Why Sting Really Left The Police
From an outside perspective, the breakup of The Police at the height of their fame came totally out of left field. Sure, there were conflicts and creative disputes, but what band doesn't have those? When you're that crazy successful, who walks away?
Sting, that's who. According to Rolling Stone, Sting's decision to leave the band was not despite their massive success, but rather, a direct result of it. After years of chasing fame and fortune, Sting only found unhappiness on the other side and fell into a depression. He desired deeper, lasting fulfillment of a sort that The Police was no longer offering him, and as his creative instincts turned toward a solo career, the gulf widened between him and his band mates. Honestly, the writing was on the wall. Have you ever listened to "King of Pain" closely? Yeah, those lyrics definitely weren't written by a happy dude.
After finishing the 1984 tour for their mega-hit Synchronicity, the band took a hiatus, and Sting started pursuing solo projects. The Seattle P-I says they reunited in 1986 for a few Amnesty International shows, and this revived enough interest among the trio to meet up and attempt a new album, but the results were disappointing for all involved. According to Summers, Sting was obviously uninterested in the project, and no new songs arose, so The Police sputtered to a finish.
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