What was the inspiration for the song Message in a Bottle by the Police?

Answer 1

Artists such as Sting aka Police, can be a fickle lot and Sting could certainly be moody and has had heavy debates (arguments) with people in the band. Sting wrote and sang 'Message In A Bottle', but whether he did it because he felt deserted and lonely or he wrote it (like many of his songs) while drunk is not known. The song 'Message In A Bottle' is a clever one indeed and personally I like Sting. This song sounds like a sole man deserted on an Island that sends a message out in a bottle and received more bottles the next morning up on shore. The opinion of this is a double-edged meaning and it's more about lonely people who do feel deserted on an Island somewhere (far removed from the maddening crowd of society) and realizing (many bottles turning up on shore the next morning) that there are so many other people out in the world that are lonely too. An enlightening of sorts! That's the thing I like about Sting ... twists to his songs and it gets one thing.