You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I’d buy a new album I’d invariably hate it the first time I heard it ’cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn’t grasp what they’d done, and I’d hate myself for that.
Andy Partridge Quotes
Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.
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| Birth: | 11th November, 1953 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Musician, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter |
About
Andy Partridge is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to fame as a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was brought up. Partridge served as the producer for the English band Blur during the recording of Modern Life Is Rubbish. In 2004, Partridge contributed the song "I Wonder Why the Wonder Falls" as the theme music to the short-lived TV comedy Wonderfalls. Partridge was a regular performer on BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s. He has also presented the pilot for an ITV children's quiz show, Matchmakers. He contributed additional material to the Channel 4 incarnation of Armstrong and Miller's sketch show.
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