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The Police were going to throw out Every Breath You Take until Andy Summers recorded its iconic riff – in one take
By Sam Roche published
Sting and Stewart Copeland couldn't agree on its bass and drums parts, but the track was saved by his legendary hook, Summers says

Thunder’s Chris Childs on his 5 best bass albums
By Bass Player Staff published
From his improvisational collaboration with Mick Cox to Thunder’s latest, All the Right Noises, Childs talks through some of the most memorable moments in his discography

Andy Summers: “One of the things I loved about playing in The Police was that it was all guitar all the time! But it needed someone like me to fill that out”
By Grant Moon published
From jazz roots to worldwide fame with The Police, he developed a signature style that defined the post-punk era. “Being a guitar player,” says Andy Summers, “is who I am”

The Police's Andy Summers: "The way I was casting myself was like a sonic experimenter – I was leading the way and everybody was copying me"
By Joe Bosso published
One of rock's greatest tone gurus discusses the making of Ghost in the Machine, which turns 40 this month

Andy Summers announces final installment of his album trilogy, Harmonics of the Night
By Matt Owen published
Due October 15, the new record will join up with Metal Dog and Triboluminescence to complete the three-strong sonic collection

Andy Summers is releasing a book of short stories, all of which “feature the guitar in a rather interesting way”
By Richard Bienstock published
Fretted and Moaning will be out later this year

Andy Summers' Monochrome Strat has an actual photo finish
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Police guitarist's new Fender signature model combines his two biggest passions

Andy Summers Talks Echoplex Pedals, Recording with the Police and Jamming with Jimi Hendrix
By Jackson Maxwell published
His inimitable, atmospheric guitar work with the Police helped define the sound of popular music in the Seventies and Eighties, but what GW readers really want to know is...
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