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Sting says his children will “make their own way” rather than live off his money
Sting tells CBS Sunday Morning his children will "make their own way" and reportedly paid former bandmates over $800,000 amid a royalties lawsuit.
Sting said he will not let his children live off his money and that they will “make their own way.” The Police frontman appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, to promote his role in the musical The Last Ship, based on his childhood in Wallsend.
“All of my kids have been blessed with this extraordinary work ethic,” he said, “whether it’s the DNA of it or whether I’ve said to them, ‘Guys, you’ve got to work. I’m spending our money, I’m paying for your education. You’ve got shoes on your feet. Go to work.'”
He said he did not see that as “cruel” but as “trust in them that they will make their own way. They’re tough, my kids.”
“I think the worst thing you can do to a kid is to say, ‘You don’t have to work’,” Sting added. “I think that’s a form of abuse that I hope I’m never guilty of.”
Watch the moment down below:
Royalties dispute
Recently, Sting reportedly paid his former Police bandmates over $800,000 (£598,000) in royalties amid a lawsuit filed last September.
Guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland took the frontman and his publishing company to court in London for “substantial damages” last year, after years of legal disputes between the group.
The pair claimed Sting owed them between $2million (£1.5million) and $10.75million (£8million) in unpaid royalties — with their lawyers warning the figure could rise because it excluded interest.
Sting’s lawyer called the claims “substantially overpaid.”
Separately, Sting honoured Brian Wilson with a cover of “God Only Knows” in Germany.
