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Music Appreciation

Swede

(38,081 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:57 PM Sunday

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Is it true that Diddy has to pay you 2 grand a day, because he didn't ask permission to sample every breath u take? (Original Post) Swede Sunday OP

I didn't click on those links, but here's a Rolling Stone article: highplainsdem Sunday #1

It was a video of 3 dudes interviewing Sting. Swede Yesterday #2

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1. I didn't click on those links, but here's a Rolling Stone article:

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 01:14 PM

Sunday

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/diddy-sting-uncleared-sample-payment-1234710483/

Sting gets the royalties from Diddy's I'll Be Missing You, which sampled Every Breath You Take illegally. In 2018 Sting said it was $2K a day. Diddy joked that it was $5K a day, then retracted that.

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2. It was a video of 3 dudes interviewing Sting.

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 12:46 AM

Yesterday

"It is true. $2000 a day, for the rest of his life." Were you upset? "No not at all. I was very happy."