Andrew James Summers (born 31 December 1942), is an English guitarist who was a member of the rock band

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. He was inducted into the

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as a band member in 2003. Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians, composed film scores, and exhibited his photography in galleries.

Early life

Andrew James Summers was born in Poulton-le-Fylde,

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, England, on 31 December 1942. During his childhood, his family moved to

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, which was then in

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. After several years of piano lessons, he took up the guitar. At an early age, he played jazz guitar. In his teens, he saw a concert by

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and

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in London that left a lasting impression. By 16, he was playing in local clubs, and by 19, he had moved to London with his friend

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to form Zoot Money's Big Roll Band.

Musical career

Pre-Police career

Summers's professional career began in the mid-1960s in London as guitarist for the

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band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, which eventually came under the influence of the psychedelic scene and evolved into the

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group Dantalian's Chariot. In September 1966, Summers was the first guitarist encountered by

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after landing in the UK. The young Summers is portrayed in fiction as one of the "two main love interests" in Jenny Fabian and Johnny Byrne's 1969 book ''Groupie'', in which he is given the pseudonym "Davey". After the demise of Dantalian's Chariot, Summers joined

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for three months and toured the United States. For a brief time in 1968, he was a member of

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, then known as

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and the Animals, with whom he recorded one album, '' Love Is''. The album features a recording of

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's "Coloured Rain", which includes a 4minute and 15 second guitar solo by Summers. The LP also included a reworked version of Dantalian's Chariot's sole single "Madman Running Through the Fields". After five years in Los Angeles, mostly spent studying

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and composition in the music programme at

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, from which he graduated in 1972, he returned to London with his American girlfriend, Kate Lunken. In London, Summers recorded and toured with acts including Kevin Coyne,

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and Kevin Ayers. In October 1975 he participated in an orchestral rendition of

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''. In 1977, Summers was invited by ex-

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bassist

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to join his band Strontium 90, but was soon coaxed away by future Police bandmates

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and

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The Police

Summers achieved international fame as the guitarist for the Police, which he joined in 1977, eventually replacing original guitarist Henry Padovani. Emerging from London's punk scene, the Police gained international renown with many hit songs, including " Message in a Bottle", " Roxanne", "

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", " Every Breath You Take", and " Every Little Thing She Does is Magic". During his time with the band, Summers twice won a

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for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, first in 1979 for "

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" (written with Copeland and Sting) and in 1980 for "

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". Although Sting was the lead singer of the band, Summers occasionally contributed lead vocals, as in "Be My Girl/Sally" (1978), "Friends" (1980), "Mother" (1983), and "Someone to Talk To" (1983). Other notable Summers compositions from this period are "Omegaman" (which would have been released as the debut single from the 1981 ''

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'' album had Sting not objected), "Shambelle" (1981), "Once Upon a Daydream," and "Murder by Numbers" both co-written with Sting (both 1983). In early 1984, after seven years together and record sales around 80 million, the Police disbanded. Summers wrote the guitar riff for "Every Breath You Take", though was not given a songwriting credit. It was recorded in one take with his 1961

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during the ''Synchronicity'' sessions. The song was number one for eight weeks. Sting won the 1983 Grammy Award for Song of the Year, and the Police won Best Pop Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal for this song. Summers provides an account of the session in his memoir, ''One Train Later''. As a member of the Police, Summers created a trademark guitar sound, which relied heavily on a chorus effect. He explained in 2017 how the sound came about:

"I created it sort of out of necessity; my mission was 'We're going to play for two hours each night as a trio,' so I wanted to have this fantastic, coloured guitar sound that was different for every song. So, I used the
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, then a chorus, and a few other pedals…envelope filters. As we went on, I acquired more stuff and got a
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board, but what was driving it was to invade and push the edge of what the guitar was supposed to sound like, and make it really interesting over a show. So, it wasn't just one straight sound all the time. I could move it around. And it was appreciated by many millions of people (laughs). Of course, it's very tired and a bit 'retro' now; I'm not very keen on it anymore. But in those days it was new, fresh, and exciting."

