translated from Spanish: Sting says he regrets his meeting with The Police

While British rock group The Police announced their final separation in 1986, the group re-shared the stage in 2007, when they decided to take a world reunion tour. The tour was a success, it had more than 100 performances around the world, including Chile, where the group performed at the Estadio Nacional. However, although the group’s fans were pleased, the meeting would not have been satisfactory to Sting, the band’s vocalist and bassist. Or at least that’s what he said in an interview with Reader’s Digest magazine, where the creator of “Every Breath You Take” claimed that tour wouldn’t have made him feel like he expected.” At first, I called this tour an exercise in nostalgia. That’s just how I felt and I still feel that way today,” he said. “I think it’s okay to be honest with your feelings and that’s how I felt,” he added. Gordon Thomas Sumner, the musician’s real name, clarified that his sayings do not go in contempt of “the people I was with or how things turned out, it’s just the way I saw it when all this was over, and let’s be honest, that’s not how I want to remember it.” If I had thought that was the emotion I was going to feel about, I wouldn’t have done it at first,” he added. The singer, who has just released a duet album, explained that he loves being a solo artist for the “total freedom” he offers.” I think there’s a freedom around being a solo artist,” he said. “It’s not a matter of power at all, it’s just about producing exactly the brand and musical style that feels good to you,” he said. Music, in all its forms, is a collaborative process, but never more than in a band, where you have to consider other people almost more than you consider yourself. Having a freedom in my career is for me, the main thrill of being a solo artist,” Sting said, “I make music out of love and curiosity, even if it feels good to have something on the radio.”

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