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Interview by Danny Coleman
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- “The emission of light from a substance caused by rubbing, scratching, or similar frictional contact.”
It’s a great word; right?,” said guitar luminary Andy Summers as he explained the title of his most recent release. “It caught your attention; didn’t it? “Triboluminescence” is a scientific word for making light out of dark. I felt that it would be a good title for the record, I’m fascinated by it.”
Summers, like many other musicians, began his musical journey behind a piano and as a young teen picked up the guitar; performing professionally since the mid 1960’s. “I’ve been a musician since I was six really, music is my life,” he stated with conviction as he recounted the early days of his craft. “Music consumes my very being. Everything I do, I draw and have drawn from my own head. I know what I like and don’t like. I enjoy pushing the edge both myself and listening to that sort of music which does the same. I was always into jazz and not much of a rocker really until only a bit before the Police. I’ve always been a composer and as a composer I love to find and create fresh non-generic music.”
“Create,” just may be an understatement, as “Triboluminescence” is Summer’s fourteenth release. This one is available digitally with an expected limited edition release on vinyl (Cargo Records) in the near future. “I just purchased a new “Techniques” player and I’m anxious to hear this work on vinyl,” he said with enthusiasm. Currently, the album is available for download on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon as there are no plans to hit the road in order to support it as in days gone by. “There will not be a tour involved with this record, it’s all done online at the moment. They’re still making CDs but I feel that the industry is in a sad state. My heart goes out to young musicians, there are so many blatantly talented young musicians out there who will never be heard. You can be a talented 20 year old but you won’t sell a million records with the way it’s designed. I have sympathy for today’s musicians, it’s not as romantic now as it once was.”
Summers seems indifferent to much of his past. He has toured and/or recorded with Joan Armatrading, David Essex, Neil Sedaka, Kevin Coyne and a multitude of others. He has won Grammy Awards and scored countless hits as a member of The Police and although a resident of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame, seems unfazed by it all. “It’s all nice but I don’t dwell on it,” he said with a twinge of ho-hum in his voice. “I take it in stride.”
When asked about his past and more specifically, The police and whether or not it has been a help or hindrance in his solo efforts, he seemed to once again show indifference; choosing instead to discuss the future. “No, neither really. There is the curse of the early works but I have a pull calling me forward, I love making music. I don’t dwell on the past and The Police seem like a distant memory now really. We were a worldwide phenomenon and at times that can be very tough to get by but I look ahead and try not to look back much.”
So be it through solo, collaborative or the pursuit of scientific methods, Andy Summers is moving forward and making music on his terms. Adapting well to the new way of doing things within the industry and staying true to his ways, he still remains a viable force to reckon with; one quite capable of creating, “Triboluminescence.”
To discover more about Andy Summers, please go to www.andysummers.com.
Danny Coleman (Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled “Rock On Radio” airing Sunday evenings at 10 p.m. EST on multiple internet radio outlets where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.)
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