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Aside from being a multi-instrumentalist, Andy Summers is an English musician that serves as the guitarist for the band, The Police. The rock band has released 12 solo albums.
Born as Andrew James Summers, Andy Summers was raised in Bournemouth, Dorset where he learned to play piano and guitar. Her music career started in the 1960s when he played as the guitarist for the Zoot Money's Big Roll Band which turned into Dantalian's Chariot band later on. After the disbandment of the group, he joined The Soft Machine for a period of 6 months. In 1968, he joined The Animals and the group released the album titled Love Is.
After some time, he returned to London and performed with other artists like Kevin Coyne, Kevin Ayers, Jon Lord, Neil Sedaka and Tim Essex. Andy Summer’s career rose to fame when he joined The Police in 1977 until 1984. Hit songs such as "Message in a Bottle", "Every Breath You Take", "Roxanne", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me". While working with the band, Andy Summers has earned two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of The Police Reunion Tour with the English rock band The Police (approximately 3,361,794 tickets sold) |
$361,960,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album The Police with the English rock band The Police (approximately 378,058 copies sold) |
$491,480 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album The Very Best of Sting & The Police with the English rock band The Police (approximately 1,526,300 copies sold) |
$1,980,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the live album Live! with the English rock band The Police (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the box set Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings with the English rock band The Police (approximately 1.05 million copies sold) |
$1,370,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album Greatest Hits with the English rock band The Police (approximately 495 thousand copies sold) |
$643,500 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album Their Greatest Hits with the English rock band The Police (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the compilation album Every Breath You Take: The Singles with the English rock band The Police (approximately 6,495,000 copies sold) |
$8,440,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Synchronicity with the English rock band The Police (approximately 9,362,100 copies sold) |
$12,170,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Ghost in the Machine with the English rock band The Police (approximately 3,964,100 copies sold) |
$5,150,000 |
|
1980 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Zenyatta Mondatta with the English rock band The Police (approximately 2,745,000 copies sold) |
$3,570,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Reggatta de Blanc with the English rock band The Police (approximately 1,745,000 copies sold) |
$2,270,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Outlandos d'Amour with the English rock band The Police (approximately 1.93 million copies sold) |
$2,510,000 |