Sting may be celebrating 25 years in music, but the one-time "Police" frontman hates to look back, he told AFP on the final stretch of a year-long tour that wraps up in Asia in December. "I'm not a very nostalgic person. It's just not in my nature," the singer said in an email interview, before arriving in France this week for the latest leg in the "Back to Bass" tour, launched in 2011. Once the tour is over - the last programmed date is in Jakarta on December 15, final stop after half a dozen Asian gigs - Sting intends to move on. "After this tour, I'm switching gears a bit and will continue work on the play I'm writing," said the singer, born Gordon Sumner, who just turned 61...

On Friday, November 2, NBC-Universal will broadcast a one-hour telethon and concert for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The telethon, "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," will be live-streamed on NBC.com and will broadcast at 8PM Eastern and on a tape delay for the West Coast of the US. Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon, and Christina Aguilera are all scheduled to appear at Rockefeller Center in New York City for the benefit. NBC's Matt Lauer will serve as host, with the telecast airing on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E!. Money raised will benefit the American Red Cross, which is providing food, shelter and other support to those affected by the hurricane. To donate, please visit RedCross.org/ or call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation...