Sting doesn’t think so Disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct Sean “Diddy” Combs faces backlash over “tainting” the English rocker’s hit, “Every Breath You Take”.
Written by 73-year-old Sting for his former band The Police, the 1983 track was famously performed by 55-year-old Diddy with Faith Evans in his 1997 song “I’ll Be Missing You”.
In a new interview with Los Angeles Times Published on Monday, Sting was asked if his relationship with his song had changed Didi’s arrest in September Charged with transportation for involvement in sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution.
The rock legend answered clearly: “No.”
“I mean, I don’t know what happened [with Diddy]”he admitted. “But it doesn’t spoil the song for me at all.”
“It’s still my song,” he said of his original song.
After the interviewer finished speaking, “People still love to hear it,” Sting responded, “Absolutely.
Speaking about his 2023 collaboration with Pink and Marshmello, “Dreaming”, which samples their 1993 single “Fields of Gold”, Sting revealed how he views sampling more broadly. .
When asked why he thinks his music continues to “appeal” to young musicians, Sting said, “I have no idea, but when somebody wants to say something or whatever it is, I never Don’t mind because I always learn something about the song that I didn’t know or anticipated.
“And I get paid, so why not? It keeps them going.”
He said, “Songs are living organisms – you have to keep breathing life into them or giving them new partners.”
In addition to giving Diddy his blessing for the sample of “Every Breath You Take” in “I’ll Be Missing You”, Sting performed with the hip-hop debut at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
Combs was arrested in New York City on September 16 following a months-long investigation by federal investigators into the disgraced music mogul’s alleged sexual misconduct. In an unsealed indictment, the US Attorney alleged that Diddy lured victims to participate The so-called “freaks,” Elaborate sexual performances with male prostitutes that were often recorded while the music producer masturbated.
Diddy, who has maintained his innocence since his arrest, is currently in custody without bail At the Metropolitan Detention Center (aka MDC) in Brooklyn. While he awaits trial. His bail requests have been repeatedly denied, although a judge has yet to rule on a new bail motion Combs filed last week.
perhaps surprisingly, The streams of Didi’s music surged After his arrest. Singer R. Kelly also saw a surge in streaming after pleading guilty to sex trafficking charges in 2021.
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