By the early '70s I had gotten reasonable and I started to get in hundreds of groups that rehearsed and never played at all. I mean, the most important thing was to look good and have a great name.

He has additionally lent his experience and talents to artists that include Peter Blegvad Harold Budd Jamie Cullum Stephen Duffy Terry Hall The Heads Charlotte Hatherley Robyn Hitchcock Jen Olive The Residents Thomas Dolby David Yazbek Miles Kane The Nines Pugwash and fellow Swindon musicians Meat Beat Manifesto. Partridge met Wexler in 1994 shortly after Andy Partridge had split from artist Roy Lichtenstein. Powers' art titled POWERS.

He rose to fame as a founding member guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/New Wave band XTC. Andrew John "Andy" Partridge (born 11 November 1953 in Mtarfa Malta) is an English singer songwriter and guitarist.