/*
 * Plugin Name: APCu Object Cache
 * Description: APCu backend for the WP Object Cache.
 * Based on Plugin named APCu Object Cache Backend
 * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/
 * Author: Pierre Schmitz
 * Author URI: https://pierre-schmitz.com/
 * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/
 *
 *
 * @Authors James Dugger, Jonathan Bardo
 * @copyright 2017 GoDaddy Inc. 14455 N. Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona
 */

$oc_logged_in = false;

foreach ( $_COOKIE as $k => $v ) {

	if ( preg_match( '/^comment_author|wordpress_logged_in_[a-f0-9]+|woocommerce_items_in_cart|PHPSESSID_|edd_wp_session|edd_items_in_cartcc_cart_key|ccm_token/', $k ) ) {

		$oc_logged_in = true;

		break;

	}

}

$oc_blocked_page = ( defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) || 'wp-login.php' === basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) );

function wpaas_is_using_apcu() {

	return version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0', '>=' ) && function_exists( 'apcu_fetch' );

}


if ( 'cli' !== php_sapi_name() && ! $oc_logged_in && ! $oc_blocked_page && wpaas_is_using_apcu() ) :

	/**
	 * Save the transients to the DB.  The explanation is a bit too long
	 * for code.  The tl;dr of it is that we don't have a single 'fast cache'
	 * source yet (like memcached) and so some long lived items like transients
	 * are still best cached in the db and then brought back into APC
	 *
	 * @param string  $transient
	 * @param mixed   $value
	 * @param int     $expire
	 * @param boolean $site = false
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	function wpaas_save_transient( $transient, $value, $expire, $site = false ) {
		global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;

		// The 'special' transient option names
		$transient_timeout = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_timeout_' . $transient;
		$transient         = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_' . $transient;

		// Cap expiration at 24 hours to avoid littering the DB
		if ( $expire == 0 ) {
			$expire = 24 * 60 * 60;
		}

		// Save to object cache
		$wp_object_cache->set( $transient, $value, 'options', $expire );
		$wp_object_cache->set( $transient_timeout, time() + $expire, 'options', $expire );

		// Update alloptions
		$alloptions                       = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
		$alloptions[ $transient ]         = $value;
		$alloptions[ $transient_timeout ] = time() + $expire;
		$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );

		// Use the normal update option logic
		if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
			$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
			$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
			if ( $site && is_multisite() ) {
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
						$transient_timeout,
						$expire
					)
				);
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
						$transient,
						maybe_serialize( $value )
					)
				);
			} else {
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
						$transient_timeout,
						$expire
					)
				);
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
						$transient,
						maybe_serialize( $value )
					)
				);
			}
			$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
		}

		return true;
	}

	function wpaas_prune_transients() {
		global $wpdb;

		if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb && function_exists( 'is_main_site' ) && function_exists( 'is_main_network' ) ) {

			$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
			$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );

			// Lifted straight from schema.php

			// Deletes all expired transients.
			// The multi-table delete syntax is used to delete the transient record from table a,
			// and the corresponding transient_timeout record from table b.
			$time = time();
			$wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE
		a.option_name LIKE '\_transient\_%' AND
		a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND
		b.option_name = CONCAT( '_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 12 ) )
		AND b.option_value < $time" );

			if ( is_main_site() && is_main_network() ) {
				$wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE
		a.option_name LIKE '\_site\_transient\_%' AND
		a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_site\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND
		b.option_name = CONCAT( '_site_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 17 ) )
		AND b.option_value < $time" );
			}


			$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * If another cache was flushed or updated, sync across all servers / processes using
	 * the database as the authority.  This uses the database as the authority for timestamps
	 * as well to avoid drift between servers.
	 * @return void
	 */
	function wpaas_init_sync_cache() {

		global $wpdb;

		if ( empty( $wpdb ) || ! ( $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) ) {

			return;

		}

		$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
		$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
		$result = $wpdb->get_results(
			"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name = 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
			ARRAY_A
		);
		$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );

		if ( empty( $result ) ) {

			return;

		}

		$master_flush = false;

		foreach ( $result as $row ) {

			switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {

				case 'current_time' :
					$current_time = $row['option_value'];
					break;

				case 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' :
					$master_flush = $row['option_value'];
					break;

			}

		}

		$local_flush = wp_cache_get( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' );

		if ( false === $local_flush || $local_flush < $master_flush ) {

			wp_cache_flush( true );

			wp_cache_set( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', $current_time );

		}

	}

	/**
	 * Start default implementation of object cache
	 */

	if ( ! defined( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT' ) ) {

		define( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT', '' );

