Posted on 11/24/2016 5:01:14 AM PST by Cecily
He has risen from an impoverished childhood to amass a huge fortune, but Sting said his success as a rock star left him uncomfortable living in Britain.
The ex-Police frontman, whose estimated wealth stands at £200 million, claimed he had to move to America because of jealousy back home.
'I'm more comfortable here [in New York]. I think I'm divisive in England', he said in an interview.
The 65-year-old, the son of a milkman and a hairdresser from Wallsend, North Tyneside, has lived in New York for decades.
He claimed he was more accepted in American society than in Britain because people could not handle the fact he has climbed up the social ladder.
'I don't really belong to a class any more, so it's better to be in a society like this, which is a little freer,' he said.
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He meant envious.
An Englishman in New York.
The difference between American and British society was made clear to me when I heard Simon Cowell marvel on American Idol, “You people really ARE happy for one another.”
Just venting...
I call BS. He’s avoiding taxes.
The difference between American and British society was made clear to me when I heard Simon Cowell marvel on American Idol, “You people really ARE happy for one another.”
I remember Cowell musing when Carrie Underwood won that he just didn’t understand country music.
It’s an American thing, Sy.
A skilled surgeon like many professionals has no income scalability. Sting benefits from copyright laws and can rapidly and cheaply sell more products while the surgeon must personally provide each service.
Sting is CBE, just below “Sir”.
I’m impressed that he still has that much money. Usually between crooked record companies (congratulations, here’s your cut of one cent for each album... minus expenses, of course) and the rock lifestyle many performers end up broke and surviving on the county fair circuit.
I imagine he made almost nothing from The Police in an effort to break out and that he made far more from his solo career where he was able to command a much better deal. That’s how it usually goes.
It’s all a matter of supply and demand.
The people who have the unique combination of skills and talents that cause other people to want to listen to them for an hour or so at a time are extremely rare. However, they can get groups of thousands of people at a time to attend concerts, and many more people can listen through radio, youtube, and recordings. Furthermore, they do not charge much for their service—a premium concert ticket might cost a few hundred dollars, but youtube videos are free.
Surgeons, on the other hand, are relatively common. However, they can only deliver their services to one person at a time. In addition, very few people seek the opportunity to use surgeon’s services and when they do, it is because something threatens their health. Thus, even though surgery is, on average, more expensive than a concert ticket, the surgeon cannot compete with the singer in volume.
So the singer makes more money.
It’s an American thing, Sy.
I would say that not all Americans understand it, either. I went to the Grand Ole Opry museum and was amazed to see so many gold and platinum records on display that were recorded by people I had never even heard of.
The best I can say about country music is that it is better than rap/hip hop.
Many folks don't realize that....My nephew is a thorasic surgeon who shows up at his hospital at around 8:00 a.m. and won't get off work till about 10:00 p.m. on Mon. thru Fri.......then he's on call on weekends too.
At least in some periods, country also more or less reflects a cross-section of societal values, both for good and for ill, generally celebrating the good and commenting upon the bad. This puts it leagues ahead of genres that celebrate the bad.
Exactly
Spot on. After living in Britain and returning to the USA, I was frequently asked ‘what was the biggest difference?’. Simple. ‘In the USA, when someone is successful, people will look at them as say “if he can do it, I can do it”. In Britain, when someone is successful, people will look at him and say “why does he have all of that, he doesn’t deserve it”.’ Success in Britain is to be envied, not emulated. Successful business people are looked down on. I remember the riots/protests in Britain in 2012. The reporter asked a ‘youth’ why she was destroying/looting a neighborhood store and her answer was ‘he doesn’t deserve this, we do’. Never mind the ‘youths’ were destroying the shops they needed to survive. Socialism destroy the souls. And that’s what Obama, et al, were trying to do here. Prayers that Trump can resurrect the American spirit.....I hope our ‘youths’ aren’t too far gone to save.
“I call BS. He’s avoiding taxes.”
In England, the State is envious of success, too.
are you from Europe?! LOL just kidding..
a lot of that anti wealth issues in Europe...and i include Britain in that (at least for the time being)
Exactly.
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