Sting will release his first traditional pop record in 13 years this November called 57th & 9th. In a previous interview with Rolling Stone, we found out one of the album's tracks, "50,000," was written the week of Prince's death with other late rock stars in mind too: David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Lemmy. "It's really a comment on how shocked we all are when one of our cultural icons dies," he says. "So when they die, we have to question our own immortality. Even I, as a rock star, have to question my own. And the sort ofbittersweet realization that hubris doesn't mean anything in the end." Watch last night's performance of "50,000" on Jools Holland.
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57th & 9th is out 11/11 on A&M.