	}

	function wp_cache_add( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
			wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire );

			return $wp_object_cache->add( "_transient_$key", $data, 'options', $expire );
		} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
			wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true );

			return $wp_object_cache->add( "_site_transient_$key", $data, 'site-options', $expire );
		} else {
			return $wp_object_cache->add( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
		}
	}

	function wp_cache_incr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		return $wp_object_cache->incr2( $key, $n, $group );
	}

	function wp_cache_decr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		return $wp_object_cache->decr( $key, $n, $group );
	}

	function wp_cache_close() {
		return true;
	}

	function wp_cache_delete( $key, $group = '' ) {
		global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;

		if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
			if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
				$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"DELETE FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}options` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );",
						"_transient_{$key}",
						"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
					)
				);
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
			}

			$wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options' );

			// Update alloptions
			$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
			unset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] );
			unset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] );
			$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );

			return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_$key", 'options' );
		} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
			if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
				$table = $wpdb->options;
				if ( is_multisite() ) {
					$table = $wpdb->sitemeta;
				}
				$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
				$wpdb->query(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"DELETE FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );",
						"_transient_{$key}",
						"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
					)
				);
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
			}
			$wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'site-options' );

			// Update alloptions
			$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
			unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_$key"] );
			unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_timeout_$key"] );
			$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );

			return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_site_transient_$key", 'site-options' );
		}

		return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group );
	}

	function wp_cache_flush( $local_flush = false ) {
		global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;

		if ( ! $local_flush ) {
			if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
				$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
				$wpdb->query( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ), 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );" );
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
			}
		}

		return $wp_object_cache->flush();
	}

	function wp_cache_get( $key, $group = '', $force = false ) {
		global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;

		if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
			$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
			if ( isset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ) && isset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ) && $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] > time() ) {
				return maybe_unserialize( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] );
			}
			$transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_$key", 'options', $force );
			$timeout   = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force );
			if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) {
				return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
			}
			if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
				$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
				$result = $wpdb->get_results(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
						"_transient_{$key}",
						"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
					),
					ARRAY_A
				);
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
				if ( ! empty( $result ) ) {
					$transient    = false;
					$timeout      = false;
					$current_time = time();
					foreach ( $result as $row ) {
						switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {
							case "_transient_$key" :
								$transient = $row['option_value'];
								break;
							case "_transient_timeout_$key" :
								$timeout = $row['option_value'];
								break;
							case 'current_time' :
								$current_time = $row['option_value'];
								break;
						}
					}
					if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) {
						return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
					}
				}
			}

			return false;
		} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
			$transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_$key", 'options', $force );
			$timeout   = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force );
			if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) {
				return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
			}
			if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
				$table = $wpdb->options;
				if ( is_multisite() ) {
					$table = $wpdb->sitemeta;
				}
				$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
				$result = $wpdb->get_results(
					$wpdb->prepare(
						"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
						"_site_transient_{$key}",
						"_site_transient_timeout_{$key}"
					),
					ARRAY_A
				);
				$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
				if ( ! empty( $result ) ) {
					$transient    = false;
					$timeout      = false;
					$current_time = time();
					foreach ( $result as $row ) {
						switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {
							case "_site_transient_$key" :
								$transient = $row['option_value'];
								break;
							case "_site_transient_timeout_$key" :
								$timeout = $row['option_value'];
								break;
							case 'current_time' :
								$current_time = $row['option_value'];
								break;
						}
					}
					if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) {
						return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
					}
				}
			}

			return false;
		} else {
			return $wp_object_cache->get( $key, $group, $force );
		}
	}

	function wp_cache_init() {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		if ( mt_rand( 1, 100 ) == 42 ) {

			wpaas_prune_transients();

		}

		add_action( 'muplugins_loaded', 'wpaas_init_sync_cache' );

		$wp_object_cache = new APCu_Object_Cache();

	}

	function wp_cache_replace( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		return $wp_object_cache->replace( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
	}

	function wp_cache_set( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		if ( defined( 'WP_INSTALLING' ) == false ) {
			if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
				return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire );
			} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
				return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true );
			} else {
				return $wp_object_cache->set( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
			}
		} else {
			return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group );
		}
	}

	function wp_cache_switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		return $wp_object_cache->switch_to_blog( $blog_id );
	}

	function wp_cache_add_global_groups( $groups ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		$wp_object_cache->add_global_groups( $groups );
	}

	function wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) {
		global $wp_object_cache;

		$wp_object_cache->add_non_persistent_groups( $groups );
	}

	class GD_APCu_Object_Cache {

		private $prefix = '';
		private $local_cache = array();
		private $global_groups = array();
		private $non_persistent_groups = array();
		private $multisite = false;
		private $blog_prefix = '';

		public function __construct() {
			global $table_prefix;

