ON THIS DAY...

2014: Sting appeared as Jackie White in The Last Ship at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
1989: Sting appeared as Macheath in the '3 Penny Opera' at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York.
1981: The BBC screened the first part of 'Artemis 81' which featured Sting in the role of Helith. ▶
1978: The Police performed at the Electric Ballroom in London.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"People say I leave a lot of space in my bass lines - well, that's the way I sing! But I do enjoy the puzzle of how to sing against a contrapuntal bass line. As we bassists know, it's not the same as strumming four to the bar on guitar, while singing."