Post-Police

Summers's solo career has included recording, touring, composing for films (including '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' and ''

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''), and exhibiting his photography in art galleries around the world. He recorded the duet albums '' I Advance Masked'' (1982) and ''Bewitched'' (1984) with guitarist

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of King Crimson, as well as duet albums with Victor Biglione,

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, and Benjamin Verdery. His solo debut album, '' XYZ'', was released in 1987 and is the only noninstrumental album in his solo catalogue. Although it included pop material, such as the single "Love is the Strangest Way", it failed to dent the charts. In 1987, Sting invited Summers to perform on his second album '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'', a favour the singer returned by playing bass on ''

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'' (1990) and later contributing vocals to " 'Round Midnight" on Summers' tribute album to

, ''Green Chimneys'', in 1999. In the mid-1990s Summers briefly returned to a more rock-oriented sound with ''Synesthesia'' (1995) and ''The Last Dance of Mr X'' (1997) before recording a string of jazz albums. He also participated in the formation of Animal Logic. In 1992, he led the house band (credited as musical director) for ''

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''.

The Police reunion

During the

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show, the Police played "Roxanne" and subsequently announced that they would be going on tour.

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began in

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, Canada, on 28 May 2007 and continued until August 2008, becoming the third-highest-grossing tour of all time.

Circa Zero

In August 2013, Summers announced he had formed the band Circa Zero with Rob Giles from the Rescues. Originally, drummer Emmanuelle Caplette was also a member of the band. Their debut show was 25 July 2013 at the

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in Los Angeles. The band's debut album, '' Circus Hero'', was released 25 March 2014. It is titled after a

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of the band's name made by a radio disc jockey during an interview of Summers.

Call the Police

In March 2017, Summers announced he had formed Call the Police, a Police tribute band, with two Brazilian musicians, Rodrigo Santos (

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or Red Baron) on bass guitar and vocals and Joao Barone (

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) on drums.

Material loss

In 2019, ''

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'' listed Summers among hundreds of musicians whose material was destroyed in the

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Awards and honours

* Grammy Award, Best Rock Instrumental, "Reggatta de Blanc", 1979 * Grammy Award, Best Rock Instrumental, "Behind My Camel", 1980 * Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with the Police, 2003 * Chevalier of the

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, with the Police, 2007 * Honorary doctorate,

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, 2008 * Hall of Fame, ''Guitar Player'' magazine * Vote number one pop guitarist, five years, ''Guitar Player'' magazine * Guiding Light Award, Progressive Music Awards, 2016 * 85th guitarist of all time, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine * Lifetime Achievement Award, Gibson Guitar Awards, 2000 * Lifetime Achievement Award, Roland and BOSS, 2017 * ''One Train Later'' (2006) was voted music book of the year by ''

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'' and was turned into the 2012 documentary '' Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police''. The documentary was released on DVD in July 2015.

Personal life

Summers was married to American singer

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between 1969 and 1970. He married his second wife, Kate, in 1973 and they had one daughter in 1978, Layla Zoe Summers. Summers' years with The Police took its toll on their marriage, however, leading them to divorce in 1981, although they remarried in 1985. In 1987, Kate and Andy's twin sons Maurice X and Anton Y were born. As of 2022, Summers resides in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and family.

Discography

Solo albums

* '' XYZ'' (

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, 1987) * ''Mysterious Barricades'' (

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, 1988) * ''The Golden Wire'' (Private, 1989) * ''

'' (Private, 1990) * '' World Gone Strange'' (Private, 1991) * ''Synaesthesia'' (CMP, 1995) * ''The Last Dance of Mr. X'' (BMG/

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, 1997) * ''A Windham Hill Retrospective'' (Windham Hill Records, 1998) (compilation) * ''Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk'' (BMG Classics/RCA Victor, 1999) * ''Peggy's Blue Skylight'' (BMG Classics/RCA Victor, 2000) * ''Earth + Sky'' (Golden Wire, 2003) * ''The X Tracks'' (Golden Wire, 2004) (compilation) * ''Metal Dog'' (Flickering Shadow, 2015) * ''Triboluminescence'' (Flickering Shadow, 2017) * ''Harmonics of the Night'' (Flickering Shadow, 2021)

Collaborations

* '' I Advance Masked'' with

( A&M, 1982) * ''Bewitched'' with Robert Fripp (A&M, 1984) * ''Invisible Threads'' with

(Mesa, 1993) * ''Strings of Desire'' with Victor Biglione (R.A.R.E., 1998) * ''Splendid Brazil'' with Victor Biglione (R.A.R.E., 2005) * ''

