Andy Summers Interview: Guitars, The Police and Mudra Hand Gestures
It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.
It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.
Founding member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame trio The Police, Stewart Copeland, steps out of the recording studio and in front of the camera as a music & documentary expert this summer for his first time hosting his own television event for HDNET MOVIES—Classic Rock Week with Stewart Copeland July 16-22 starting at 8pE/5pP.
“Every Breath You Take” was such a huge hit for Sting, who wrote the song, and The Police, who recorded it, that it is commonly said to generate 25-30% of Sting’s entire royalty income, which is saying something for one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of the past 30 years. Beginning with one of the most famous and commonly learned guitar intros in rock history, the song showcases the jazz-influenced side of Police guitarist Andy Summers, a side of his playing that the guitarist would pursue in the ‘90s and ‘00s as he branched out in his artistic endeavors.
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When one thinks of Stewart Copeland, iconic drummer for The Police and, more recently, Oysterhead, guitar is not the first instrument that comes to mind.
There is an old writing adage that there are only two plots in the world: “a man takes a journey” and “a stranger comes to town.” Stewart Copeland’s new autobiography, “Strange Things Happen”, falls solidly in the first category.
