Why I lost a bit of respect for Sting (Rick Beato Interview)

[WillyW]

 

[Tim Schnautz]

I lost respect for the guy when i found out he abandoned his first wife and 2 kids to have an affair with his now second wife. must be a trend because Johnny Cash and John Lennon did the same thing.
oh btw, none of his kids will inherit any of his 325 mil. when he croaks either. Just like Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis, every penny goes to the last wife

 

[KenD]

OK. Opinions are valid. I guess his fame is just a fluke, you being the last arbiter of talent and all. I refer you back to my previous post.

Loosen your helmet.

 

[rashrader]

I can't watch or listen Beato. I'll always like The Police, but I don't have to like Sting to do so.

 

[Nuage420]

I don't get the hate for Beato.
I'm incredibly grateful for all his lessons. His channel has dramatically improved my understanding and my ability to appreciate the music I'm hearing, let alone my playing.
His interviews are top notch. He puts a great deal of effort and research into the conversations.
It's been fun to watch his channel and popularity grow but I suppose that haters come along with success.

Regarding Sting, I actually met him in the Hamptons in 1985ish. I was 15. I played harmonica and he sung.
He was very kind and supportive and encouraging. Gave me a tour shirt. He's cool in my book.
I didn't get any negative vibe from him in the Beato interview either.

I agree, it seemed he enjoyed the conversation. another good one

 

[Fonkamex]

What do you think Beethoven was like?

Also Amadeus Mozart

 

[WillyW]

Also Amadeus Mozart

I watched that interview too, what a douche.

 

[Bass Jones]

I tried to watch the video but Sting, ugh, he just wouldn't stop breathing! Through the whole thing, in and out and in and out. How could anyone stand to be in the same room for more than 5 minutes with that incessant breathing!!

 

[GreyBeard]

He probably has an entire staff who's sole purpose is to tell him how great he is 24/7.

 

[smeet]

Sting thinks he's better than the rest of us. But it's true, so I'm not mad.
I like Rick Beato. He's also better than me. But not as betterer as Sting, who is very better.

Great interview.

 

[Les Fret]

Then why were the Police records so much greater than his solo ones?

His first solo albums up to Ten Summoners Tales were really great. Up to the same level and sometimes even better than the Police. Although that's a matter of taste. But after that album I lost interest and he never reached the same level and started to repeat himself somewhat. His singing also changed to a more somewhat operatic voice on some of the later records. I don't like that so much.

I think his singing in the Beato video was not great. But I totally respect Sting and don't get the animosity against him in this topic. I think it has to do with jealousy.

 

[Hummergeist]

For some famous people, it's something protective that can be turned on/off depending on the situation. I've met a couple of quite famous ones through work, and they're fine. The one that stands out with the most awkward ego was at what you'd call mid-level, acting like they had something to prove.

 

[glocke1]

I guarantee you that most of your favorite musicians would not be a great hang. I think Sting is ridiculously talented. I've been tasked with singing amd playing some Police songs at the se time. I cam tell you he's no ordinary musician.

The fact that he's not warm and fuzzy doesn't change that at all. Most of the greats aren't.

There's a guy around me that would hook me up with some pretty good gigs at one time. He's connected and knows a number of people in the jam band circuit that have some national recognition. A few years back he hooked me up with a gig that had as the "star of the show" a nationally known guitar guy (if you are into the jam band thing you'd recognize the name), I was expecting a chill dude to show up and instead what showed up was probably the biggest douche I've ever met and I knew I'd be disappointed in his personality the second he stepped out of the car. The guy was literally covered in cologne and could be smelled from 10 feet away.


Since than I've learned to temper my expectations of all musicians and consider myself fortunate to be playing with a group of people now that are chill and fun to be around. The gigs aren't high profile, and there are often train wrecks we have to get through because they don't rehearse but I am at peace with it. I think I'd rather be out playing a mediocre gig with people that I love than a rock star gig with people who have personalities that are larger than the room they are in.

 

[wateroftyne]

You are right about all the egomania and the treatment of "underlings". But as someone who grew up in the North East in the 70s, I always had the impression that he was embarrassed by his Geordie roots and went to great lengths to conceal his accent because it didn't fit his cooler-than-thou hipster-artiste self-image. Only latterly, with that self-indulgent abomination The Last Ship, has he really seemed to reclaim his "Geordieness".

I agree re the accent as you well know a Gordie is about as far from Stings accent as possible in the same way Madonna has the fake English accent going on

To be fair to Sting, he did escape Tyneside as soon as he was able to further his career.... and made the daft mistake of bad-mouthing it. He's been back-pedalling on the criticism for decades now, way before The Last Ship (which I happen to quite like).

As far as his accent goes, it sounds like standard lapsed Geordie-via-The-Home-Counties-and-New-York to me.

 

[Peter_Drake]

Look at all of the great musicians. How many can be said to be truly humble?

 

[Peter_Drake]

What do you expect from a guy who named himself a verb?

Technically a verb or a noun...

 

[Peter_Drake]

To be fair to Sting, he did escape Tyneside as soon as he was able to further his career.... and made the daft mistake of bad-mouthing it. He's been back-pedalling on the criticism for decades now, way before The Last Ship (which I happen to quite like).

As far as his accent goes, it sounds like standard lapsed Geordie-via-The-Home-Counties-and-New-York to me.

Watch the Youtube clip of him in Monserrat with Jools Holland. He is pure cockney with his accent.

 

[wateroftyne]

Watch the Youtube clip of him in Monserrat with Jools Holland. He is pure cockney with his accent.

Yes, the interview in 1983 or so when he was at the height of denying his roots. Presumably you've heard him interviewed since then…?

 

[Peter_Drake]

Yes, the interview in 1983 or so when he was at the height of denying his roots. Presumably you've heard him interviewed since then…?

Many times. He has recovered his accent now. In spite of many of the comments here, I quite like the guy. He writes incredibly well and plays/sings in his own style. Why does he have to be lovable and McCartney - like?

 

[Corigan]

Sting portraying himself on the show "only murders in the building" is pretty funny. I wonder if he is as douchy as his character on that show.