Joe Sumner

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Joseph Sumner, born November 23, 1976, is the son of actress Frances Tomelty and singer/actor/activist Gordon Sumner, aka Sting. He is the lead singer and guitar player in the UK band Fiction Plane.

Joe's birth and first years are mentioned in Sting's autobiography, Broken Music. In interviews, Joe mentions that he was not interested in being a musician until he heard the band Nirvana. Joe created a band with schoolmates Dan Brown (bass) and Olly Taylor (drums). Originally called "Santa's Boyfriend", the band played gigs in and around London and recorded two self-produced CDs: one self-titled and one entitled Swings and Roundabouts.

After drummer Taylor left the band, the name was changed to Fiction Plane and they scored their first major label release, Everything Will Never Be OK (Universal Records, 2003).

Joe attended Richmond University in London and graduated with a degree in environmental science.

His vocal style is not like his father, his voice can sound a bit like Bono from U2. Joe also claims that his music is not influenced by Sting or The Police, but by bands such as Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins and U2.

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