Broken Music: A Memoir by Sting
"Sting's gift for prose and reverence for language, nearly the equal of his musical gifts, shine on every page. Even when Broken Music addresses the quixotic life of an aspiring rock & roller, it reads like literature from a more rarified time when adults didn't condescend to the vulgarities of pop culture." --Rolling Stone
At fifty, Sting found himself drawn to writing long passages about the formative years that shaped him as an artist. Broken Music chronicles his journey from childhood through adolescence, right up to the eve of his success with The Police. This is a story very few people know about one of rock music's most iconic figures.
A Literary Approach to Rock Memoir
Rather than a traditional autobiographical recitation, Sting explores specific moments, certain people and relationships, and particular events that still resonate powerfully as he examines the child he was and the man he became. His songwriting discipline—condensing ideas and emotions into short rhyming couplets—translates into prose that reads like literature, offering depth rarely found in celebrity memoirs.
The Early Years of a Rock Icon
This memoir focuses exclusively on Sting's pre-fame years, providing insight into the experiences that would later influence his award-winning career as a singer, songwriter, and human rights activist. From his British upbringing to his aspirations as a young musician, Broken Music reveals the foundation of artistic vision that would eventually make The Police one of the most successful rock bands of the 1980s.
