Andy Summers
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Sep 19, 2026
Gary ToppGUEST
too? Kevin Coyne we wanted, Kevin Ayers for sure, and then Kevin Coyne.
Gary ToppGUEST
The reason we really booked the place was because Andy Summers used to play with Kevin Coyne.
Gary ToppGUEST
Right.
Gary ToppGUEST
All we could get to Kevin Coyne.
speaker_1HOST
I was like, I would never have picked him to have this encyclopedic, you know, knowledge of rock history.
speaker_1HOST
And then, I don't know if you recall this, but, like, he didn't answer a song about The Police, 'cause Andy Summers was on the, on there with him, and he didn't wanna, like, overstep, 'cause he was already beating everybody's ass.
speaker_1HOST
And so he...
speaker_1HOST
And then Andy does it, and he's just like, "Andy, it's your song." You know, I don't...
BakkoHOST
I was like, I would never have picked him to have this encyclopedic knowledge of rock history.
BakkoHOST
I don't know if you recall this, but he didn't answer a song about the police because Andy Summers was on there with him, and he didn't want to overstep because he was already beating everybody's ass.
BakkoHOST
Then Andy does it, and he's like, Andy, it's your song.
BakkoHOST
I thought that was amazing.
RachelHOST
So tell us a little bit about that.
Iain BakerGUEST
I think some of the flamenco thing is Mike tipping his hat to Andy Summers from the police.
RachelHOST
Okay.
RachelHOST
We wondered if it was Hosea Feliciano.
Iain BakerGUEST
No, no, no. It's definitely Andy Summers.
Iain BakerGUEST
But then again, Andy Summers would have been initially picked.
Iain BakerGUEST
I know that Andy Summers would have been influenced definitely by people like Feliciano.
Iain BakerGUEST
Yeah.
Blake WylandHOST
Mm
Richard OliverHOST
... on the guitar in a similar fashion of Andy Summers of The Police.
Richard OliverHOST
For me, all of those words say, "Run away now."
Blake WylandHOST
[laughs] Hm.
Rick BallouHOST
They just said, we don't like each other anymore.
Rick BallouHOST
Stuart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers.
Rick BallouHOST
By the way, Andy Summers came into the Ponte Vedra concert hall circa about four years ago.
Rick BallouHOST
And I was thinking, he's going to line himself up with young talent.
Rick BallouHOST
This is going to be a couple hours worth of nonstop police activity.
DarylAUDIENCE
I'll ask Bishop again.
DarylAUDIENCE
I've got Andy Summers from the police.
DarylAUDIENCE
Yes.
DarylAUDIENCE
Ooh, good.
Sal ViscusoGUEST
I would say expressionistic.
Sal ViscusoGUEST
When I first started going at it, my friends in the group with Joe Blaustein, one of whom was Andy Summers of The Police-
Ryan PatrickHOST
[laughs]
Sal ViscusoGUEST
...
speaker_0HOST
Mick Jagger introduced the Video Vanguard Awards and its presenters, The Police, via pre-recorded video message.
speaker_0HOST
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland of The Police then presented Video Vanguard to The Beatles and film director Richard Lester, who had directed The Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night and Help! Herbie Hancock presented another Video Vanguard award to David Bowie.
speaker_0HOST
Iggy Pop accepted Bowie's awards on his behalf that night.
speaker_0HOST
Film director John Landis, who directed Michael Jackson's Thriller video, presented best direction in a video, which went to director Tim Newman for ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man.
AlanMODERATOR
then
Joe HottingerGUEST
you find the guys like, or at least I found the guys like Chris Stein from Blondie, the guitar player, and Andy Summers from The Police.
Joe HottingerGUEST
They were doing what we do and kind of doing the same, taking pictures on the road and I loved That's what backstage was like back then? Like, that's weird.
Joe HottingerGUEST
And, you know, it was different.
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