Message in a Bottle

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John Mayer and Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police backstage at Live Earth New York at Giants Stadium on July 7, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey

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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Andy Summers poses in his home studio in 2019 for a feature in Guitar Player magazine

How Andy Summers made a massive Police hit using a hand-wrenching guitar figure and a Telecaster with a mysterious history

By Christopher Scapelliti published

The guitarist says “It’s a famous riff, and I have to admit, it’s hard to play. You have to be a real guitarist to do it well."

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Andy SUMMERS and POLICE, Andy Summers performing live onstage, playing Fender Telecaster guitar

Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta'

By Michael Molenda last updated

Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars.

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Andy Summers speaks onstage at Roland and Boss Present A Special Evening With Andy Summers at The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE on March 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

“We Didn’t Sound Like Anybody Else”: Andy Summers Talks Five Career-Defining Songs

By Joe Bosso last updated

As 'The Police – Greatest Hits' returns in a deluxe edition, the guitarist reflects on five classics from the band’s timeless catalog.

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