Andy Partridge (born Andrew John Partridge, on 11 November 1953, in Valletta, Malta) is a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised. He is famous for his creative use of the twelve string guitar in his songs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ... For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Idea Records is a British independent record label. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the late 1980s. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

Partridge also serves as XTC's de facto art director. Most of the band's album cover art is based on his ideas. For example, the back cover of Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers took shape after Partridge requested "lots of rusty junk" and proceeded to create a mockup of the band members with it. As XTC gained popularity, they had been on tour for the bulk of a five-year period ending in 1982, when Partridge, suffering from stress-related illnesses reportedly brought about by his wife throwing out his supply of valium, forced the band to stop touring. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Diazepam, brand names: Valium, Seduxen, in Europe Apozepam, is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative, which possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. ...

In addition to his work with XTC, Partridge has released demos of his songs under his own name in the Fuzzy Warbles album series on his APE House record label. Eight individual volumes of Fuzzy Warbles are now available, as well as the Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album, which includes a bonus ninth disc Hinges. He has collaborated (as performer, writer or record producer) with numerous recording artists including Robyn Hitchcock, Veda Hille, Charlotte Hatherley, Peter Blegvad, The Residents, and Mitch Friedman. A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... The Official Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album is a CD box set of rarities from XTC guitarist and frontman Andy Partridge. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is a singer-songwriter, psych folk artist, and occasional actor. ... Veda Hille (born August 11, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Charlotte Franklin Hatherley (born June 20, 1979) is an English singer and guitarist. ... Peter Blegvad (born 14 August 1951) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Partridge also served initially as the producer for the English band Blur during the recording of Modern Life Is Rubbish. However, he was replaced by Stephen Street at the insistence of their record label Food, due to Partridge's lack of "street-cred" with the music press of the period. Other collaborations that failed to bear fruit included unused writing contributions for Sophie Ellis-Bextor and a proposed writing partnership with Brian Wilson which never progressed past a telephone enquiry from Wilson's PA. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second album by the British rock band Blur, released on May 10 1993. ... Stephen Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s and Blur in the 1990s. ... Sophie Ellis Bextor (b. ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California), is an American pop musician, best known as the lead songwriter, bassist, and lead singer of the American rock band The Beach Boys. ... Look up Pa, PA, pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 2004, Partridge contributed the song "I Wonder Why the Wonder Falls" as the theme music to the short-lived TV drama Wonderfalls. In 2006, a song he and Robyn Hitchcock collaborated on, "'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram)" was released on the Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 album Olé! Tarantula. The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... Wonderfalls is a television series whose plot centers on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. ... Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is a singer-songwriter, psych folk artist, and occasional actor. ... Olé! Tarantula is a 2006 album by Robyn Hitchcock, recorded with Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows and Bill Rieflin of Ministry . ...

Partridge has enjoyed periodic popularity as a broadcaster, most notably in the mid-1980s when he was a regular performer on BBC Radio 1. Most famously he posed as 'Agony Andy', a spoof agony aunt on the Janice Long show, but he also contributed comic items to Saturday Live and Studio B15, and was a regular panelist on both Roundtable and The Great Rock'n'Roll Trivia Quiz. He has also presented the pilot for an ITV children's quiz show Matchmakers, and written sketches for Channel 4's Armstrong and Miller. Janice Long (born April 5, 1955) is a Liverpudlian radio broadcaster in the UK, the sister of TV personality Keith Chegwin. ... Saturday Live was a television chat show which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in the late 1980s. ... Polish Round Table, 1989 For other uses of Round Table, see Round Table (disambiguation). ... Armstrong and Miller are collectively the comedians and actors Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, and also the name of their 1997 sketch show. ...

Partridge and his ex-wife Marianne have two children, Holly and Harry. He has been in a long-term relationship with Erica Wexler - daughter of American screenwriter Norman Wexler - since his divorce. An expecting couple with their daughter A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. ... Norman Wexler (16 August 1926 - 23 August 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever and Serpico. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...

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