Andy Summers Favorite Eric Clapton Story

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In this clip, The Police guitarist Andy Summers talks about the band's origins and his friendship with Eric Clapton.
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@rickbeato2 5 ай бұрын

Full Interview Here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJxnedRlnLuYnps.htmlsi=tiDV4WLAOXErTs_U

@NytronX 5 ай бұрын

4:20 - Rick, you now own an Andy Summers played Telecaster. Congrats!

@Kimians 5 ай бұрын

Rick…..here in the U.K…you are the “Musicians Musician” when it comes to your style of interviewing all these greats. Intelligent questions and a relaxed air. Keep it up mate……don’t sell-out….the current format is perfect.

@prathameshbhambure 5 ай бұрын

We're dying to see Eric Clapton interviewed by you, Rick!

@jordanhoffman2605 5 ай бұрын

You know what’s next… Rick, you have to interview Eric and see if he still has it

@ChevalierdeJohnstone 5 ай бұрын

Is Clapton allowed to talk about his experience yet, on KZfaq? Not sure they let you stay monetized and talk about negative effects of the rhymes-with-sax. They could probably do a spaces thing on “X”.

@vayabroder729 5 ай бұрын

I believe Slowhand is like a fine wine. He had the energy and the excitement of his youth with the Bluesbreakers and Cream but his songwriting and singing has taken a new meaning after all his life experiences. I agree those two bands were his best period but he is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. I adore Slowhand; you have to 🎸🥰

@jimmycampbell78 5 ай бұрын

There’s nothing wrong with Clapton’s guitar playing at any stage of his career.

@user-rr7bv6my4e 5 ай бұрын

@@jimmycampbell78you do know after the vax he wasn't able to play popperly for a while?

@markosmi81 5 ай бұрын

@@jimmycampbell78 r u sure? He was a beast in the Dominos era but because he was drunknin the 70s he lost it.he regained his muse in the 80s with Phil Collins.check Juan Les Pines 1986 live

@enricogervasoni 5 ай бұрын

It would be great to have something like this with Eric Clapton, I’m sure you could do it Rick!

@lesbianmustardbottle957 4 ай бұрын

Eric Clapton is a crashing bore. No. Keep Crapton away.

@CraftyMusicTips 5 ай бұрын

I could listen to Andy reminisce for a whole day without a break

@scottdobry3859 26 күн бұрын

Same here. Read Andy's book if you haven't already.

@highlandgnome 5 ай бұрын

Andy Summers is one of the greatest guitarists ever, his timing is impeccable, when Andy and Stewart Copeland played they were solid. His solo stuff is amazing.

@AndyMangele 5 ай бұрын

Most certainly! I always enjoyed his tasty playing style in whatever the context was.

@user-kv1lp8ih8g 5 ай бұрын

Yep, Sting, regardless of his musical pedigree now, would have remained a high school teacher if he never hooked up with those other two. His solo records are mundane compared to the raw material the Police produced. I recall he did redid a Police track, the way he had ''originally wanted to record it.. and the nicest thing I can say about it was that it is vomit inducing.

@highlandgnome 5 ай бұрын

@@user-kv1lp8ih8g Aye, I always found Andy and Stewart as the engine of the police.

@emptynester9241 5 ай бұрын

Stewart says Andy is a genius and that he never got credit for most of his playing

@panchopuskas1 4 ай бұрын

@@user-kv1lp8ih8g Sting was the one who provided the material, sang the songs and made them what they were......not decrying Stewart and Copeland - undoubtedly great musicians - but this was Sting's band in all but name, whether you like him or not....

@swaffy101 5 ай бұрын

Great sense of humor and storyteller. Love it?

@mrbuttons1243 5 ай бұрын

Andy is 81 and 3 years older than Eric. I never would have guessed that!

@weekenderTone 5 ай бұрын

It is strange when you consider that Eric was a legend in the early 60s.

@dayleclarke4433 Ай бұрын

@@weekenderTonepeople don't consider that when they criticise Clapton for starting to dress quite plain or being ridiculously casual but he just reacted to the crazy fame he had in a few years of his early 20s. Something a lot of people couldn't get over or deal with ever since.

@danielguimaraes8705 5 ай бұрын

Great stories! Andy looks like a very humble, down to earth guy....❤

@jkvcrdr 5 ай бұрын

All these great stories and much more are in Andy's book, "One Train Later". An excellent read along with Sting's "Broken Music". Two of my favorite music books of all time. Man, can the English write well! If you love the Police, both books are a must read.

