It's hard to imagine given his status as a rock star that Sting might have ended up in a different line of work had he followed his late father's advice on his educational and career aspirations. In retrospect, the singer acknowledged that his father, who worked as a milkman, was right. "He thought making a living as a songwriter was a pie in the sky idea," said Sting. "He was worried about me. He thought I was nuts. He wanted me to go to technical school. I decided I wanted to escape..."

Cherrytree have announced details of their next live event on Monday, Nov. 4th, 2013 at 6:30pm at Magicopolis, 1418 4th St Santa Monica, CA 90401. You'll get to see exclusive sets from Sting, Michael Kiwanuka, Matthew Koma, Ivy Levan and The Hunts plus some very special surprise guests. Visit www.TheCherrytreeHouse.com now for your two FREE tickets. Cherrytree have a limited amount of tickets to this exclusive, intimate event so the RSVP's will be accommodated in the order in which they are received until the tickets run out. You may be one of the lucky Rec'ers who attended Cherrytree El Adobe, Cherrytree Times Square and/or Cherrytree London. You may have picked up one or more of the limited-edition Cherrytree Sessions EP's or the critically-acclaimed Cherrytree House Sessions album...