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Suburban mom's duet with Sting

Seattle mom Jessica Ketola recently got to go up on stage for a soundcheck with Sting and The Police. Sting was so impressed with her voice that he invited her to sing with him during the concert.

The stage manager didn't help. "Sting never shares a microphone," he muttered to Ketola as she waited in the wings before the concert. "So don't [expletive] up." But in true fairy-tale tradition, a white knight swept in with a bottle of water and a few reassuring words. "He says that to me every night, too," Sting confided.

Here's a video of the soundcheck and one of Ketola killing it on Don't Stand So Close to Me. (via girlhacker)

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 8, 2008  •  jessicaketola   music   sting   thepolice   video

Top ten artists suffering the Lindsey Buckingham

Top ten artists suffering the Lindsey Buckingham Paradox.

The Lindsey Buckingham Paradox is what happens when otherwise brilliant musicians decide they're better than their bandmates (creative differences, natch), strike out on their own with solo "careers", and somewhat curiously never again manage to grasp his or her own genius in the way we all know is possible.

Sting clocks in at #2:

Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers brought their own special flavors to the Police party, and without them, Sting is just a big bowl of goddamned puffy cheetos. Like Bono, maybe, without the passion or, you know, cred.

By Jason Kottke  •  Mar 28, 2008  •  best of   lindseybuckingham   lists   music   sting

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