Yes, I don't doubt he was born on the banks of the Tyne and delivered milk around Wallsend with his father as a kid.
But anyone who knew Sting's early days of stardom will also remember how he didn't have a good word to say about his Newcastle upbringing.
I remember one quote: "Getting away from Newcastle was the best thing I ever did!
"I remember watching the news on tv when I was a kid, and I wondered why no newsreader never spoke with a Geordie accent.
"I learnt at an early age talking Geordie got you nowhere!"
Today I hear that Led Zeppelin singer and genuine rock legend Robert Plant was "gutted" when former Mackem Mick McCarthy got the boot from Wolves.
To be fair, unlike Sting, Plant has ALWAYS followed his hometown club, and every book about Zeppelin mentions his love of Wolves.
Wolves today continued interviewing candidates for the Molineux manager’s job (before they come to St James' Park on Saturday) and it was interesting to see Geordie-boy Steve Bruce has turned them down!
The Led Zeppelin frontman and Wolves vice-president called the club from Texas and said: “I just wanted to say thanks to Mick.
“What was always so evident about Mick’s team is that he brought a team spirit to the players.”
Source: FOOTYMAD