@alfching2499 5 ай бұрын

I remember his Zoot Money days with great fondness at the Flamingo Club,they were hot brilliant nights

@jayteesgear 5 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite guitarists! Summers and Clapton

@johnnymcribblestonebreaker5910 5 ай бұрын

Brother!

@lindalee5866 5 ай бұрын

Man, what a fantastic conversation! Love Andy even more! Brilliant solo work. Thank you, Andy & Rick!

@5150show 5 ай бұрын

Andy Is incredible

@dexter_gd3478 5 ай бұрын

It's just funny that he is the same age as Paul Mccartney. However, when I think of The Beatles I think 60's and when I think The Police I think 80's.

@johnnymcribblestonebreaker5910 5 ай бұрын

What a great story. Andy is a cool guy.

@forthwithtx5852 5 ай бұрын

The best thing about your second channel is that it reminds me to go back and watch the interviews I may have missed on your primary channel.

@raztekirie 5 ай бұрын

Saw Andy live 4 months ago, one of the best experiences of my life

@NorthernBandit1 5 ай бұрын

Simply amazing Rick...Thank you!

@5150show 5 ай бұрын

Eric Clapton is incredible

@nopants3560 5 ай бұрын

Eric Clapton is God ! ( look it up , if you don't know about some graffiti on a wall in England )

@lesbianmustardbottle957 4 ай бұрын

No. He stinks. He is the most vanilla player ever. Dude can't write a song to save his life. Couldn't even write a song about his own son without a co-writer. "Forever Man" Are you serious? Wow. What a tour de force of the blues lineage.

@cmmorrissey4 5 ай бұрын

This and the original interview are great!

@ChevalierdeJohnstone 5 ай бұрын

Two excellent guitarists

@reedsawyer5704 4 ай бұрын

Rick, you are one of my favorite interviewers. When you talk to musicians I learn so much. (I have zero musical ability, but I appreciated music). You respect the musician, but you're not overwhelmed by any of them. You are their peer, so you can ask these questions and they open up freely. Bravo, Rick.

@youngandrew66 4 ай бұрын

Andy's autobiography is amazing- he has an incredible memory for detail. No personal childhood sob stories, just rock raconteuring ( if that's a word). He tells of buying a 335 as a teenager, leaning it against a tree for 2 mins and getting it nicked😢

@gergemall 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤. The algorithms landed me here. I subscribed as I’m subscribed to your other channel. Brilliant interview.

@MandlBakr-fd1zl 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful story!

@ThomasWBaldwin 5 ай бұрын

Andy! love this guy!

@johnfrank3177 5 ай бұрын

Hey Rick. Just subscribed to your channel. Keep doing what you're doing. As a musician myself I really enjoy it. Peace.

@uniqdzign2 5 ай бұрын

Sub'd! When Zoot Money had a reunion performance of his band, Andy couldn't make it and I was asked to take his place . . a real honour!

@maryreilly5092 5 ай бұрын

Very, very cool!

@uniqdzign2 5 ай бұрын

An amazing experience, as the band was great, and Zoot Money was delightful. To add to the story, I played a solo in one number and Zoot asked me to keep going. After the gig, the sax player said he had never done that before with Andy! One of the highlights of my career!

@maryreilly5092 5 ай бұрын

@@uniqdzign2WOW! Hold your head up high!! Something really BIG and I am sure it was extremely well deserved. Never, ever forget that, kind Sir! Very Cool!

@clarkelavelle7303 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Great story! Great experience! Great memory!

@uniqdzign2 3 ай бұрын

@@clarkelavelle7303 Thank you so much, yes now at 74, it's those things that count!

@christopherschlacter4953 5 ай бұрын

I saw the Police on their first tour of America in 1978 in a small club, unbelievable. They were on the local radio station during the day and the DJ asked Sting why they called the band ''The Police'' and his response was ''every time someone sees a cop car we get free publicity'''.

@chuckbouscaren3898 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting and entertaining interview!

@clarkelavelle7303 3 ай бұрын

Nice! And great to hear of those early London days of the rising British guitar guys getting together, swapping tales, venues, and guitars!

@JD-iu3vi 5 ай бұрын

gracias señor beato

@paulya1269 4 ай бұрын

Watch Andy playing at the Montreal Jazz Festival back in 1991. The Police are just a small piece of how well rounded a musician he is. Super talented and underrated!

@BunyanaRed1958 5 ай бұрын

I love Country Preacher by Cannonball Adderley. He was only 46 when he died in 1975. I recommend him to you.

@jamesconnors5653 5 ай бұрын

Riveting. Thank you.

