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What Is Andy Summers’ Net Worth?
Andy Summers, the English guitarist, writer, and photographer, has a net worth of $100 million. He is best known for being a member of The Police, selling over 75 million albums and producing hit singles such as “Every Breath You Take” and “Roxanne”.
Summers has also had a successful solo career, releasing multiple experimental albums, touring, composing film scores, and publishing books, including “One Train Later” and “The Bones of Chuang Tzu”.
He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Police, as well as the “Guitar Player” magazine Hall of Fame. Summers has also been ranked the #1 pop guitarist five times by “Guitar Player”.
Early Life and Career
Andy Summers was born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England, on December 31, 1942. He grew up in Bournemouth and Hampshire, where he took piano lessons before switching to jazz guitar. As a teenager, he attended a concert by Thelonious Monk that inspired him to pursue music. By 16, Summers was playing in local clubs. He later moved to London and formed the band Dantalian’s Chariot.
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Andy Summers’ Career Highlights
After touring with Soft Machine and briefly joining Eric Burdon and the Animals, Andy Summers replaced Henry Padovani in The Police in 1977. The band’s debut album, “Outlandos d’Amour,” was released in 1978 and featured the hit singles “Roxanne” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.” The band’s next four albums, “Reggatta de Blanc,” “Zenyatta Mondatta,” “Ghost in the Machine,” and “Synchronicity,” all achieved chart-topping success and went Platinum or multi-Platinum in various countries. The band disbanded after “Synchronicity” but reunited for a tour in 2007-2008. Summers also released several solo albums and collaborated with other musicians throughout his career.
Andy Summers’ Marriages and Children
Andy Summers, the guitarist of the iconic rock band The Police, has been married twice. His first marriage was to singer Robin Lane from 1968 to 1970. Then, he tied the knot with Kate Lunken in 1973. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Layla, in 1978, and later had twin sons Anton and Maurice in 1987.
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Although Summers and Lunken divorced in 1981, they remarried in 1985.
Awards and Achievements
With The Police, Andy Summers has been nominated for eight Grammys, winning five, including Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “Reggatta de Blanc” (1981) and “Behind My Camel” (1982), Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” (1982) and “Synchronicity” (1984), and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Every Breath You Take” (1984). The band also received four MTV Video Music Award nominations for “Every Breath You Take” and won Brit Awards for Best British Group (1982) and Outstanding Contribution to Music (1985), a Juno Award for International Album of the Year for “Synchronicity” (1984), and a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Reunion Tour (2008).
Andy Summers earned a BMI Film Music Award for “Down and Out in Beverly Hills” in 1987, and he won a Guiding Light Award at the 2016 Progressive Music Awards. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Gibson Guitar Awards (2000) and Roland and BOSS (2017), and in 2006, “Mojo” magazine named his autobiography, “One Train Later,” the year’s best music book. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University.
Andy Summers’ Santa Monica Home
In 1999, Summers purchased a 4,982 square foot home in Santa Monica, California for $3.05 million. The property boasts six bedrooms and six bathrooms. Today, it is estimated to be worth nearly $8 million.
