The singer made the comments while announcing that his shipbuilding musical, The Last Ship , will return to London's West End this fall.

Sting at the Paramount+ "MobLand" New York Premiere at SVA Theatre on March 31, 2025 in New York, New York. Kristina Bumphrey/Variety

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For the past decade, Sting has been mounting versions of his Tony-nominated musical, The Last Ship , all around the world, even stepping in to play the lead role of Jackie White in several productions and tours.

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Now, in an interview with The Guardian newspaper, the 74-year-old former singer/bassist for the Police and solo star is suggesting that the loss of physically demanding jobs in which men use their hands has helped drive up the prevalence of toxic masculinity in our modern society.

Announcing that the musical inspired by Sting’s childhood in a family of English shipwrights will be returning to London’s West End this fall, the singer told the Guardian that modern…