Leela initially sees Fry as a friend and nothing more, but deeper affection for him appears occasionally, such as on the numerous occasions when he risks his life for hers (" The Sting "; " Love and Rocket ").

Singer-songwriter Sting has also played lute and archlute, in and out of his collaborations with Edin Karamazov, and Jan Akkerman released two albums of lute music in the 1970s while he was a guitarist in the Dutch rock band Focus.

Sting has purchased the film rights to the Gormenghast novels.

This has been done by Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII, by Sting many times in WCW and TNA, and has gained major controversy over its role in the death of wrestler Owen Hart at Over the Edge.

Scott has also twice used songs by Sting during the film credits (" Valparaiso " for White Squall and " Someone to Watch Over Me " for the movie of the same title ).

In addition to her own work, Crow has performed with The Rolling Stones and has sung duets with Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson, Kid Rock, Tony Bennet and Sting among others.

The city has played host to many world-famous musical acts including Sting, Elton John, Madonna, George Michael, Metallica, Tiesto, Kylie Minogue, Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Rihanna, Roxette and Lady Gaga.

Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, New Age, and worldbeat into his music.

As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, three Brit Awards — winning Best British Male in 1994, a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, and several Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.

Sting has also cooperated with Greek popular singer George Dalaras, giving a common concert in Athens.

In 2011, Sting was among more than 30 signatories to an open letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron calling for the " immediate decriminalization of drug possession " if a policy review shows it has failed.

* Nat Reeves jazz bassist who has performed with artist such as Sting

It has been covered by other artists including Sting, Bobby Darin, Jose Feliciano, The Fall, Neil Young, Jeff Beck, The Bee Gees, Robyn Hitchcock, Chris Cornell, Phish and since 2008, by McCartney in his live performances.

He has also performed duets with Angelique Kidjo, Sting, Dora The Explorer, Taj Mahal, The Chieftains, Sean Paul and others.

Various boxing books that Sugar has written include Great Fights, Bert Sugar on Boxing, 100 Years of Boxing, Sting like a Bee ( with José Torres ), The Ageless Warrior ( Preface, with Mike Fitzgerald ) and Boxing's Greatest Fighters.

Sting has received three awards, twice as a member of The Police.

This association has been in existence since 1971 / 72, and is home to Huntsville Honeys Senior C Team, and the Huntsville Sting Peewee B team.

She has co-written songs with Malcolm McLaren " Buffalo Gals ", Cathy Dennis " Too Many Walls ", and a 1930's inspired song with Sting called " This Was Never Meant To Be ".

The UK was one of the two main countries in the development of rock music, and has provided global acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, ELO, The Hollies, Sting, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Genesis, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Police, UB40, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, Joy Division, Foreigner, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield, Status Quo, Cat Stevens, Judas Priest, Bonnie Tyler, Pet Shop Boys, Joe Cocker, T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Roxy Music, The Jam, Rainbow, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Eurythmics, Free, King Crimson, Moody Blues, The Troggs, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Cream, The Foundations, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Yes, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Marillion, Nazareth, The Sweet, Human League, Supertramp, Tears for Fears, New Order, Bad Company, Brian Johnson, The Stone Roses, Pulp, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Oasis and Blur.

The Rishon LeZion Amphitheatre has hosted overseas artists such as Sting, Metallica, Alanis Morissette and Sean Paul.

Kathryn Tickell ( a protegée of Anderson's in her youth ) has composed many virtuoso pieces for the smallpipes and has explored an even wider range of collaborations ; besides The Chieftains and The Boys of the Lough, she has worked with the Penguin Café Orchestra, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard and Sting, as well as having had a modern classical piece, Kettletoft Inn, composed for her by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

By his naming the blade " Sting " we see Bilbo's acceptance of the kinds of cultural and linguistic practices found in Beowulf, signifying his entrance into the ancient world in which he found himself.

By this time, Sting was becoming a major star, and he established a career beyond The Police by branching out into acting.

During this period, Sting was also recording music for the upcoming Disney film Kingdom of the Sun, which went on to be reworked into The Emperor's New Groove.

He appeared in the 1985 film The Bride, which brought him into contact with Sting, who played the lead role of Baron Frankenstein.

The Sting moved into the Bobcats ' new home, Time Warner Cable Arena, for the 2006 season.

Untransmitted until 1987, the play was made into a film ( released in 1982 ) co-starring Sting.

An enraged Nash demanded a match with Angle, but TNA Management's public face, Jim Cornette, instead booked Nash into a tag team match as Angle's partner against Sting and a partner of his choosing, with the stipulation being that the person gaining the pinfall or submission would be crowned the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

Despite promises at the time, Crockett buried the UWF, letting its various titles die out and, with the prime exceptions of Sting, the Fabulous Freebirds, Shane Douglas, Rick Steiner, and for a while Eddie Gilbert, and Steve Williams, none of its various stars made headway into Crockett's promotion.

The Battle of New Orleans was a long-playing brawl between Eddie Gilbert, Terry Taylor, Chris Adams and Sting, which began in the ring and spilled out into the concession area.

In June 2012, Sting was announced as the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame.

Following the loss, Styles began a " Best of Three Series " against Matt Morgan for entry into the Heavyweight Championship match with Sting and Kurt Angle at Hard Justice.

It was revealed, however, that the Horsemen had attacked Sting after the brawl into the backstage area.

It was then that Barry Windham ( in matching Sting gear and face paint ) inserted himself into the match and let Vicious pin him.

The 1980 campaign, and the 1980 – 81 Indoor Season that followed ( the Sting ’ s first foray into the world of the indoor game ), were major turning points as far as the Chicago public were concerned and the club started to attract large crowds on a regular basis.

The Sting lost the best of three game opener in Tulsa 5 – 4 but in a dramatic return at the Chicago Stadium the Sting turned a 6 – 1 deficit into a 7 – 6 victory, Karl-Heinz Granitza scoring the winner five minutes into sudden death overtime.

The Roughnecks took a three goal lead, the Sting pulled a goal back but there was to be no dramatic comeback in this game as the Roughnecks advanced into round two of the playoffs with a 3 – 1 win to take the series by two games to one.

Working with GM design chief Bill Mitchell and Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, he refined work on concept cars that eventually translated into the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray and the 1968 version, patterned after Shinoda's Mako Shark show car and earlier XP_819.

" " Kristine W and the Sting ," her band in the late 80's and into the 90's, performed at the Silver Slipper Casino, at The Mint Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Hilton and Studio 54 at the MGM Grand.

The model update made a particular splash in the third season, when the new Corvette Sting Ray introduced the then-revolutionary design change of headlights that rotated into the hoodline when not in use.

The WCW wrestlers and fans were fooled into thinking that Sting had joined the nWo.