Well done Gordon ( )

I recently got into the music of The Police, so I was curious about the band, and also about Sting's acting (Dune, Quadrophenia, etc.) Even though Broken Music is about Sting's life leading up to the band's huge success, the book gave me the insight that I was looking for.

Sting has a truly mesmerizing way with words that pulled me through the book faster than I expected. He grabbed my attention with the opening, but then things slowed down during his initial recollections of his very early years. In the end, this helped to explain the path that he took in life and sheds some light on his public persona. He also describes his early musical background as a jazz cat, which helps to explain the direction that he took after leaving The Police.

I found surprising humor in Sting's perspective and in the way that he sort of pokes fun of the absurdities of life. His memoir is tragic at times, but rather revealing and honest.

Now, if only The Police's founder and brilliant drummer Stewart Copeland would write a book! He does write a few things at stewartcopeland.net but it would be great to hear about his early years. ( )

I once got a traffic ticket for driving 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone. When the officer asked me why I was driving so fast I told him that I was listening to Sting's new album and I just got lost in the grove of it. He dropped my speeding mph down to 50 and told me to go to court and contest it. So what's this to do with the book? Nothing. Read it anyway. Sting was an English major. That ought to thrill you. ( )

Informative and well written, Sting is frank and surprisingly open about his relationships, friendships and career from his early life through to the beginning of the Police. ( )

This great autobiography provides interesting insights into the life of one of my favorite musicial artists, Sting. ( )