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Is that you on the drums?

10:39am Monday 6th October 2008

QW.Dear Andy, I'm not completely sure where I read it, but I believe I saw you say in an interview that you had some sort of electronic drum pads that you never used due to the lack of hand-eye coordination. Excuse me if I'm wrong.

Are you still mates with Thomas Dolby?

11:43am Monday 8th September 2008

Hi Andy... are you still mates with Thomas Dolby? You seemed to share a musical bond...

eBay poster prompts a question

11:36am Monday 8th September 2008

I recently saw on eBay a poster for sale advertising a gig at the Roundhouse featuring Split Enz, The Cortinas, and XTC in that order...

Any more How... Came To Be?

11:30am Monday 8th September 2008

I've recently been listening to your recordings of How Easter Theatre and I'd Like That Came To Be, and found them absolutely fascinating...

Foreign influence?

3:28pm Friday 5th September 2008

Q. Mr. Partridge, There have been times when the English-speaking world made hits of songs sung in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. Did any of these periodic eruptions leave marks on your musical consciousness? Les Rita Mitsouko, Serge Gainsbourg, Carmen Miranda, Julio Iglesias, Milton Nascimento, Nana Mouskouri... anyone?

Driving along in my automobile

3:26pm Friday 5th September 2008

Q. Hello do you have a private no plate on your car?? as I live in highworth and quite often see a motor with the last 3 digits XTC???? NOW is that you???

Looking forward to the forum

12:07pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Q. Hello Andy. Rumour has it that a brand spanking new XTC forum is in the works and I think that I speak for all of your forum friends when I say that it can't come to fruition soon enough.

Stop the pop

11:42am Monday 25th August 2008

Q. Hi Andy, Sorry to ask you such a stupid question- I’m a neighbour to you but haven’t had the courage to ask you directly!

Are the Adver doing enough for music?

11:32am Monday 25th August 2008

Q. Andy, I have listened to your music from a young age as my dad was a big fan whilst I was growing up.

Never tango with an eskimo

11:23am Monday 25th August 2008

Q. Hi Andy During the “Punk Wave” on the 80s do you feel identified or maybe comfortable, or it was just a “child’s hyperactivity”, any band in particular saved from the fire?