Sting says his children will not inherit his fortune, urges them to work – National
Former Police frontman Sting says he won’t be leaving his six children an inheritance.
During an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, the 74-year-old singer laughed when he was asked if he planned to leave his children his estimated US$550-million fortune.“All of my kids have been blessed with this extraordinary work ethic, whether it’s the DNA of it or whether I’ve said to them, ‘Guys, you got to work. I’m spending our money. I’m paying for your education. You’ve got shoes on your feet. Go to work,'” Sting told journalist Mark Phillips.“That’s not cruel. I think there’s a kindness there and a trust that they will make their own way. They’re tough, my kids.”He added: “I think the worst thing you can do to a kid is to say, ‘You don’t have to work.’ I think that’s a form of abuse that I h...






