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How Sting got his name

Posted on 11/14/16 at 10:22 pm
Posted by kjntgr
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8507 posts
Posted on 11/14/16 at 10:22 pm
I was listening to his interview on Stern and Sting said, in the very early days, he wore a shirt with black and yellow. Some one said "hey Sting"


The name stuck, his friends would call his house, ask for Sting. Then his mom began to call him that
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18824 posts
Posted on 11/14/16 at 11:39 pm to
Did he talk about his little brother, Skidmark?
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66395 posts
Posted on 11/15/16 at 7:56 am to
didn't he back up billy ocean or someone like that? I seem to remember hearing that he wore the black and yellow striped shirt and looked like a bee while part of that band so someone called him sting.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65050 posts
Posted on 11/16/16 at 11:18 am to
His Momma named him Gordon, I'mma call him Gordon.
Posted by randybobandy
NOLA
Member since Mar 2015
1911 posts
Posted on 11/16/16 at 11:39 am to
When you are lucky enough to be named Gordon Sumner, you will accept any nickname available. Skidmark would have been an improvement.
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