And that quality is retained in a new documentary, can. Andy summers, photographer and the former guitarist of the police. Police guitarist andy summers on his new documentary, cant stand losing you. Andy summers debuts film, says open to police reunion stewart copeland had his say about the police on film with everyone stares.
Even long time collectors of police video and music will find things in this documentary they have never seen before. Guitarist andy summers photographed the rise and fall of. Based on one train later, which is the 2007 memoir of the police guitarist andy summers, the. The most exciting moment in andy grieves rather dull documentary, cant stand losing you.
Certifiable, a video of the bands 20072008 reunion tour. Surviving the police, comes when we learn that stings can of hair spray exploded in his face. As guitarist for the police, andy summers bridged the gap between the immediacy of punk and the intricacy of prog, blurring the lines with his shimmering, echoy, immediately recognizable sound. The polices andy summers on turning his memoir into a documentary flashback. One train later and light strings andy summers books. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of the band in 2003. In the summer of 2012, a documentary version of andys. Surviving the police its based on his 2006 memoir, one.
In the summer of 2012, a documentary version of andy s autobiography, one train later, now titled cant stand losing you will be. This is a fantastic documentary of andy summers life and involvement with the police. Andy summers takes us backstage in trailer for the police documentary. The polices andy summers on doc cant stand losing you. Shop andy summers official site andy summers of the police. Do yourself a favor and read andys book while you listen to the police in the. The police s andy summers opens up on his rocky relationship with. Andy summers the police andrew james somers born 31 december 1942, known professionally as andy summers, is an english guitarist who was a member of the rock band the police. Following his book s lead, the film also documents the serendipitous nature of the formation of the police, one of the biggest bands in rock history, when summers just happened to. The polices andy summers on turning his memoir into a. They were a big part of high school and university. The police andy summers i cant stand losing you surviving the police part2.
The film, based on a book by hollywood producer robert evans. The polices andy summers on his songs, sting, and being. Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians, composed film scores, and exhibited his photography in galleries. Andy summers debuts film, says open to police reunion. The documentary film is based on summers memoir, and starts with summers. Somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, this unique book follows the police on tour around the globe between 1980 and 1983 through. Hes working on a film score, another book and a new album.
Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist andy summers, cant stand losing you follows summers journey from his early days in psychedelic 60s music scene, when he played with the animals, to chance encounters with drummer stewart copeland and bassist sting, which led to the formation of a punk trio, the police. His memoir, one train later, is the rare rock autobiography worth reading for how its written and not just to see who dishes on whom. The polices andy summers opens up on his rocky relationship with sting duration. Since picking up a guitar at the age of thirteen, andy has made his mark as an essential component of the police, as a solo artist, and as a writer, photographer, composer, and producer. Andy summers has enthralled music fans with his unique talent since entering the music scene in the late 1960s. Andy summers film documents surviving the police reuters. One train later has become the basis for a documentary cant stand losing you about andy and the police which is set to be released in the summer of 2012. Police bluray sting, andy summers, stewart copeland documentary. Neither sting nor stewart copeland contributes to this documentary based on a memoir by the bands guitarist, mr. Surviving the police, a decidedly dour documentary based on a memoir by band guitarist andy summers. The police sting, andy summers, stewart copeland documentary. With sting, andy summers, stewart copeland, the police.
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