Despite the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, “Every Breath You Take” remains untouched – at least for the man who wrote it.

In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times Published on Monday, November 11, Sting revealed that despite what ‘happened’ to the disgraced music mogul – who famously sampled the 1983 Police hit in his and Faith Evans’ song ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ from 1997 – the original song belongs to him.

When asked if Combs’ current situation has affected how he views the classic ’80s song, the 73-year-old songwriter and bassist for Police answered quite simply: “No.”

“I mean, I don’t know what’s going on (with Diddy),” he added. “But for me it doesn’t affect the song at all. It’s still my song.”

Moreover, when the LA times Pointing out that people still like to hear “Every Breath You Take,” the interviewer added, “Absolutely.”

The rock legend also gave a glimpse into his overall philosophy on sampling while discussing a more recent collaboration, 2023’s ‘Dreaming’ with Pink and Marshmello, which features one of his solo hits ‘Fields of Gold’.

When asked why he thinks his music continues to attract younger musicians, Sting said he has no idea, but he doesn’t mind.

“I have no idea, but if someone wants to interpolate or whatever it’s called, I never object because I always learn something about the song that I didn’t know or expect,” the rocker said. “And I get paid, so why not? It keeps them current.”

“Songs are living organisms – you have to breathe life into them or give them new bedfellows,” he finished.

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Combs — who not only sampled Sting on “I’ll Be Missing You” but also performed it with the rocker at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards — has been in jail since his arrest in September on racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation charges to participate in prostitution.

The music mogul, 55, was taken into custody on September 16 after nearly a year of ongoing investigations, including home raids and several lawsuits against him for sexual abuse and rape.

Diddy was indicted on three charges, and a judge denied the $50 million bail proposal put forward by his attorney. He is currently in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as he awaits trial, and filed a new bail request late last week, which has not yet been ruled on.

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