Watch the Andy Summers video for City of Crocodiles from the recently released Harmonics of the Night album. ‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’. The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which […]
To a global audience, guitar legend Andy Summers is synonymous with his former band the Police. But the British musician, who has also forged a successful and adventurous solo career, is also a longtime accomplished photographer. His works have been displayed in museums and galleries, including at the Pavillon Populaire in Montpellier, France in 2019. When he visited […]
Dan Volohov from Louder Than War spoke to Andy Summers about the relationship between writing and composing, the fragility of music, the photographic sense of Harmonics Of The Night, the organics of The Police and mental geography. Going back to the ’60s, Summers has always been an active player. Within the formation of The Police, […]
WATCH ON YOUTUBE VIEW ON THE HYPE MAGAZINE SITE As one-third of The Police, Andy Summers was a huge part of one of the biggest bands of all time. Summers’ success as a guitarist though, preceded his time with The Police, as the virtuoso player had already toured and/or recorded with the likes of The Soft Machine, […]
Listen to or read the transcription of an interview with Andy Summers and Robert Cuvuoto. Andy talks about his recent studio album “Harmonics of the Night” and his belief that “the point of writing music is to touch people in some way”. VISIT THE SITE TO LISTEN OR READ THE INTERVIEW
For Episode #107 of the SOAL Night Live- The Musical Talk Show Andy Summers dropped by to discuss his latest projects including his new book of occasionally semi-biographical short stories, “Fretted and Moaning” and his new album of instrumental guitar, “Harmonics In The Night”. We also discuss his love of photography, thoughts on prog rock, […]
Watch the Andy Summers video for Chronosthesia from the upcoming Harmonics of the Night release. ‘Harmonics of the Night’ is the third in what he conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’. The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion […]
Harmonics of the Night is the third in what I’ve conceived of as a trilogy of recordings. Following on from ‘Metal Dog’ and ‘Triboluminescence’. The music for Harmonics of the Night came from a real-life situation, which was the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of my photography at the Pavilion Populaire in Montpellier. I was […]
Musician, composer, photographer, guitarist and… author. Andy Summers has written short stories ever since he became a member of The Police, and they are as smart, witty and unexpected as his music and photography. Now for the first time 45 are collected together in this hardback book. Andy’s stories in Fretted & Moaning reveal a […]
On the eve of the publication of his new book of short stories, Fretted & Moaning, the GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Andy Summers for a special conversation about publishing his first work of fiction, followed by a reading from the collection. The conversation will be moderated by music journalist Lyndsey Parker. Musician, composer, […]
