Sting has recorded a special tribute to Prince on his forthcoming album, according to NME.
The singer's song "50,000," which will be included on his new album, 57th & 9th, was written the week Prince died.
"Mortality does rear its head, particularly at my age; I'm 64," Sting told Rolling Stone. "It's a comment on how shocked we all are when one of our cultural icons dies. Prince, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Lemmy: they're our gods, in a way. So when they die, we have to question our immortality. Even I, as a rock star, have to question my own. It's the bittersweet realisation that hubris doesn't mean anything in the end."
57th & 9th is being produced by Sting's new manager, Martin Kierszenbaum. The album is named after the intersection in New York City where he is recording the album.
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