Sting

     Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), universally known by his stage name Sting, is an Academy Award-nominated sixteen time Grammy-winning English musician from Wallsend in North Tyneside. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bass guitar player of the rock band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has sold over 45 million records, and received over sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and receiving an Oscar nomination for best song.
     Former lead singer for the Police, Sting embarked on a hugely successful solo career in 1985. He also acts in movies. The ex-Police man seems quite happy with his place as the grand old man of Adult Contemporary. Sting made his acting debut in 1979 as ‘Ace Face,’ the mod bell boy in the cult classic “Quadrophenia.” Sting gave strong performances in the movies Brimstone & Treacle and Stormy Monday. Though Sting was once a new wave superstar, today he counts light rockers Elton John and Billy Joel amongst his good friends.

Listen to, download, and burn Sting music now.

Tags: ace face, bass guitar player, bell boy, english musician, instrumental performance, lead singer for the police, matthew thomas, million records, oscar nomination, police man, police sting, principal songwriter, solo career, solo musician, stage name, sting, sting music, stormy monday, time grammy, treacle, wallsend

Matchbox 20

     Matchbox Twenty is a rock band formed in Orlando, Florida. Matchbox Twenty’s distorted guitars and emotional vocals are beefed up with major label glossiness and arena rock bombast. Along with Third Eye Blind, Creed and Live, Matchbox Twenty heralded the transformation of grunge. The name Matchbox 20 was taken from a t-shirt worn by a restaurant patron where drummer Paul Douchette was waiting tables. In 2000, the band changed the spelling of their name from Matchbox 20 to Matchbox Twenty, for reasons nobody understands. Lead singer Rob Thomas was an army brat born on a German military base.
     Matchbox Twenty has sold in excess of 44 million albums worldwide from the releases of Yourself or Someone Like You, Mad Season, and More Than You Think You Are. They released their latest album, Exile on Mainstream, on October 2, 2007. The current members of the band are Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Brian Yale, and Kyle Cook. Rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor left the band in 2005, after performing on their first three studio albums. Rob Thomas is the principal songwriter and lead singer. Rob Thomas has created a well-established solo career for himself after releasing the album, …Something to Be.

Listen to, download, and burn Matchbox 20 music now.

Tags: adam gaynor, arena rock, army brat, bombast, brian yale, emotional vocals, exile on mainstream, kyle cook, mad season, matchbox 20, matchbox 20 music, matchbox twenty, matchbox twenty music, paul doucette, paul douchette, principal songwriter, restaurant patron, rhythm guitarist, rob thomas, third eye blind, thomas paul, waiting tables