Andy Partridge
Andy Partridge
Andrew John "Andy" Partridgeis an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was brought up...
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth11 November 1953
CityMtarfa, Malta
competition tape pounds
I was getting Monkees Monthly and there was a competition to draw a Monkee. I did a caricature of Micky Dolenz and won 10 pounds-a fantastic sum of money for me then. I bought a secondhand tape recorder, which further launched me. They've been very responsible for me getting started.
singing doorways ships
Now that I'm out and I'm shouting in doorways Freed from a love more like murder I should be singing but in liberation Feel like a ship with no rudder.
rainy-day silent-films play
Ballet for a rainy day Silent film of melting miracle play Dancing out there through my window To the backdrop of a slow descending grey
touring pressured felt
I felt pressured by continuous touring.