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Sting recently reemphasized that he will not be passing his wealth down to his six children.
The legendary musician, who previously shared that his six children would not be inheriting his fortune, explained his reasoning in a new interview on Sunday (May 3).
"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've got to work,'" he shared on CBS News Sunday Morning. "You've got shoes on your feet. Go to work. That's not cruel. I think that there's a kindness there and a trust in them that they will make their own way. They're tough, my kids."
The "Fields of Gold" singer also went so far as to say that telling children they "don't have to work" is "a form of abuse that I hope I'm never guilty of."
When asked whether his children get frustrated by his steadfast resolve, the Police frontman responded, "No, not to my face, they don't!"
The singer-songwriter first mentioned his refusal to leave his fortune to his children in a 2014 Mail on Sunday interview.
"I certainly don't want to leave them trust funds that are albatrosses round their necks," Sting said at the time. "They have to work. All my kids know that, and they rarely ask me for anything, which I really respect and appreciate.
In 2022, Sting sold his songwriting catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group in a deal reportedly worth $250 million.