Mengenal Sting Lebih Dalam Lewat Quote, Lagu dan Foto

Kamis, 13 Desember 2012 12:01 WIB

Sting dari berbagai era

Kapanlagi.com - Pernah berpikir, apa yang membuat seorang Gordon Matthew Thomas Summer bertahan puluhan tahun di dunia musik? Tak hanya bertahan, dia juga terus berkarya.

Dari sukses luar biasa yang dituainya bersama The Police, kini Sting, nama panggilan Gordon, adalah seorang musisi yang dihormati dan disegani karena karismanya. Dunia musik, memang tak sekadar soal lagu yang jadi hit. Sikap (attitude)-mu juga menentukan.

Sting membuktikannya. KapanLagi.com® memberi kamu tujuh quote, disertai tujuh klip dari tujuh lagu populernya. Jelang konsernya pada 15 Desember mendatang, coba kenali Sting lebih dalam!

1. Tentang New York

@6thsensitive

"I find New York a very easy place to be famous because there's a lot of self-esteem, probably more than in any other city. Whether they're taxi drivers or cops or firemen or driving a refuse truck, the people all have their own TV series and they are the star of it. 'Oh, Sting is on my show this week!'" - Sting.

(Lagi-lagi bikin heboh! Setelah bucin-bucinan, sekarang Erika Carlina dan DJ Bravy resmi putus!)

2. Tentang Menciptakan Lagu

@guardian.co.uk

"You don't have to be the greatest singer in the world. What you need to be is unique. Whenever you open your mouth, people should know: "Oh, that's Van Morrison." Or 'That's Bob Dylan.' Or "That's Bono." You want to get to that point where you have a unique vocal fingerprint. Then it's about refining that sound and making it more and more you." - Sting.

3. Tentang Nama Panggilan

@guardian.co.uk

"Your parents name you, but they haven't a clue who you are. Your friends nickname you because they know exactly who you are." - Sting.

4. Tentang Menulis Lirik

@smh.com.au

"People send me song lyrics all the time. It's difficult. I'm not sure what they want me to do with them. Looking at lyrics without the music is like looking at a one-legged man." - Sting.

5. Tentang Michael Jackson

@gossipcop.com

"I felt sorry for Michael Jackson for a long time. Of course, he's sold nine million records since he died. I told the record company, 'Forget it, I'm not ready'." - Sting.

6. Tentang Suksesnya

@billboard.com

"I was twenty-seven before I had any success. That probably saved my life. I'd had a job with a pension. I'd paid a mortgage. I'd had a kid. All those things gave me an appreciation for reality, and I think that allowed me to still have a career now at fifty-eight." - Sting.