Favourite Sting song: 'Send Your Love (Art of Peace Mix)'.
Favourite Police song: 'The Bed’s Too Big Without You'.
Favourite Sting album: 'Mercury Falling'.
Favourite Police album: 'Reggatta de Blanc'.
Most memorable concert: On set of The Colbert Report.
Other favourite bands: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Chet Baker.
In your own words: Growing up, always having been aware of the music, it wasn’t until high school that I became a true fan. It was a godsend when The Police announced their reunion tour just as my young self was most strongly identifying with the music. As the music became part of my life, so did the man behind it. I chronologically dissected album by album, read Broken Music, joined the official fan club, and proudly announced myself as a fan of Sting, the thinking man’s artist.
Eliot Sumner will join the Sting 3.0 Tour for the show on October 16 at Hard Rock Live in Rockford, IL. Tickets are available from https://sting.com/pages/tour
At the recent 2026 BMI London Awards four Sting written songs were among the works recognised for hitting milestones relating to the number of performances in the US. These were 'Every Little Thing...