Andy Summers

Andy Summers deserves far more credit than he usually gets. To me, the unmistakable sound of the Police was largely his doing, those chiming, delay-soaked chords that gave the band its architecture beneath Sting's melodies. His resume before that, threading through Soft Machine, the Animals and the sixties scene, marks him as a genuine lifer. That he's also a serious photographer only deepens my respect. Born in 1942 and still creating, he embodies a restless curiosity I find quietly inspiring. The guitarist's guitarist, hiding in plain sight.

Name (English)

Andy Summers

Name (Japanese)

アンディ・サマーズ

Reading

あんでぃ・さまーず

Born

December 31, 1942 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

Origin

Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / composer / jazz musician / jazz guitarist / photographer

University

California State University, Northridge

• Official sitehttps://www.andysummers.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/andysummersmusic/
• Xhttps://x.com/asummersmusic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Summers
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315758

Tags

• guitarist
• composer
• jazz musician

Last updated

2026-06-17

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