Overview
- In a CBS News Sunday Morning interview this week, the 74-year-old musician called telling children they don’t have to work “a form of abuse.”
- He said he covers education and basic needs but expects each child to earn a living.
- Sting praised his six adult children’s “extraordinary work ethic” and said they do not ask him for money.
- He first made this point in 2014 and repeated it in 2020, adding he would step in if a child were truly in trouble.
- Reports cited an estimated $550 million net worth and noted he is promoting his STING 3.0 tour and The Last Ship, which is set for a June 9 date at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.