@gitaaa7740 5 ай бұрын

Rick just subscribed! Didn’t know about this channel 😊

@andreadiciancia667 5 ай бұрын

Funny thing is, if andy would’ve bought that second les paul maybe eric would have used something different to record the bluesbreakers album, and those 59 les pauls would not be so valuable today as they are. Clapton gave those particular year and model guitars the meaning and the mystique they have currently just with that record.

@Hardbop1955 5 ай бұрын

I love that his Jazz heroes also are mine. Grant Green!!

@TheOpinionatedGuitarist 5 ай бұрын

I love GG!!!

@AndrewReevesArt 5 ай бұрын

Grant is my favorite jazz guitarist!

@Stevedrums741 5 ай бұрын

Andy Summers has similar speaking mannerisms to me as Tony Banks of Genesis. When he talks to you, he kinds of mumbles to himself trying to recall these events. It's very funny. I wonder if they're from the same area of England and if it's a dialect thing.

@clarkelavelle7303 3 ай бұрын

I think it's an English thing! As we gather our thoughts!

@jasondyer811 4 ай бұрын

Blimey can't believe Andy is 81, he looks about 60 .

@j.franklin4999 5 ай бұрын

I wasn't aware of the second channel...subscribed.

@Slammintone 5 ай бұрын

Subscribed. Rick, you’re the coolest. And I say that to myself every time I look into the mirror “Rick, YOU are thee coolest”

@timchurchill6975 5 ай бұрын

he is one man Andy humble dry sense of humour very funny man you could chat to for ever he gave to Sting And the police what Mick Ronson gave to Bowie, all the best rick ,Tim

@gdavis2018 5 ай бұрын

I can relate, Andy. I sold an ANCIENT (in 1975) 345 cheap to a friend because there was a short somewhere and it was beyond my 20 year old brain, it was just broken to me. Get one that works.

@vomitingconfetti7187 5 ай бұрын

The guy who stole Eric's guitar probably waiting for Eric to die before he could put that guitar to auction. After so many decades i think it's not yet been found. Eric's children should be vigilant about that to get that back and put it in its proper place, if they're planning to build a museum for their dad, that's the absolute place for it.

@samclemmons5373 5 ай бұрын

One time Joe Bonamassa said it was in a private collection that he knew about, but then he kind of retracted it so who knows?

@steveconn 5 ай бұрын

Andy looking pretty good for eighty! The Flamingo must have been a great training ground with all those talents interacting.

@pablocespedes5880 5 ай бұрын

OK Rick, now you need to invite one of the best drummers ever... you know, Mr Copeland!!! regards from Costa Rica

@psychotictactoe 4 ай бұрын

Andy has rubbed shoulders with everyone, even the Beatles!

@nopants3560 5 ай бұрын

Great memory/recall for his age. Probably avoided the drink and drugs or , at least, kept it to a minimum

@jeffrowlette 5 ай бұрын

I'm subscribed to BOTH...because you're Rick Beato 👍

@lymangreen5020 5 ай бұрын

So did I!!!

@j.s.3113 4 ай бұрын

You need to tell people on the main channel about “2”. A Beato subscriber for years, I was not aware of the second channel.

@sepstadtegger 5 ай бұрын

Everybody go and check out his phenomenal playing on Jon Lord's "Sarabande" Album! ❤️

@dodgedandle8311 5 ай бұрын

Proper Serious Musician Is Andy Summers, can you Imagine what London was like for Music back then in the 60s-70s , it’s nothing like that now, Killed the music scene there Heartbreaking 💔💔💔very sad

@keiranbradley3238 4 ай бұрын

I think Andy was one of the first musicians Hendrix met when he first landed in London at the end of '66. I seem to recall a story about Jimi getting a guitar from someone in the Zoot Money crew, that would be Andy.

@shanewoolsey940 5 ай бұрын

First time I've ever clicked the notification bell and thats only because you got Andy. Sorry Sting.

@davybrown64 4 ай бұрын

T’was between him and Ronnie for the Stones gig, workout for them both in the end.

@kelroundell6304 5 ай бұрын

Subscribed

@coolmacatrain9434 5 ай бұрын

£200 quid in 1965/66 would be the equivalent of about £5000 quid today! the average wage was about £10-£14 quid a week

@clarkelavelle7303 3 ай бұрын

I was buying a Gold Top Les Paul De Luxe back in '72 on HP (credit). Price was £240.00. Damn fool that I was, a romantic distraction made me leave his band, and let him take over the payments! How I've kicked myself ever since! It played like a dream!