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'' with Ben Verdery (R.A.R.E., 2007) * ''Fundamental'' with

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(2012) * '' Circus Hero'' with Rob Giles as Circa Zero (

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, 2014)

Film soundtracks

* ''The Wild Life'' (MCA, 1984) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1984) (contributor) * ''Band of the Hand'' (1985) * '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (MCA, 1986) * ''Weekend at Bernie's'' (Arista, 1989) * ''The Craft'' (Columbia, 1996)

Singles

* "Parade"/"Train" with

(1984) * "

"/"To Hal and Back" (1984) * "Love is the Strangest Way"/"Nowhere" (1987)

As band member

With The Police * '' Outlandos d'Amour'' (1978) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1983) * '' Every Breath You Take: The Singles'' (1986) * '' Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings'' (1993) * '' Live!'' (1995) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires'' (2008) * ''Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings'' (2019) With

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* '' Love Is'' (1968) With Kevin Ayers * ''First Show in the Appearance Business'' (1996) * ''Too Old to Die Young'' (1998) * ''Yes We Have No Mananas, So Get Your Mananas Today'' (EMI/Harvest, 2009) With Kevin Coyne * '' Matching Head and Feet'' (Virgin, 1975) * ''Heartburn'' (Virgin, 1976) * ''In Living Black and White'' (Virgin, 1976) * ''Sign of the Times'' (Virgin, 1994) * ''On Air'' (Tradition & Moderne, 2008) With Dantalian's Chariot * ''Chariot Rising'' (Wooden Hill, 1996) With Eberhard Schoener * ''The Book'' (Ariola 1977) * ''Trance-Formation'' (Harvest/EMI Electrola 1977) * ''Video-Flashback'' (Harvest, 1979) * ''Video Magic'' (Harvest, 1978) With Strontium 90 * ''Police Academy'' (Pangaea, 1997) With Zoot Money's Big Roll Band * ''It Should Have Been Me'' (1965) * ''Zoot!'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''Transition'' (1968) * ''Were You There?'' (Indigo, 1999) * ''Fully Clothed & Naked'' (Indigo, 2000)

As guest

, ''

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'' (A&M, 1975) *

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, ''Nylon & Steel'' (Angel, 2001) * David Bedford, ''The Odyssey'' (Virgin, 1976) *

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, ''Gregg Bissonette'' (Mascot, 1998) * Toni Childs, '' House of Hope'' (A&M, 1991) *

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, ''Ataraxis'' (Heilo, 2007) *

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, ''Dancin' Man'' (Polydor, 1980) *

, ''

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'', (Purple, 1976) * Juicy Lucy, ''Blue Thunder'' (Outer Music, 1996) * Roberto Menescal, ''Bossa Nova Meets the Beatles'' (Deck/Jingle Bells 2017) * Anthony Moore, ''Out'' (Virgin, 1976) *

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, ''Capri/Mystic Jazz'' (Verve Forecast, 1991) *

, ''Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Polydor, 1974) * Michael Shrieve, ''Stiletto'' (Novus/RCA/BMG, 1989) *

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, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1983) *

, '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' (A&M, 1987) * Andrew York, ''Centerpeace'' (2010)

Books

* ''Throb'' (William Morrow, 1983) * ''Light Strings'' (Chronicle, 2005) * ''One Train Later'' (St Martins, 2006) * ''I'll Be Watching You'' (

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, 2007) * ''Desirer Walks the Streets'' (

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, 2008) * ''The Bones of Chuang Tzu'' (

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, 2018) * ''A Certain Strangeness'' (

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References

External links

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The Police official site

Circa Zero official website

Interview: "Andy Summers: The Blessing and The Curse" - Rockerzine.com 2015

BBC interview with Andy Summers including audio

Book Review of Andy Summers' One Train Later

Police Guitarist Andy Summers to Release Short Story Debut, 'Fretted and Moaning'
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Summers, Andy 1942 births Living people People from Poulton-le-Fylde People from Chipping Barnet British rhythm and blues boom musicians California State University, Northridge alumni Canterbury scene Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres English jazz guitarists English male guitarists English new wave musicians English rock guitarists Jazz fusion guitarists Lead guitarists British male jazz musicians A&M Records artists Private Music artists Progressive rock guitarists The Animals members The Police members Soft Machine members Strontium 90 (band) members Spooky Tooth members