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Win tickets to see former Police guitarist Andy Summers live at GP Presents in San Francisco
By Jimmy Leslie published
Summers makes a solo multimedia appearance at the new Presidio Theatre, September 27

New details emerge in Police lawsuit brought by Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland against Sting for over $2 million in royalties
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist and drummer claim they have been underpaid for “digital exploitation” of the trio's classic songs

Andy Summers tells why he deserves credit for “Every Breath You Take,” the Police monster hit at the heart of his lawsuit against Sting
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Summers contends the song was nothing without his iconic guitar riff

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland sue Sting over the Police hit "Every Breath You Take"
By Elizabeth Swann published
Now past 2.8 billion streams on Spotify alone, the song reportedly earns the bassit $740,000 per year

Andy Summers on why Eric Clapton bored him and how his love of jazz fueled the Police
By Phil Weller published
"It’s too simple to play because it’s based on a five-note scale, and I had come way past that," the guitarist says

Andy Summers on his improbable success with Robert Fripp after the Police's record label tried to stop the duo in their tracks
By Phil Weller published
Fripp and Summers' highly experimental albums showed their label who was boss

Andy Summers on the Police song Sting refused to perform on — and how he had the last laugh
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The instrumental guitar track from 1980's 'Zenyatta Mondatta' went on to win a Grammy award for the group, defying all expectations

Watch Andy Summers teach John Mayer how to play “Message in a Bottle”
By Phil Weller published
Mayer was due to perform with the British trio, but first Summers had to help him tackle a song he had struggled with himself
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