Anyway, I collapsed in France in the middle of a tour. I hadn't been eating properly, I was getting very phobic about audiences, and I collapsed in pure fright. Andy Partridge audiencecollapseeat Change image and share on social
I felt pressured by continuous touring. Andy Partridge continuousfeltpressure Change image and share on social
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. Andy Partridge arriveexploratoryfine share on social
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 absolutealbumbeatles share on social
It's very schizophrenic because I like a lot of very straight pop, like Small Faces, Stones, Kinks; and on the other hand, I like a lot of avant garde things. Andy Partridge avantfacegarde Change image and share on social
If it's a good LP, you'll get that tingle that makes you put it on again no matter what your initial reaction was. On the other hand, if you don't get that tingle, you'd better take it straight down to the record exchange. Andy Partridge exchangegoodhand share on social
We're horribly mundane, aggressively mundane individuals. We're the ninjas of the mundane, you might say. Andy Partridge aggressivelyhorriblyindividual Change image and share on social
We do this for the art, not the adulation. I'd rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don't want to be adored for anything other than the music. Andy Partridge adoreadulationart Change image and share on social
Come English Settlement, I had it in my head that I didn't want to tour. Andy Partridge englishheadsettlement Change image and share on social
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 cardiegoguitar Change image and share on social
