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Dec 9, 2021 · Sting's real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. He got his nickname after he kept wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes when he played with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought he looked like a bee (or according to Sting himself, "they thought I looked like a wasp"), which led to the name 'Sting'.
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Feb 4, 2023 · Apparently everyone, including his wife and kids, calls him Sting, although when he was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2003, he was announced as "Gordon Sumner, known as Sting," as reported by The Age.
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
Feb 12, 2021 · Sting was born on October 2, 1951, with his given name, Gordon Sumner. He was born in Wallsend, Northumberland, to a working-class family, and became obsessed with playing the guitar at a young...
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1. The Queen Mother made him realise the possibilities of the world. Sting, born Gordon Sumner, grew up in Wallsend, North Tyneside, on a street that ran down to the docks. He’d see...
Apr 20, 2022 · Born Gordon Sumner, Sting earned his stage name at a young age because of his yellow and black striped sweaters.
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Sep 3, 2024 · While appearing on the Howard Stern Show in 2016, an amused Gordon Sumner explained how he became known as Sting. He said that when he was 18, he wore black and yellow to a gig when another guy named Gordon in his band jokingly called him Sting.
