Andy Summers Blog

Andy Summers Interview with Darren Paltrowitz

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, […]

Andy Summers Interview with Robert Cuvuoto

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

SOAL Night Live- The Musical Talk Interview with Andy Summers

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, […]

Andy Summers | Chronosthesia | Harmonics of The Night Video

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 […]

Andy Summers Harmonics of the Night Album Cover

New Album by Andy Summers, Harmonics of the Night, to be Released October 15

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 […]

Fretted and Moaning Short Stories by Andy Summers Book Release – Available for Order

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 […]

Leica M MONOCHROM “SIGNATURE” By Andy Summers

Leica Camera and Fender Custom Shop collaborate with Legendary “The Police” Guitarist to unveil Leica M MONOCHROM “Signature” by Andy Summers Camera, Andy Summers MONOCHROM Strat®. Both sets are limited to 50 pieces worldwide, and encapsulate a perfect marriage of two instruments of art: a guitar and a camera. A flawless union of supreme craftsmanship, rock […]

Bonnefatenmuseum Andy Summers Exhibit Video

Andy Summers’ photography exhibition “A Certain Strangeness” is at the Bonnefatenmuseum in Maastricht until October 27, 2019! With over 400 pictures from the period 1979-2018, the exhibition “A Certain Strangeness” is the first retrospective of the photographic work of British photographer and guitar legend Andy Summers. The geographical locations of the shots range from the […]

Andy Summers’ Monochrome Strat in Guitar World

From Guitar World: The Police guitarist Andy Summers has never been shy about integrating his acclaimed work as a photographer into his music – often, during his recent solo shows, performing against a backdrop of his photographs.  We’ve never seen him combine his twin artistic passions quite like this, though, as he teams up with the Fender […]