- He was the guitarist of the band The Police having replaced original French guitarist Henri Padovani whose stint lasted from January 1977 to August 1977. The other members were Sting and Stewart Copeland. They were one of the world's biggest music acts in the early 1980s.
- He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Police) on 10 March 2003.
- He was roommates with Paul Michael Glaser.
- He has three children: Layla Summers, born in 1978, and twin boys Maurice X. Summers and Anton Y. Summers, born in 1987.
- His parents are Jean and Maurice Summers.
- He has two brothers, Richard and Tony, and a sister, Monica.
- In 2006, he released his book "One Train Later: A Memoir".
- In 2016, Steve Hogarth asked him what he thought was his own personal best work. According to Hogarth, Summers said "anything since The Police!".
- Former son-in-law of songwriter and pianist Ken Lane.
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