			$this->multisite   = is_multisite();
			$this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? get_current_blog_id() . ':' : '';
			$this->prefix      = DB_HOST . '.' . DB_NAME . '.' . $table_prefix;
		}

		private function get_group( $group ) {
			return empty( $group ) ? 'default' : $group;
		}

		private function get_key( $group, $key ) {
			if ( $this->multisite && ! isset( $this->global_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $this->blog_prefix . ':' . $key;
			} else {
				return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $key;
			}
		}

		public function add( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {
			$group = $this->get_group( $group );
			$key   = $this->get_key( $group, $key );

			if ( function_exists( 'wp_suspend_cache_addition' ) && wp_suspend_cache_addition() ) {
				return false;
			}
			if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
				return false;
			}
			// FIXME: Somehow apcu_add does not return false if key already exists
			if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) && apcu_exists( $key ) ) {
				return false;
			}

			if ( is_object( $data ) ) {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data;
			} else {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data;
			}

			if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				return apcu_add( $key, $data, (int) $expire );
			}

			return true;
		}

		public function add_global_groups( $groups ) {
			if ( is_array( $groups ) ) {
				foreach ( $groups as $group ) {
					$this->global_groups[ $group ] = true;
				}
			} else {
				$this->global_groups[ $groups ] = true;
			}
		}

		public function add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) {
			if ( is_array( $groups ) ) {
				foreach ( $groups as $group ) {
					$this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] = true;
				}
			} else {
				$this->non_persistent_groups[ $groups ] = true;
			}
		}

		public function decr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) {
			if ( $offset < 0 ) {
				return $this->incr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group );
			}

			$group = $this->get_group( $group );
			$key   = $this->get_key( $group, $key );

			if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] - $offset >= 0 ) {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] -= $offset;
			} else {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0;
			}

			if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
			} else {
				$value = apcu_dec( $key, $offset );
				if ( $value < 0 ) {
					apcu_store( $key, 0 );

					return 0;
				}

				return $value;
			}
		}

		public function delete( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false ) {
			$group = $this->get_group( $group );
			$key   = $this->get_key( $group, $key );

			unset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] );
			if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				return apcu_delete( $key );
			}

			return true;
		}

		public function flush() {
			$this->local_cache = array();
			// TODO: only clear our own entries
			apcu_clear_cache();

			return true;
		}

		public function get( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false, &$found = null ) {
			$group = $this->get_group( $group );
			$key   = $this->get_key( $group, $key );

			if ( ! $force && isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
				$found = true;
				if ( is_object( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
					return clone $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
				} else {
					return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
				}
			} elseif ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				$found = false;

				return false;
			} else {
				$value = @apcu_fetch( $key, $found );
				if ( $found ) {
					if ( $force ) {
						$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $value;
					}

					return $value;
				} else {
					return false;
				}
			}
		}

		public function incr2( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) {
			if ( $offset < 0 ) {
				return $this->decr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group );
			}

			$group = $this->get_group( $group );
			$key   = $this->get_key( $group, $key );

			if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] + $offset >= 0 ) {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] += $offset;
			} else {
				$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0;
			}

			if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
				return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
			} else if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) {
				$value = apcu_inc( $key, $offset );
				if ( $value < 0 ) {
					apcu_store( $key, 0 );

