Extended interview: Sting

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🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The rock musician Sting talks with Mark Phillips about his stage musical, "The Last Ship", in which he stars, and which is being performed on a global tour. He calls the show an elegy for what Newcastle and its people represented to him growing up. He also discusses why, for him, uncertainty is a key component of art; why performing "Roxanne" today is never tiresome; and why, for him, music is a church.

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0:00.0	From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case.
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0:33.5	This is Jane Paulie.
0:40.3	Sting, legendary musician, playwright, and now his newest role, creator and star of a musical.
0:48.3	He's talking with Sunday mornings Mark Phillips.
0:51.3	You need a clap?
0:53.3	I've got a good clap.
0:55.0	Tell me one.
0:57.0	You're a clap guy.
0:59.0	That's an excellent clap.
1:02.0	Do you keep score of any of this stuff?
1:05.0	How many awards you've won?
1:08.0	How many albums you've sold?
1:10.0	Do you know these numbers?
1:11.6	The answer is enough.
1:15.6	I've had more than enough success and affirmation and praise and awards.
1:23.6	I don't actually need any more.
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