He may be a posh Englishman in New York, but he walks like a broke native.
Sting walks to one of his three music studios in Hell's Kitchen every morning from his home on the Upper West Side and considers it a "great privilege," the musician told "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night's episode.
"You just walk to work, you can do that as Sting?" Fallon asked, incredulously.
"It's my civic right," said Sting, whose first rock album in decades, "57th & 9th," is named after an intersection he crosses daily.
"I know you're allowed to, but you don't have to," Fallon continued."You could jet pack if you want to."
Comparing city life to the suburban lifestyle, Sting said "walk[ing] to work is great privilege for me." (Those of us who can't afford to travel by jet pack or Uber everywhere would disagree.)
Naturally, passersby recognize him on the street; if they're anything like Fallon's gruff impression, they yell song lyrics at the one-time Police front man.
Our big takeaway from Sting's appearance: his arms remain, astoundingly, as buff as they were in 1980, when they were on full display in the music video for the Police hit single "Don't Stand So Close to Me." Must be the Tantric yoga?
Watch the "Tonight Show" clip below:
