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School teacher[edit]

The article says that Sting used to be a school teacher, but does not say what he taught. I am sure that I read somewhere that he used to be an English teacher. Vorbee (talk) 10:26, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

his autobiography tells of teaching eight year olds, so it will have been a bit of everything rather than specialising in one subject. the image of him teaching teenagers comes from the lyrics of & video for "don't stand so close", which is fictional.

duncanrmi (talk) 20:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fuschia Katherine Sumner[edit]

Sting's daughter's name is "Fuschia Katherine Sumner" verified in sources: instagram https://www.instagram.com/fuschiakate/?hl=enverified and a primary source that can't be cited in the main article https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=269184761:4190&d=bmd_1653949805. IndigoBeach (talk) 09:25, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gordon?[edit]

I was never called Gordon. Is this correct? That raises the question of what he was called. Jack Upland (talk) 06:27, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Teaching?[edit]

What did Sting teach? This seems missing. Jack Upland (talk) 08:34, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Government using every breath you take in a commercial[edit]

What is going to happen to the English bands legal rights now that the Queen passed away? 174.240.48.54 (talk) 04:00, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing except the coinage they get will bear the King's face.--Jack Upland (talk) 04:32, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]