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180 m anyone else surprised by this? 
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must have sacked his accountant
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did he do book on tantric sex that made him a few bob.
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royalties Howdi plus he has been a tax exile for years
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I asked the same question about jamie oliver a while back... £240m fortune for a bit of cooking and a tv show ffs
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He's no Stone Cold Steve Austin
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he's a right miserable foooker as well
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Sting I mean not Stone Cold
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apologies stone cold, if you're listening.
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WHAT?
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The Police sold 70 million albums and accoring to wiki their reunion tour grossed $358 million, the third highest grossing tour of all time.
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Maybe the message in the bottle was from a wealthy Nigerian oil baron who needed money to fund his desert island rescue.
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I'm not a massive fan to be honest - especially live - but credit where it's due - some really good stuff over the years.
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I must have missed the good stuff dewey
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He wrote a song about it? He became a farmer and grew some fields of gold.
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If I Ever Lose My Faith is a great song.
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Sole credits on bucketloads of film/tv licensing, scores and soundtracks
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i went to see the police many moons ago at gateshead stadium,they were upstaged by a relatively unheard off irish band,U2, who in turn were upstaged by a brilliant set from the beat,
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But, did you see Brendan Foster?
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Y I MAAN
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apologies stone cold, if you're listening. accepted  |
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That sounds like a fantastic concert 1st t p
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He is 63 later this year and has publicly said he's not leaving his children much of his fortune. So how exactly is he planning on spending the £180 million and any future earnings on top of that?
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Shanalee 1966 - each to their own eh.......1st time poster - U2? now you're talkin'........................
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Sting - compared with the likes these days of James Blunt, Rita Ora, Sam Bailey, Little Mix, Katy Perry and so on and so on these days....some I wouldn't even bother attempting to spell let alone listen to....................no contest. imo.
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I would think he will leave loads to conservation groups
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That's up to him. Nothing to do with it.
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wrote the stalkers anthem..every breath you take...dullard ex teacher geordie egotist tw£t
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my reply was to spellingandgrammarchecker
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sofiakenny (tranny?) - not necessarily.
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anyone who can write such deep stirring memorable lyrics like do do do do dah dah dah dah dah deserves a hundred million imo
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...................and make a fortune out of it........exceptional talent.
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Sumner's son was a few years below me at school. my mum, who taught there, literally knocked him over in the revolving doors at parents evening one day.
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and Rod Stewarts brother Bob, was a carpenter at the school. most humble, quiet, non assuming guy you would ever meet. ran marathons. funny old world.
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Tantric saving?
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he made a vast fortune buying saucers and small plates cheap from carboot sales and knocking em out for top dollar to those natives in the amazon jungle to stick in their gobs ! canny lad !
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he grew his money when he could get some interest on it
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thoroughly deserves his wealth which has been determined puirely by his market value not by virtue of who his parents are/what friends he has
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Nobody deserves £180m
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