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Sting Pleased With Commander Of The British Empire Honor
07/08/2003 12:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
LAUNCH Radio Networks
(7/8/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Sting has had plenty of awards during his career, from Grammys to his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the Police. However, Sting tells LAUNCH that his most recent prize--a Commander Of The British Empire designation from Queen Elizabeth--is particularly special.
"There are no military powers or duties attached to it, so I'm pretty relaxed about it,” Sting says. “It was pretty amazing. I mean, you don't set off from Newcastle with a bag of songs and a guitar case, and expect to be Commander Of The British Empire one day. (chuckles)"
Sting has set a September 23 release date for his next album, Sacred Love. The first single, which is called "Send Your Love," will be released later this month.
In conjunction with the album release, Sting and his band recorded a DVD featuring the new music at the Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The DVD is due out in October.
Also in October, the A&E cable network will air a program on the making of the album.
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