Andy Partridge
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"Andrew John "Andy" Partridge" is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/New wave music/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was brought up.

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People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with 'welcome' written on it.

People ask if we made this kind of record with an orchestra because of the classics and I say no, it's made up of the music I had stuffed into my ears as a kid.

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.

The response has been so good, a little frightening, I must say. I'm a little humbled. The album is out of sync with everything that's happening today and people say wow! It's different.