Former Police Guitarist Andy Summers On His New Documentary

In discussing his new documentary Can’t Stand Losing You, former Police guitarist Andy Summers looks back at his career in positive terms. He says: “I’m incredibly lucky and privileged. I’ve had a very good life. I’ve been a guitar player all my life and that’s how I’ve survived - and I’ve been lucky enough to actually make it work probably beyond my wildest dreams.” The film chronicles the astounding success of The Police but it also shows, as Summers puts it, some of the “darkness.” In the documentary, which is based on his 2006 memoir One Train Later, the dynamics between Sting, Summers and fellow bandmember Stewart Copeland are on display. “Three pretty ego-driven people all vying for the number one spot,” is how Summers describes it.