Andy Partridge (born Andrew John Partridge, on 11 November 1953, in Valletta, Malta) is a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the new wave band XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised. Partridge also serves as XTC's de facto art director. Most of the band's album cover art is based on his ideas. For example, the back cover of Rare Cuts and Leftovers took shape after Partridge requested "lots of rusty junk" and proceeded to create a mockup of the band members with it. As XTC gained popularity, they had been on tour for the bulk of a five-year period ending in 1982, when Partridge, suffering from stress-related illnesses reportedly brought about by his wife throwing out his supply of valium, forced the band to stop touring. In addition to his work with XTC, Partridge has released demo of his songs under his own name in the Fuzzy Warbles album series on his APE House record label. Eight individual vo

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