What's In a Name?

BY KEITH KIRSNER Nicknames come and go with friends, but the good ones stick around. Gordon Matthew Sumner got his nickname early on in his career. He started as a member of The Phoenix Jazzmen. During one of their rehearsals, their trombone player, Gordon Solomon, took a look at what Sumner was wearing. Sumner came in that day with a striped yellow and black soccer shirt(similar to the one above.) Solomon remarked that Sumner looked like a bumblebee which led to him being called, “Stinger.” This eventually became the man we know today as “Sting.” You never know what you wear one day will influence what people will call you for the rest of your life.

- Your Style Guy