Thanks to the folks at CBS for sending this to us. Katie Couric speaks with Trudie Styler and Sting about their commitment to saving the rainforest, their practice of yoga, their long marriage, and Sting’s take on reality contests like “The X Factor.”
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 1: Sting on Rainforest CauseSting and his wife Trudie Styler speak with Katie Couric about their commitment to save the rainforest. Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481055n
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 2: Sting & Trudie’s Carbon FootprintSting and his wife Trudie Styler speak with Katie Couric about their concern about carbon footprints and their efforts to raise awareness to save the rainforest.Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481136n
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 3: The Key to Sting & Trudie’s RelationshipSting and his wife Trudie Styler say the key to their long relationship, they “really like each other.”Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481095n
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 4: Sting on “The X Factor”Sting’s says the reality show “The X Factor” is “far too manufactured.” Sting says the real X factor “being unique.”Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481093n
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 5: Backlash Against Green MovementKatie Couric speaks with rainforest advocate Trudie Styler, about the backlash against the green movement.Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481128n
Watch CBS News Videos Online*CLIP 6: Sting on Tantric SexSting’s explanation for why he’s still linked with tantric sex: “Sex sells.”Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6481154n
Watch CBS News Videos OnlineThe Complete Wide-Ranging Discussion, which Includes the 17th Rainforest Foundation Concert, Yoga, Their Marriage, the Upcoming Reality Show, X-Factor, Will be Available After 7PM ET Tonight @katiecouric on CBS News.com Katie Couric sat down with Trudie Styler and Sting ahead of their 17th Rainforest Foundation Concert that will be held tonight at Carnegie Hall for @katiecouric, a weekly online webshow at CBS News.com. The couple has been tireless advocates for rainforest protection since 1989, and they were recently invited to go deep into the Brazilian rainforest to meet the Kayapo people and see first-hand the devastating impact logging and oil exploration had on the ecosystem.In this wide-ranging interview, the couple discuss their commitment to the Brazilian rainforest and the 17th Rainforest Foundation Concert . They also share their thoughts on the practice of yoga, their long marriage (married since 1992 but together for 28 years), and Sting’s opinion on reality contests like X-Factor, which American Idol judge Simon Cowell will produce in the U.S.
