Why sting is not prog?

Moogtron III wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ using traditional song structures is not a criteria against prog. NOT using them is common in prog, but not necessary ... don't be so rigid! Well, I'm not so sure about that. It's of course the old question: "What is prog and what is not" and criteria are hard to find. Still... I get the feeling that any band / artist who makes music which I'd call prog, is from time to time abandoning the song structures, I mean, breaking rules... For me, Sting really is a songwriter, not a prog musician. He restricts himself very much to the song structure. Yeah, he's the one who's rigid, not me   .

He uses unusual time signatures, serious Jazz influences ... I'm not saying that he's prog, but if there is something like "Progressive Pop" then String would be a perfect example. IMO Progressive Pop could even be defined as music which stays close to traditional principles of popular music, but combines that music with really progressive elements.

Police definetely has Elements of Prog, but not everything:

Here is what I consider Prog:

Invisible Sun, Sycronocity 2, Don't Stand So Close to Me, .