Maroon 5: "Sting Is Sexy"

Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine says crinkly rocker Sting taught him to feel sexy about himself.

The singer whose band is back with their second album It Wont Be Soon Before Long in May, told MTV News, He gives somebody with a high voice the ability to feel sexy because it wasnt sexy for a long time and then Sting came around and blew the doors off of that and inspired me."

The '5, who've been away for two years, have also just announced they'll be supporting the reunited Brit group, The Police, on their forthcoming tour.

Adam went on, "Sting is one of my favourite singers and especially in The Police. The stuff that he did with that band is just incredible. The frenetic, crazy energy of them all playing together is just really exciting.

"(Opening for) The Police will be tremendous. Im still so shocked that were doing it. You know its funny I would have been happy enough if they had just gotten back together, but now the fact that theyve gotten back together and well be opening for them I couldnt have imagined it in a million years."

Someone give him a glass of water!

SLJ