French decoration for The Police

October 01, 2007

Rock group The Police, in Paris for two mega-concerts, were on Monday made Knights of the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres", the Order of Arts and Literature, an honour bestowed by the French minister of culture in recognition of significant contributions to the arts. Frontman Sting accepted the decoration with a short statement in French, while guitarist Andy Summers said Paris would always be special because this is where the trio wrote "Roxanne", the song that brought their breakthrough. Images and soundbites.