@malcolmlyndsell5009 5 ай бұрын

gold

@pabloperez4063 5 ай бұрын

It’s amazing that the GUITAR which changad the sound of rock is missing

@joseaquino8773 5 ай бұрын

Although 200 pounds was about 4800-5000 pounds of today, back then neither Clapton not Andy were world known, acclaimed, multimillionaire musicians, just struggling, hardworking musicians (although Clapton was a minor sensation in the area) and those kind of instruments were kinda hard to find but not extremely overpriced, overvalued and overhyped like they are today so it's only fair to adjust their price to inflation to give us an idea of how much they costed.

@GuitarlosCarlos 5 ай бұрын

JUST SUBSCRIBED

@WouterHavinga 5 ай бұрын

The Les Paul is now with Albert Lee: see 3min55sec video “Albert Lee Remembers Amp Battles with Eric Clapton-Plus His Free Les Paul Custom"

@1Deep43VA 4 ай бұрын

“Fuckin ‘ell, it’s great! WHAAAT? Oh” 😂😂😂

@zambonidriver42 5 ай бұрын

Rick, is that a Tivoli radio on the table behind Andy?

@patrickbeach3070 5 ай бұрын

Imagine hanging out with so many famous cats as a kid/young adult you forget when you met The Beatles hahaha. Great stories

@hankwedelmusic9965 5 ай бұрын

The Beatles Interesting how Andy says you’d never see the four of them at once by the time he was performing regularly whereas Mick Jagger said they in the early days they were never to be seen without each other

@jsullivan2112 4 ай бұрын

I believe he said you wouldn't see all four of them walking down the street together.

4 ай бұрын

Six degrees of Andy Summers...

@parallaxcontinuum7898 5 ай бұрын

The mic'd amp, just in back of their seated positions. What make please ?

@jonb1260 27 күн бұрын

His storytelling reminds me of the roadie in Wayne’s World 2.

@charliebadger 5 ай бұрын

Rick, your advert for the channel needs subtly changing. You say , "Better guests", That's not a nice thing for previous guests to hear. :)

@eriktempelman2097 5 ай бұрын

Fair enough, then again, Andy would probably laugh his balls off when he hears that one 😊

@chilloutcafe9523 5 ай бұрын

When are you interviewing the GOAT?

@Ivoopdebeeck 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful story, but please please, let's find out of a guitar player named Stewart Barnes, from yorkshire England, he was around in those days with beck clapton lee and menny more, he played with buddy Emmons, carel perkins., Carel perkins gives his guitar to Stewart Barnes, he was impressed by Stewart his playing, you find info about this in weekend magazine, som we're the 70 tis, menny fases of Wembley, Stewart passed away, but please find him on your KZfaq, love to you all

@rockstarjazzcat 5 ай бұрын

♥️

@JamesMiller-wu7lc 5 ай бұрын

Rick, get Clapton while we still have him! Shame Gary Moore is no longer with us... That would also be a hot interview / jam

@indigohammer5732 5 ай бұрын

First guy Hendrix met and played in front of.

@raymondbonington9355 5 ай бұрын

Was he on the one zoot money hit in the uk , big time operator.

@vincentvancraig 5 ай бұрын

U earned a sub there, sorry, its just a lazy daze im always in.....anyway, andy is such a legend.

@brucecampbellx 5 ай бұрын

That Les Paul though. 🤤

@leoosiku 5 ай бұрын

Much more interesting is Larry Coryell”s mentorship of Andy.

@parallaxcontinuum7898 5 ай бұрын

REALLY now ???

@johnwattdotca 5 ай бұрын

Larry Coryell spent a lot of time at Electric Ladyland while Hendrix was there.

@leoosiku 5 ай бұрын

@@parallaxcontinuum7898 Yes.He went on to reveal that going out on tour with his American colleague & jazz virtuoso Larry Coryell helped to break his inertia. ” Larry is a very enthusiastic person and actually, he was a catalyst - he brought me back to it. And I’ve, you know, played and toured with Larry, I started playing all the time again, and it’s never gone away again.”

@parallaxcontinuum7898 5 ай бұрын

Jack Bruce had Larry as his "new Clapton" in Feb.70. They were STELLAR.The same evening Jack invited Leslie West & Pappalardi ( Mountain ). to join the tour as the opener,replacing The Kinks.Each band was flawless.The rest is history.@@leoosiku

@blahblahfaghrii3061 5 ай бұрын

Would be amazing to see John frusciante on this channel ✨

@pascaljeanne8002 5 ай бұрын

andy was so good with the police ! but later he should never do jazz fusion ! lol ! ok he won a lot of money with police and he can do all that he wants ! but andy was not a soloist its a real fact ! but the guitar part on message in the bottle (a sting song ) was sooooo great ! and still great !

