♪ ♪ ♪ HEY EVERYBODY
OH, MY GOODNESS! OH, MY GOODNESS LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN INTERNATIONAL ROCK STAR AND A
17-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER. HERE TO TAKE THE COLBERT
QUESTIONERT, PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," STING!
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( CHEERING )
BAND. >> THAT'S A FANTASTIC BAND.
>> Stephen: EXTRAORDINARY BAND.
NOW, THEN, STING, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE HAVING YOU ON THE SHOW,
BOTH AS A GUEST AND AS A MUSICAL GUEST.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE AND MY
HONOR TO SPEAK TO YOU MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS.
BUT EVEN WITH ALL THE HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS I THROW
AT MY GUESTS, I SOMETIMES DON'T GET TO KNOW THEM AS WELL AS I
WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW. >> OKAY.
>> Stephen: IT'S JUST A BRIEF MOMENT, TWO SHIPS IN THE NIGHT
NORMALLY SORT OF THING. >> OKAY.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT "THE LATE SHOW" "LABS HAS COME UP WITH A
SERIES OF 15 QUESTIONS THROUGH WHICH I PLUMB THE DEPTHS OF A
GUEST'S SOUL, AT THE END OF WHICH THEY ARE KNOWN.
>> OKAY. >> Stephen: ARE YOU PREPARED--
>> NOT QUITE.
YOURSELF. BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR THE
COLBERT QUESTIONERT. DO YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE?
>> I AM CONCENTRATING RIGHT NOW. YES.
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO. ♪ ♪ ♪
( BELL RINGS ) STING, WHAT IS THE BEST
SANDWICH? >> CLUB.
( APPLAUSE ).
WHAT'S THE ONE THING YOU OWN THAT YOU SHOULD REALLY THROW
OUT? >> CAUTION.
( APPLAUSE )
>> A CAT.
UP? CAN YOU BACK THAT UP?
>> I HAVE CATS. I'M TERRIFIED OF THEM.
AND SO ARE MY DOGS. >> Stephen: APPLES OR ORANGES?
>> APPLES! ENGLISH APPLES.
>> Stephen: ENGLISH APPLES. >> YES.
I'M ENGLISH. >> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER )
>> I ONLY HAVE ONE AUTOGRAPH. I HAVE FRANK SINATRA'S
AUTOGRAPH.
THAT? >> I GOT THAT MAYBE 25 YEARS
AGO. AND HE WROTE, "TO THE NEW BLUE
EYES." BUT I HAVE GREEN EYES.
( LAUGHTER )
>> OH, IT'S ONLY CONJECTURE, BUT I IMAGINE IT'S THE SAME AS IT
WAS BEFORE I WAS HERE. WHICH MAKES IT INCUMBENT UPON US
TO CREATE HEAVEN ON EARTH NOW. AND NOT HELL.
( APPLAUSE )
QUESTIONS GET A LITTLE TOUGHER. FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE.
>> "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN."
>> WINDOW. >> Stephen: WHY WINDOW.
HOLD ON. YOU DON'T MIND GETTING UP TO
BOTHER THE PERSON ON THE AISLE WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE
BATHROOM? >> I LIKE TO LOOK OUT THE
WINDOW, WATCH THE GROUND BENEATH ME OR THE CLOUDS OR THE STARS.
>> Stephen: FAVORITE SMELL? >> ESPRESSO IN THE MORNING.
( APPLAUSE )
>> FEAR.
USED APP ON YOUR PHONE? >> "THE NEW YORK TIMES."
( APPLAUSE )
OF A CALL-BACK, CATS OR DOGS? >> DOGS.
I'M AFRAID OF CATS.
SONG TO LISTEN TO FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
WHAT IS IT? >> "THE SOUND OF SILENCE."
( APPLAUSE )
SOUND OF SILENCE? >> THE LITERAL SOUND OF SILENCE.
I LIKE PAUL'S SONG, BUT... >> Stephen: STING, WHAT NUMBER
AM I THINKING OF? >> 18.
>> Stephen: NO. >> YES, YOU ARE.
>> Stephen: NO. >> ARE YOU SURE?
>> Stephen: IT DIVIDES INTO 18.
>> SIX? >> Stephen: NOPE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> MORE OF THE SAME, PLEASE.
KNOWN. CONGRATULATIONS.
HIS ALBUM, "THE BRIDGE," IS OUT NOW.
STING, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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