Andy Partridge

English musician and XTC founder · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1953 · age 73

Andrew John Partridge is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer best known for co-founding the band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and singing about two-thirds of the group's material.

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2004“I wonder wonder why the wonder falls I wonder why the wonder falls on me I wonder wonder why the wonder falls With everything I touch and hear and see”In their wordsTheme song to Wonderfalls (2004).Read the whole statement

2000“Brain gets bent, heart gets broken You can't jump off once the pages turn School is out but never over That's the only lesson you can learn”In their words"Playground".Read the whole statement

“If you let 'em push you in the Playground, every day ground There's no escaping, Escaping from their big square world You may leave school but it never leaves you”In their words"Playground".Read the whole statement

1986“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”In their words"Ballet For A Rainy Day".Read the whole statement

“The man who sailed around his soul From East to West, from pole to pole With ego as his drunken captain Greed, the mutineer, had trapped all reason in the hold”In their words"The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul".Read the whole statement

“Dear God, sorry to disturb you, but... I feel that I should be heard loud and clear.”In their words"Dear God".Read the whole statement

1953Born11 November 1953

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XTC performing live (from left: guitarist Dave Gregory and Partridge)

Partridge in the studio, c. 1988

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I'd smile so much my face would crack in two Then you could fix it with your kissing glue I'd like that Yes, I'd like that
1999 · "I'd Like That"., Own words

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While XTC were a formative British new wave group, Partridge's songwriting drew heavily from 1960s pop and psychedelia and his style gradually shifted to more traditional pop, often with pastoral themes. The band's only UK top 10 hit, "Senses Working Overtime", was written by Partridge.

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