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» Sting was granted the title of Commander (CBE) in the chivalric order The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
» Sting plays a variety of instruments, iuncluding bass guitar, guitar, lute, archlute, pan flute, keytboard, saxaphone, mandolin, synclavier, harmonica and the Turkish clarinet.
» Sting provides vocals on the opening and chorus for Dire Straits' famous song "Money For Nothing," using the tune from The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me."
» Sting has received honorary doctorate degrees in music from Northumbria University and from The Berklee College of Music.
» Sting has a species of Columbian tree frog named after him, called Dendropsophus stingi, in recognition of his commitment to save the rainforests.
» Sting is among the prominent figures who have written to Prime Minister Blair in support of the reclassification of marijuana in the United Kingdom from a Class B drug to a Class C drug. Essentially, reclassifying marijuana to a Class C drug would remove the threat of arrest for possession.
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