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Andy Summers. I’ll Be Watching You. Inside The Police 1980-83

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Somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, this unique book follows The Police on tour around the globe between 1980 and 1983 through the eyes of one of their most intimate insiders, guitarist Andy Summers. From the American West to Japan, Summers’s 600 plus photographs capture bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland on- and offstage, as well as landscapes, still lifes, and passersby they encountered on the road.

Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 signed copies
Edition of 1,500Hardcover in clamshell box10.6 x 13.4 in.10.74 lb378 pages
“An astonishingly candid chronicle of their experience. Featuring more than 300 photographs taken by Summers himself, along with entries from his tour diaries, this collection captures every aspect of life on tour.”
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Andy Summers. I’ll Be Watching You. Inside The Police 1980-83

Andy Summers. I’ll Be Watching You. Inside The Police 1980-83

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The Insider

The Police on tour photographed by guitarist Andy Summers

In the early 1980s, The Police went on tour accompanied by a photographer who documented the band behind the scenes in a series of candid and striking blackand-white photos. This talented photographer also happened to be the band’s guitarist, Andy Summers. Yes, it’s true—the man responsible for the guitar lick from “Every Breath You Take” was not only the backbone of one of the most popular bands of all time, he also possessed a visual gift for composition and mood that allowed him to capture the spirit of The Police better than anyone else could have.

This book, somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, follows The Police around the globe between 1980 and 1983. From the American West to Australia to Japan, Summers recorded not only the band members rehearsing and partying—the proverbial sex, drugs, and rock and roll—he also photographed fans, landscapes, still lifes, and passersby in a reportage style reminiscent of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Containing over 600 photosmost of them previously unpublished—and filled with diary-style entries, I’ll Be Watching You is a sumptuous volume beating with musical energy, nostalgia, and atmospheric beauty.

Highlights include:
  • Rehearsals and recording sessions with bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland
  • Exclusive backstage and onstage scenes from concerts including Plaza de Toros (Barcelona, 1980), Budokan (Tokyo, 1981), Wembley Stadium (London, 1981), and Shea Stadium (New York, 1983)
  • Inside the tour buses, limousines, helicopters, private planes, parties, and hotel rooms
  • Behind the scenes on music video shoots, at press conferences, and in-store appearances
  • Life on the road with other bands including The Go-Go’s, XTC, and The B-52’s
  • Rain-soaked train windows, trashed hotel rooms, island retreats, overcrowded stadiums, and thousands of screaming, singing, sobbing fans

Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 signed copies
The artist

While Andy Summers is best known as the guitarist of The Police (1977-86), he has since forged a successful and acclaimed solo career with contemporary instrumental music that, like his work with Sting and Stewart Copeland, draws on his love of jazz, world, classical music, and his fascination with creating sonic textures. His post-Police years have produced more than two dozen solo albums, soundtracks, and collaborations, plus hundreds of international concerts, and induction to both the Guitar Player Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Summers's parallel passion for photography has led him to document subjects ranging from rural communities throughout Southeast Asia to timeless noir-style street scenes in cities around the world. His photographs have been shown in galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Paris and London, and his books include Throb (1983), the Ralph Gibson collaboration Light Strings: Impressions of the Guitar (2004), and the memoir One Train Later (2006).

Andy Summers. I’ll Be Watching You. Inside The Police 1980-83
Edition of 1,500Hardcover in clamshell box27 x 34 cm4.87 kg378 pages

ISBN 978-3-8228-2764-2

Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
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