Andy Summers
Andy Summers
Andrew James "Andy" Summersis an English musician. Best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Police, he has also recorded twelve solo albums, collaborated with many other artists, toured extensively under his own name, published several books, and composed several film scores. He currently lives in Santa Monica, California...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth31 December 1942
simple hands sound
Im better for it and I prefer to keep things simple and see what sounds I can get out of my head and hands rather than relying on a sound that someone else created.
past nostalgia
I don't have a great nostalgia for the past.
guitar competition keyboards
It's been very hard for the guitar as a serious synthesizer to compete with keyboards.
trying world firsts
What you aim for, in the first place, is to be as good as you can possibly be. This is what I do, and I'm going to try to be the best in the world.
sound violin way
If I'm playing a violin thing, for instance, I tend to respond to that sound with the way I finger.
obvious-things guitar sound
The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.
years play band
It accumulates over the years and I've led so many bands of my own now and forced myself into new situations... You would hope that you play better and better - until you just get too feeble to do it anymore.
hands head prefer rather relying simple sound sounds
I'm better for it and I prefer to keep things simple and see what sounds I can get out of my head and hands rather than relying on a sound that someone else created.
grow helps performance pushes
If you can get through it in a live performance you feel comfortable because it pushes you on. It helps you grow and that is what it is all about.