<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Andy-summers ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/andy-summers Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:30:23 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “People want to play it — but a lot of them can’t.” Andy Summers says the Police’s biggest riff is harder than most guitarists think ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-on-message-in-a-bottle-and-the-police-s-biggest-guitar-riff JfLevKt4MSAviiNpuPuLvN Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:30:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have the money, but I said, ‘I want it.’ Now it’s worth millions.” Andy Summers on the history-making $200 guitar behind the Police’s biggest hits ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-on-the-telecaster-behind-the-police-s-greatest-hits 5zjVTFenz8bTEJELyUkjT6 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:50:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Win tickets to see former Police guitarist Andy Summers live at GP Presents in San Francisco ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-performs-at-guitar-player-presents-win-tickets erLd46Sp7kEUDHKARh8LQb Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:41:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An illegitimate attempt." New details emerge in Police lawsuit brought by Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland against Sting for over $2 million in royalties ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/andy-summers-stewart-copeland-sting-police-lawsuit-update 2LW8ZUysHXYMFGHijB4PTe Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:06:55 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:12:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That song was going to be thrown out. I did my guitar part in one take, and it went straight to number one.” Andy Summers tells why he deserves credit for “Every Breath You Take,” the Police monster hit behind his lawsuit against Sting ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/every-breath-you-take-behind-andy-summers-lawsuit-against-sting wvX575XojdgMCeZSoVMnHA Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:56:38 +0000 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:04:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They say they are owed millions in lost royalties.” Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland sue Sting over the Police hit "Every Breath You Take" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/police-bandmates-sue-sting-over-every-breath-you-take QWUhuREpM9BBRVdHNar6iZ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:56:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can tell by the way we played songs like ‘Roxanne’” Andy Summers on why Eric Clapton bored him and how his love of jazz fueled the Police ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-on-eric-clapton Ueixny6cXZh5Rk2xwhiNaX Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:39:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was the ultimate 'FU' to the record company.” Andy Summers on his improbable success with Robert Fripp after the Police's record label tried to stop the duo in their tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-a-and-m-didnt-want-fripp-album sC95g9SN7SUMUE7UbmygTW Wed, 21 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I actually believe he did bury the tape in the garden." Andy Summers on the Police song Sting refused to perform on — and how he had the last laugh ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-the-police-song-sting-refused-to-play FrXMmeiArRvZjbK8o4kZrm Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:50:16 +0000 Thu, 01 May 2025 16:56:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Yeah, that's good. You got it." Andy Summers teaches John Mayer how to play the most challenging guitar riff in the Police catalog ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-gives-john-mayer-a-guitar-lesson-at-live-earth-2007 BhAfxyyAAwW9rwHMWU4EyR Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:50 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:05:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, Robert Fripp’s a good guitarist. Maybe we could do something.” Andy Summers isn’t a fan of King Crimson, but his collaboration with Fripp came along at just the right time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-on-his-robert-fripp-collaboration 88he7WhumfziVk9NtnvRDn Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:55:48 +0000 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They launched a revolution that continues to this day." Meet 30 players who tapped, twanged, sweep-picked and shredded the 1980s to its greatest glory ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-top-guitarists-of-the-1980s xHtcsXvb9ELVeYYpaejq23 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:02:00 +0000 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:11:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I had simple tools. All my sound and tone came from my hands and a few pieces of gear." How Andy Summers used chord fragments and an Echoplex to change the sound of rock guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-andy-summers-changed-the-sound-of-rock-guitar xYFHrg4SoVCrDXftk4sgfZ Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:52:57 +0000 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:01:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's past 2 billion plays on Spotify… which makes my guitar riff one of the most-played in history!” Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/andy-summers-wants-credit-for-every-breath-you-take 49UddRTRW4dDb9CteNXLw4 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:36:43 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:16:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ EHX Joins Forces with Andy Summers for New Walking on the Moon Signature Flanger Pedal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/ehx-joins-forces-with-andy-summers-for-new-walking-on-the-moon-signature-flanger-pedal 6aAv46odQTaWU4TR2mKtTN Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:18:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You Certainly Don’t Want to Be Looking for Commercial Success”: Andy Summers Reveals the Evolving Strategies That Keep His Creative Life Busier Than Ever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/you-certainly-dont-want-to-be-looking-for-commercial-success-andy-summers-reveals-the-evolving-strategies-that-keep-his-creative-life-busier-than-ever mnUGWNuvHriXWiHPKEDEGE Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:26:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heard-on-classic-records-by-the-cult-the-smiths-frank-zappa-david-bowie-metallica-talking-heads-king-crimson-and-more-the-boss-and-roland-chorus-sounds-are-a-mainstay-of-rock PWFvfbSJ3igpFSb7QQTLHi Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:55:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-50-greatest-rhythm-guitar-players-of-all-time rcguPQUkBtqoyLtD5YJxwR Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Played by Jimmy Page, Andy Summers, Pat Metheny and More, Roland’s Quirky GR Guitar Synths Were Surprisingly Versatile Creative Tools ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/played-by-jimmy-page-andy-summers-pat-metheny-and-more-rolands-quirky-gr-guitar-synths-were-surprisingly-versatile-creative-tools VNBBkzdXQCKEkt9vyEUuh3 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:41:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Didn’t Sound Like Anybody Else”: Andy Summers Talks Five Career-Defining Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-didnt-sound-like-anybody-else-andy-summers-talks-five-career-defining-songs 6fVWfEQkfwWbTD62Zq4M3D Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:22:30 +0000 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:00:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All This Equipment is Just to Make a Sound Like We Used to Get Years Ago”: Watch Andy Summers Demo His Massive Effects Rig in 1987 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/all-this-equipment-is-just-to-make-a-sound-like-we-used-to-get-years-ago-watch-andy-summers-demo-his-massive-effects-rig-in-1987 CbQafoPQffvgr9z2GgiYvS Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:47:30 +0000 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:45:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Like to Feel the Least Amount of Resistance When it Comes to Writing Music”: Emily Kokal Talks Songwriting and Early Inspirations ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/i-like-to-feel-the-least-amount-of-resistance-when-it-comes-to-writing-music-emily-kokal-talks-songwriting-and-early-inspirations bkkczR46rNczm3Qntub2j7 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:10:49 +0000 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:42:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Clapton Playing a ’Burst in Some of Cream’s Earliest Footage from 1966 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-eric-clapton-playing-a-burst-in-some-of-creams-earliest-footage-from-1966 DtLeNfeJSQrbxycmVjfXoR Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:11:42 +0000 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:37:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/if-you-think-the-vast-majority-of-rock-riffs-are-in-minor-keys-then-think-again EW8QAtsAepn68DEsUWM7VU Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:09:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/andy-summers-tells-the-turbulent-tale-of-zenyatta-mondatta gJd47xoN6Nn7FpkjEJxWzS Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:21:43 +0000 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:44:04 +0000