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I SURVIVED THE POLICE
This extraordinary documentary, based on the memoirs of the brilliant guitarist Andrew "Andy" James Summers, takes you on a riveting journey through the world of music. The film charts Summers' life from his youth to his present day, his fateful meeting with drummer Stewart Copeland and, most importantly, his period of domination by THE POLICE. The film features exclusively filmed interviews as well as footage from THE POLICE's 2007 world tour...
Andrew "Andy" James Summers is a British guitarist, best known as a member of the rock band The Police...
Summers started out as a jazz guitarist, playing in various clubs as a teenager... His professional career began in the 1960s in Zoot Money's Big Roll Band. In 1968, he was a member of Soft Machine for several months. The Rolling Stones were also interested in Summers in the mid-1970s, and he was to serve as lead guitarist there after Mick Taylor's departure. But the band eventually chose Ron Wood. In 1977, he joined The Police, where he worked until they broke up in 1984.
He then worked with various musicians (e.g. John Etheridge, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Ginger Baker)...