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“Coming from the era of vinyl you could argue that everything went wrong in the music business the moment we went digital. The day the first CD came out, it all went downhill in the music industry. Digital destroyed everything.”

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Andy Summers

Andy Summers, born on December 31, 1942, is a British guitarist known for his unique playing style and profound understanding of music. As a founding member of the iconic 1970s rock band The Police, he has made a significant impact on the music scene. Summers' musical career has been marked by its diversity, ranging from jazz to rock, and his guitar playing has always been characterized by innovation and individuality. more

“Commercial record has never interested me. It's amazing I was in a band like The Police that had such phenomenal commercial success. Part of what made The Police what it was was that we didn't all come in with obvious mainstream musical tastes. We were a rock band and somehow we had to make rock music, but it was informed by a lot of things outside of the mainstream for sure.”

Police Musical Obvious Phenomenal Rock Music

Author:Andy Summers

“When people get cancer now, the first thing you do is you go to some doctors to get some advice, figure out what to do. People live a long long life after a cancer diagnosis. Not that it's not scary. The people I know have done so many stupid things. And they're still alive. Just being alive at this point is kind of icing on the cake.”

People Kind Long Done Advice Stupid Cancer Scary Long Life

Author:Exene Cervenka

“There are always fights in a band. People get together for these reunion shows after 20 years, and they play a couple shows and break up again.”

People Together Fighting Break Couple Reunion

Author:Exene Cervenka

“I've always loved playing live shows. I love traveling, seeing the country. I've made a lot of lifelong friends on the road at shows. It's so neat to see that so many of our fans have become friends. There are these nice little groups of "X People" everywhere.”

People Country Nice Lifelong Neat

Author:Exene Cervenka