Sting Recalls Ambush by BBC Journalist

Rocker Sting Recalls Ambush by BBC Journalist

Rock musician and singer Sting recently recalled a 2006 interview by a BBC journalist in which Sting felt unfairly ambushed by the tabloid tactics undertaken during the televised interview. Sting says that the producers of the show aired a short film that described Sting’s band, The Police, as one of the least environmentally friendly musical groups in the world, despite Sting’s reputation for campaigning against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

Sting says he couldn’t believe the criticism being leveled against himself and his band right before he was to do the interview live and he briefly considered just leaving the studio.

Sting says he was very angry that the BBC resorted to what he calls “tabloid journalism” by labeling The Police “the dirtiest band on the planet”. Sting insists that the unverified criticism was pure and simple b.s. and wasn’t worthy of a distinguished media group such as the BBC.

The interviewer for the show, Jeremy Paxman, added fuel to the fire by calling Sting a spoiled rock star who on the one hand led a very wealthy and pampered lifestyle that harmed the earth’s resources at the same time he was rallying other people to help save the planet.

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