77 Quotes by Andy Summers

It accumulates over the years and I've led so many bands of my own now and forced myself into new situations... You would hope that you play better and better - until you just get too feeble to do it anymore.

Essentially we were a rock band playing rock songs but I was able to bring in some much more unusual guitar stylings as had been previously heard.

I've also just come off a year and a half playing acoustic shows which is fantastic for the hands, and changes your head a little bit.

Then ultimately I was in a band called The Police by which time I played a lot of classical guitar, studied classic music, played jazz, rock.

I'm better for it and I prefer to keep things simple and see what sounds I can get out of my head and hands rather than relying on a sound that someone else created.

If you can get through it in a live performance you feel comfortable because it pushes you on. It helps you grow and that is what it is all about.

The thing about photography is, some people surround themselves with extremely strong subject matter. And unless you’re a moron, you’re going to get a really strong photograph.

There was a period when I’d just come out of college where I’d been playing classical guitar and I suddenly realised that it wasn’t what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.

If you’re 20 years old, you’ve grown up without buying albums.