Storyteller. I think what drives me on has always been curiosity.

Activist definitely was a builder of the bridge between music and charity.

Superstar.

Seventeen Grammy Awards, four Britain Awards, 2 Ivan Navello Awards.

This is the story of Sting.

Eres, Sting.

Oh a boy done good, from the terraces of Wall's end, the Solbeck stadiums across the world.

Join me, Vernon Kay, as I get into the career of the Solbeck stadiums across the world.

Join me, Vernon Kay, as I get into the career

of one of Britain's best-selling artists.

Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Just search eras, Sting.

BBC Sounds, Music. Sting. Radio 5 Live. So, time for our view from the Boundary. We're joined by a founder member of one of the biggest selling groups in music history.

Alongside Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, he formed the band band Genesis who went to sell at about

150 million albums worldwide and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of

Fame in 2010. The band last performed in 2022 on the last Domino tour, but our guest has also enjoyed a varied solo career diversifying into

orchestral works and film scores. He's a big cricket fan once invited into the England dressing

room at the MCG by Alan Lamham. Sure a story he'll tell us all about a very

warm welcome to Tony Banks. Well thank you very much. I've really looked forward to this and here you are at the Oval

you obviously listen to you listen to Testmat special a lot don't you? I do I've listened over the years I remember the days

Brian Johnson and you together at any times and I just like I think it was a bit older than me I mean only 50 years

old I know but you were together for yes you were I was kind of I think it's one of those programs that kind of

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