♪ ♪ ♪ HEY EVERYBODY<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> 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! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> <i> ( CHEERING )</i>
>> Stephen: IT'S AN AMAZING 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.<i>
( LAUGHTER )</i> 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. <i> ( APPLAUSE ).</i>
NICE. WHAT'S THE ONE THING YOU OWN
THAT YOU SHOULD REALLY THROW OUT?
>> CAUTION. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
SCARIEST ANIMAL? >> A CAT.<i>
( LAUGHTER )</i> 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. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
THEIR AUTOGRAPH? >> I ONLY HAVE ONE
AUTOGRAPH. I HAVE FRANK
SINATRA'S AUTOGRAPH.<i>
( APPLAUSE ).</i> THAT?
>> I GOT THAT MAYBE 25 YEARS AGO.
AND HE WROTE, "TO THE NEW
BLUE EYES."
BUT I HAVE GREEN EYES. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? >> 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. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: HERE'S WHERE THE QUESTIONS GET A LITTLE
TOUGHER. FAVORITE ACTION
MOVIE. >> "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN."<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> 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. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
SMELL? >> FEAR.<i>
( LAUGHTER )</i> USED APP ON YOUR PHONE?
>> "THE NEW YORK TIMES." <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
THIS IS-- THIS IS A LITTLE
BIT OF A CALL-BACK, CATS OR
DOGS? >> DOGS. I'M AFRAID OF CATS.<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> SONG TO LISTEN TO FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT IS IT?
>> "THE SOUND OF SILENCE." <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
GARFUNKEL SONG, OR THE LIRL 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. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
IN FIVE WORDS. >> MORE OF THE SAME, PLEASE.<i>
( APPLAUSE ).</i> KNOWN.
CONGRATULATIONS. HIS ALBUM, "THE BRIDGE," IS
OUT NOW. STING, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i>
