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.

Sting occasionally has ventured into acting.

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.

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.

At the 2002 Brit Awards in February, Sting received the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

His losing streak was broken when he received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2001, for the Monsters, Inc. song " If I Didn't Have You ", beating Sting, Enya and Paul McCartney.

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song for " My Funny Friend and Me " performed by Sting, but lost against " Things Have Changed " by Bob Dylan from Wonder Boys.

Some songs like " Inside " and " Dead Man's Rope " were well received ; and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular the more rock-influenced " This War ".

In 1974, Head received a final Oscar win for her work on The Sting.

Vader finally received a rematch with Sting on July 12 at The Great American Bash, which he won to become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

Thiessen has received piano lessons since he was seven years old, with early interests in ragtime and Scott Joplin, specifically the soundtrack from The Sting.

Things began to sour behind the scenes for the champions, as the NWA launched its first-ever uninterrupted pay-per-view, The Great American Bash, promoters were attempting to draw a large gate and, according to the DVD Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen, Blanchard had suggested a rematch with the Road Warriors, but instead they were booked against Sting and Koloff, ( whom they wrestled to a time limit draw ), and when the PPV payouts were given out, it was discovered that Dillon who was their manager received 3 times the payout of the 2-time World Tag Team Champions.

Lex Luger received a negative reaction from fans, and Hulk Hogan, Buff Bagwell, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Sting, and Goldberg received positive reactions.

Prior to this show, Sting had received " Mystery Boxes " which revealed Cactus Jack and Abdullah The Butcher.

Billboard magazine later confirmed the news, quoting Andy Summers ' 2006 statement as to how the band could have continued post-Synchronicity: " The more rational approach would have been, ' OK, Sting, go make a solo record, and let's get back together in two or three years.

In June 1986, Sting reunited with The Police for the last three shows of Amnesty's six-date A Conspiracy of Hope concerts of the US.

" In late 1986 Sting visited Crisp in his apartment and was told over dinner – and the next three days – what life had been like for a homosexual man in the largely homophobic Great Britain of the 1920s to the 1960s.

" ( including Judi Dench, Sir Richard Branson, Sting, an ex-drugs minister and three former chief constables.

The Sparks took all three games to eliminate the Monarchs to earn their first berth in the WNBA Finals, in which they swept the Charlotte Sting, 2 – 0, for their first league championship.

In 1999, the Shock finished 15-17, in a three way tie for the playoffs with the Orlando Miracle and the Charlotte Sting.

Colaiuta's studio work with Sting can be heard on Ten Summoner's Tales ( 1993 ), Mercury Falling ( 1996 ), three songs on Brand New Day ( 1999 ) and two songs on Sacred Love ( 2003 ).

Flair would not appear again for three months, until making his return on August 9 at the tapings of the August 18 edition of Impact Wrestling, confronting old rival Sting and challenging him to one more match.

At TNA's Turning Point PPV event on December 10, 2006, Cage fought Abyss and Sting in a three way match for the NWA Title.

At Halloween Havoc, Sid faced Sting in a rematch of the same pay-per-view three years previous, but was beaten via a rollup.

His reign was short-lived, as he re-injured his knee, forcing him to drop the title three weeks later to Ron Simmons, who substituted for Sting, who was attacked by Jake Roberts earlier that night.

The real Sting showed up after the three count, which caused the match to be restarted.

After dropping the title to Sting on April 17, Rude pinned Sting on May 1 in Fukuoka to become a three time champion.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were beaten in the first round of the playoffs ( the Sting winning the best of three series by two wins to none ) but the San Diego Sockers proved to be too strong for Chicago and booked a place at Soccer Bowl ’ 79 with a 2 – 0 win in California followed by a 1 – 0 victory at Wrigley Field.

1980: Phil Parkes, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers ‘ keeper, became the Sting ’ s number 1, moving to Chicago from the Vancouver Whitecaps where he had played for the past three seasons and established himself as the NASL ’ s top glovesman.

The Central Division title was confirmed as the Sting completed the regular season with three straight home wins.

A record soccer crowd of 58, 542 in Montreal ’ s Olympic Stadium saw the Manic take the first game 3 – 2, but the Sting bounced back to win games two and three both by a 4 – 2 margin, game three being won despite being 2 – 1 down with nine minutes left to play.

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.

1982 – 83 ( Indoor ): In the fall of 1982 agreement was reached between the NASL and the MISL to allow three franchises – the San Diego Sockers, the San Jose Earthquakes and the Chicago Sting – to join the MISL for the upcoming 1982 – 83 indoor season.