Tuesday, November 10, 2009

When I Grow Up, I Want to be Just Like...

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Well, I wanted to be just like Sting. His music (oh, so brilliant!), his love life (oh, so sexy), his lifestyle (villa in Tuscany? Sure, I'm in) and his constant expanding of boundaries. He was the reason I began yoga and the reason I started at an early-ish age to be interested in the environment.

I've heard so many people talk about, "Aw, I wish Sting sang just like he was in the Police. That was when he was amazing." Sure, he was amazing in the Police but also equally amazing in his jazz-fusion phase, his intelligent pop phase, his world music phase, his slightly-techno phase and now his classical music phase. When I heard his music for the first time on a bus heading for a field trip, I was smitten; though not in the crush way, in the "When I grow up, I want to be just like ___" way. That was when I decided to be a singer/songwriter.

I would love to know who influenced you! Who was the person that was your role model, your inspiration?
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20 comments:

  1. SallyNovember 10, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    I think it might have been Edward Eager. He was one of the first authors whose books I'd read and feel the urge to write. I also stole some of his plot-lines when I was just beginning to try my hand at novel-length books.

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  2. GabbiNovember 11, 2009 at 1:32 AM

    Very much a fan also... such a gorgeous man too! :) Have you heard his new winter album?

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  3. Little MonarchNovember 11, 2009 at 4:58 AM

    haha sting will forever remind me of my friends mother who told her husband - 'the only time I would ever be unfaithful to you would be if Sting walked through my front door...' classic

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  4. GiovannaNovember 11, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    I love him too! He's amazing!
    xoxo
    Giovanna
    www.bohomarket.blogspot.com

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  5. StéphanieNovember 11, 2009 at 5:56 AM

    I love this man too ! I was a real fan of his group "Police" !

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  6. miriamtNovember 11, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    I am still not sure what I want to be when I "grow up" but I know I envied the life of the Ambassador from Brazil who had traveled all over the world...fun!

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  7. Maria ConferNovember 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    He is a wonderful person and an amazing musician.

    lululetty.blogspot.com

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  8. SamNovember 11, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Sting certianly had/ has a real musical gift - a very talented man - I can understand him being your role model! Ummmm... my role model - I think any great artist! Andy Warhol, Goya - Jeff Koons...chaps like that!

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  9. anneNovember 11, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    sting rules! i've loved the police since i was little.
    as for people who have influenced me... i guess nick cave and tom waits are the two that made me say to myself, "i really want to learn to play the piano". now i just need to get to the learning part :)

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  10. UnknownNovember 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    Sting is gorgeous inside and out. I guess I've had different inspirations at different stages--Diane von Furstenberg for the past few years.

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  11. gmaNovember 12, 2009 at 3:41 AM

    Hello Emma, Thank you so much for your comment. I am so glad to meet a musician here in blogland. I ´ve been listening to your songs, congrats!! You are so good at yours. (Excuse me for my english)
    Big hug!

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  12. Lauretha SudjonoNovember 12, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    Sting! he's such a great musician. i love him too. in my opinion, i love Regina Spektor to be my role, my inspiration. she's awesome. and i love your music too.I've listened to it, my friend got your album. and i love "Support For My Argument" so much. <3333

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  13. LisetNovember 12, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    Sting is amazing! I love all his music. Thank you for your post on my blog! I'm also a huge Nutella fan haha

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  14. jack bespokeNovember 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    he is great, love the song desert rose!

    bespok.com

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  15. MelNovember 12, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    I love Sting! I know what you mean about having this one idol who totally influences you unexpectedly! Just a few years ago I started listening to Karen Carpenter and she totally changed my whole life in a way...it's hard to explain I guess, but she definitely influenced me a lot, like how Sting influenced you!

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  16. Vanessa Brantley NewtonNovember 12, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a sweet message. I hope that you get to write amazing songs that will be used for commercials , movies, stage plays, and radio and what ever else you want! I love String! I think that he is an amazing songwriter and singer. I wanted to be Karol King he he he! I was to dark for that he he he! Keep doing your thing and writing from your heart! Best!

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  17. L'armadio del delittoNovember 12, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    I love Sting too!

    My ispiration are Bob Dylan and some Italian songwritter!

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  18. Witchcrafted LifeNovember 12, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Wonderful post, Emma, I'm always fascinated by who (and what) influenced people to follow the paths in their lives that they did.

    Eclectic soul that I am, I would say that there have been scores influential figures in my life. On a the writing front everyone from Dickens to Byron, Kerouac to Conan Doyle.

    I hope that the muses of inspiration are always with you, sweet dear!
    ♥ Jessica

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  19. illustration poetryNovember 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    definitely pink floyd and the beatles.

    ...Valparaiso from the album Mercury Falling always makes me shed some tears.

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  20. Amy CNovember 13, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Yeah Sting is so cool. I love his older stuff.

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