Sting has spoken out about the accusations surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The rapper sampled The Police’s 1983 hit, Every Breath You Takein his 1997 song, I’ll Be Missing You.
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When the LA Times asked Sting if the recent allegations against Sean Combs had changed his feeling about the track, he replied, “No. I mean, I don’t know what happened (with Diddy) but it doesn’t taint the song at all for me. It’s still my song.”
The two singers performed I’ll Be Missing You together at the 1997 MTV Music Awards.
Sting, 73, also spoke about the other artists who have sampled his songs. Last year, Pink and Marshmello released Dreamingwhich is inspired by its title Fields of Gold.
“I have no idea (why my pieces inspire younger musicians), but when someone wants to extrapolate or whatever you want to call it, I never object because I I always learn something about the song that I didn’t know or anticipated. And I get paid, so why not? This allows them to be brought up to date. Songs are living organisms – you have to constantly breathe life into them or give them new bedfellows,” he said.
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According to the French magazine CapitalPuff Diddy must pay significant royalties to Sting for sampling his song without authorization. They agreed on compensation after the release of what became a hit in 1997.
Sean Combs, 55, has been in jail since September, awaiting trial for alleged sex trafficking and abuse charges. He was denied $50 million bail and will remain in jail until his trial next year.
