Since the list has been slow for the last few weeks, except for the Andy thing; I have been reading Wild Thing and it has made me of this question. If Sting had not joined the Police, would he still have become famous. I love most of Stings solo albums and he is very talented, but would he be as big as he is now without the Police. When the Police began, punk was in, however, much of Stings solo stuff is far from that. He doesn't really do songs today that sound like the Police (except for the drumming) If Sting did get singed as a solo artist back in the 70's, what would have his songs sounded like? There is no doubt that Stew and Andy help Sting get his sound. I read an article a few years ago where Stew said that Andy should have gotten credit for his riff in "Every Breath" but in the end it was Sting. SO, would Sting be as famous, and what would his songs have (had) sounded like without the Police. Food for thought. PS in Wild Thing Ian said that Sting was very shy, would he have beaten that without the Police?