					return 0;
				}

				return $value;
			}

			return false;
		}

		public function replace( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {
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{"id":6038,"date":"2020-10-02T12:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T10:08:09","slug":"rare-photos-and-facts-about-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/rare-photos-and-facts-about-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare photos and facts about Sting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first glance, Sting does not look like a person about whom you can tell something unusual or show some unseen photos. But not for the Oldpics! Moreover, we decided to mention not only Sting photos but a few fantastic videos. And yes, we know that we\u2019re the \u2018Old Pictures,\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not the Old Videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6043\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6043\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6043\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22.jpg\" alt=\"Sting and Paul McCartney, 1989. McCartney said he would like to be the author of a song like Fields of Gold\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22-360x420.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-Paul-McCartney-1989.-McCartney-said-he-would-like-to-be-the-author-of-a-song-like-22Fields-of-Gold22-150x175.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sting and Paul McCartney, 1989. McCartney said he would like to be the author of a song like Fields of Gold<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting nickname stuck to the musician due to his younger years\u2019 performances in a bee costume (check one those photos below). Well, not precisely a bee, but still wearing a sweater with black and yellow stripes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way, another gifted kid, Neil Tennant, co-founder of the Pet Shop Boys duo, went to the same school with Sting. Neil was only three grades younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out our collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/rock-bands-photos-before-they-became-popular\/\">Early photos of famous musicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6047\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6047\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6047\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life.jpg\" alt=\"Young Sting in the very im\" width=\"1000\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-360x359.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Young-Sting-in-the-very-image-that-gave-him-the-nickname-for-the-rest-of-his-life-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Sting in the photo that gave him the nickname for the rest of his life<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 2, 1951, the singer was born in the north of England in Wallsend\u2019s port city. Like many yet-not-famous-rock-stars, he has tried a million professions: bus conductor, football coach, English teacher. There was a time when he was a tax collector. It was the worst job, according to Sting.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6044\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6044\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6044\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978-.jpg\" alt=\"Sting and The Police trio in New York, 1978\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978--300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978--768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978--360x244.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-and-The-Police-trio-in-New-York-1978--150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sting and The Police trio in New York, 1978<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the beginning, Sting shared his popularity with two bandmates from The Police. The band released their first album in 1978, and it also featured the early hit &#8220;Roxanne&#8221; (which was initially born not as a reggae song at all, but as a lullaby for a baby).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6040\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6040\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6040\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police.jpg\" alt=\"Police\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Police-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Police<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Police have always appeared in public in the form of ash blondes. And this image has a bright background!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1977, the gum manufacturer Wrigley commissioned a commercial and hired a little-known English director, Ridley Scott. The video required an unnamed rock band with dazzling blonde hair. The unknown guys from The Police agreed to participate. The advertisement did not hit the air, but the group decided to use the white-haired image during their performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6041\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6041\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6041\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s-.jpg\" alt=\"Sting (center) during the game in the Last Exit group, mid-70s\" width=\"1000\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s--300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s--768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s--360x207.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-center-during-the-game-in-the-Last-Exit-group-mid-70s--150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sting (center) during the game in the Last Exit group, the mid-70s<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting had a chance to play chess with Garry Kasparov. He took part in a show match against the grandmaster in 2000 in New York. It was a simultaneous session. It took Kasparov fifty minutes to beat all five.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6039\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6039\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6039\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word.jpg\" alt=\"Madonna, Sting, Tupac, 1994. Three people at once, whom everyone recognizes by a nickname from one word\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Madonna-Sting-Tupac-1994.-Three-people-at-once-whom-everyone-recognizes-by-a-nickname-from-one-word-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madonna, Sting, Tupac, 1994. Three people with a one-word nickname at once.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting is a remarkable actor. He starred in Dune, The Bride (he played Dr. Frankenstein there), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and, of course, \u2018Lock, Stock, Two Barrels.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And his first film work was the role in the semi-cult drama &#8220;Quadrophenia&#8221; in 1979, based on the British band\u2019s album The Who (and not a musical at all).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting also starred in the 1989 Broadway show \u2018The Threepenny Opera.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6045\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6045\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6045\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.-.jpg\" alt=\"Sting with Gianni and Donatello Versace and Elton John. Sting is one of the patrons of the AIDS Foundation, which Elton founded.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.--300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.--768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.--360x216.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sting-with-Gianni-and-Donatello-Versace-and-Elton-John.-Sting-is-one-of-the-patrons-of-the-AIDS-Foundation-which-Elton-founded.--150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sting with Gianni and Donatello Versace and Elton John. Sting is one of the patrons of the AIDS Foundation, which Elton founded.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every reference book and Wikipedia will tell you that Sting&#8217;s full name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. However, Sting himself does not associate himself with this name in any way. Back in 1985, a journalist called the musician Gordon in an interview. Sting immediately replied: \u201cMy children call me Sting, my mother calls me Sting. Who the fuck is Gordon?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6046\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6046\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6046\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler.jpg\" alt=\"Two Stings in one shot. Guess who is a musician and who is a wrestler?\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler-360x252.jpg 360w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Two-Stings-in-one-shot.-Guess-who-is-a-musician-and-who-is-a-wrestler-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Stings in one photo. Guess who is a musician and who is a wrestler?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike most successful bands that fell apart at their peak due to squabbling and irreconcilable ambition, The Police had a very different case. It&#8217;s just that the time has come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting recalled that on August 18, 1983, they performed at the legendary New York stadium Shea (where The Beatles themselves played at the height of Beatlemania). And right during the show, the artist felt that he had conquered Everest. There is no higher mountain to climb. Therefore, The Police were paused, without an official disband.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, other musicians look at the situation a little differently, assuring that, in any case, they are tired of Sting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2986\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2986\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2986\" src=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Police-1977.jpg\" alt=\"Police-1977\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Police-1977.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oldpics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Police-1977-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early photos of Sting and The Police, 1977<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award-winning American wrestling star Stephen James Borden also has a nickname Sting. Interestingly, he claimed it earlier than a musician did. Therefore, when Sting had to buy the rights for the pseudonym from the wrestler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gasparov Playing Chess with Sting and the Police 2001\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDSQTItI9as?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is Sting who sings, &#8220;I want my MTV&#8221; in Dire Straits&#8217;s &#8220;Money for Nothing.\u201d From now on, you will listen to this song in a completely different way, sorry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sting&#039;s scenes as Ace Face in Quadrophenia (1979)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwe7vuNZleY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sting doesn&#8217;t want to be featured in a biopic, as is actively encouraged these days. \u201cI am absolutely against it. 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