@mitchweiner 3 ай бұрын

I’m 52 and look 81! 😪

@splashesin8 5 ай бұрын

😊

@charliegreen5781 4 ай бұрын

The way I see it is that Clapton shafted him and then mocked him as he was leaving after the deal. I think that is what still rankles with him.

@davidevans3227 Ай бұрын

as soon as Clapton, mayal etc get mentioned my mind jumps to Peter green..

@gilguajardo7808 5 ай бұрын

What I wanna know is which of the 2 Les Pauls did Eric use on the Beano album? Was it Andy’s? 😳

@dukeford8893 2 ай бұрын

No. Andy's Les Paul was used on "Fresh Cream".

@maryreilly5092 5 ай бұрын

What did Andy say Eric Clapton say in the Studio that carried over the PA into the foyer of the studio? Darn, I played it over and over but can't catch it. Does anyone here know? I usually can understand English accents with no problem but it's just the way Andy retold it, LOL!

@dodgydave9651 5 ай бұрын

Eric says ‘Fucking hell…it’s great…’

@maryreilly5092 5 ай бұрын

@@dodgydave9651 Thank You!

@maximumentropyfilmservices2967 5 ай бұрын

Should have gone to Macaris

@David-ei5lq 5 ай бұрын

Has ANY musician Rick interviewed NOT been referred to as being in “ one of the greatest (insert music style here) ever!”? How many “greatest” of a genre can you have?

@N6-vn6ps 5 ай бұрын

Not a fan of Rick Beato but Andy Summers is a British legend.

@hardtohandleweddingbandent8653 4 ай бұрын

Has Eric Clapton talked about Andy? Can't seem to find anything.

@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid 5 ай бұрын

I want to hear a story from some player of fame and talent about their friendship with a bus driver or a concreter ...

@guyroger4131 5 ай бұрын

Rock Rick?

@3rdmm 5 ай бұрын

£200 in 1966 is equivalent to $4800 today.

@bernardoconnor5512 5 ай бұрын

@@galetinmWell actually, it's just over £3000 according to the Bank of England.

@galetinm 5 ай бұрын

@@bernardoconnor5512 According to the inflation calculator¹, £200 in 1966 is equivalent to about **£1,868.55** in 2024. To convert this amount to American dollars, we need to use the current exchange rate of **1 GBP = 1.34 USD**². Multiplying these values, we get: $$£1,868.55 \times 1.34 = \$2,503.66$$ Therefore, £200 in 1966 is worth about **$2,503.66** today in American dollars. 💰

@galetinm 5 ай бұрын

@@bernardoconnor5512 I asked chatgpt. Inflation calculator was switched automatically to $ even if I asked in £. So they took the $ inflation rate instead of £. And then converted it to £. I stand corrected. Chatgpt made a mistake. It's £4,669.31.

@galetinm 5 ай бұрын

@@bernardoconnor5512When I asked Chatgpt, it took the American dollar inflation rate instead of the British pound, and then made the conversion. So I stand corrected. Chatgpt made a mistake. It's £4,669.31

@kirkhunter146 5 ай бұрын

That doesn't make any difference. Gibson Les Pauls are not indexed linked to inflation. Some of them are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, millions if a famous player owned it before hand.

@psychedelicguitarartbyjima3850 4 ай бұрын

@ikigai47 5 ай бұрын

The Police were big in the 80s, but there was no "Beatles of the 19__'s" No one matched their popularity in any decade

@marcpaola1371 5 ай бұрын

Actually you are wrong. The Beatles were good, but others have matched or surpassed their popularity, Elvis, Michael Jackson, yes in the early to mid 80s the police really were thst big

@ikigai47 5 ай бұрын

@@marcpaola1371 - The Beatles are the #1 selling group.... of ALL.... TIME. So no, no one has matched or surpassed their popularity. Not then, and they damn sure didn't retain popularity through the decades like the Beatles. Beatlemania is STILL a thing. Perhaps you are getting confused because Michael Jackson had the single highest selling ALBUM of all time (thriller) but overall the Beatles have sold hundreds of millions more albums than Jackson. And no, the Police, who I was a fan of in the 80s ever since my camp counselor Dallas turned me onto them in 80 when I was 11 during summer camp, were nowhere near Beatles status. Super popular, yes. But the Beatles were on another level and it's measurable beyond opinion. This, in spite of the fact that there was less people around in the Beatles prime (less potential customers) and a less sophisticated radio / tv network to promote the bands.