Andy Partridge

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever. Andy Partridge

influences Me Mom

It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me. Andy Partridge

Car Guitar Me

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

Done frustrations related Joy

I met Jack Bruce, one of my heroes, in a studio while doing some recording. England had just beat Scotland in a big football match and I saw Jack trying to break into this refrigerator in the lounge, drunk out of his brain, and I didn't know what to say. Andy Partridge

Brain Drunk football lover

It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid. Andy Partridge

Being Jazz Rock