a really good one, or you should just not bother because you draw wrong attention to yourself.

Any other than really expensive wigs start to oxidise on contact with the air, and they change colour, like the guy on Eggheads last night - salt-and-paper sides, and luxuriant brunette on top!

That said, Sting does seem to be doing it right, and you need his level of income to do that.

[fiction-factory]

I doubt the One Show will ask him back. Okay the questions were inane but the other guests at least tried to answer them or tried to make a joke if they had no answer whereas he just shrugged his shoulders

[andy-hughes]

My perception of Sting is that he is a seriously erudite and intelligent man who has made a large amount of seriously popular and well-written music.

That said, he may feel that the idle gossip of a tea-time tv show is rather beneath him.

So he should either bite the bullet and accept the interview opportunities his people set up for him, and do them with grace and professional courtesy, or he should ask that he doesn't do them.

Freddie Mercury gave next to no interviews, he didn't like them, he certainly didn't need them, so he didn't put himself in the circus ring - Sting should do the same.

I have interviewed hundreds of musicians, lots of them on Sting's level, and above, and almost without exception, they are polite and professional, and the couple of exceptions - literally two in thirty-seven years, stand out.

Sting needs to understand that he does no-one any favours to turn up on national television with a sulk on.

[EcclesCake]

A friends wife worked for Sting, staff were not allowed to look him in the eye unless addressed first. Tells me everything I need to know about the man.

[andy-hughes]

Plenty of people do have bad things to say about Sting, I have never met him, so I can't speak from experience.

But I would not be surprised to learn first hand that he is difficult.

I have always said that money and fame will exaggerate all a person's behaviour traits, good and bad - and this does seem to be born out by last night's little stop-fest.

[NellieMay]

I love him. Always have. And love his music. Also my other half's hair was receding at 24 and he has never gone bald. Same age group as Sting. Leave him alone.

[Elina]

Hi jordyboys, I disagree. He's 65, looks tired in the face, but was engaging.
@ 9.33 ..

[Elina]

Oh well it didn't work .. How about a traditional k off the new album? He's not looking bad for 65 is he jordyboy!! Eh eh!! ;0)

[Elina]

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