Andrew W.K.
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"LONG LIVE THE PARTY!!!" |
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Andrew W.K. is a rock vocalist, classically-trained pianist, songwriter, motivational speaker, and television personality. Andrew is most famous for his boisterous approach to rock music, characterized by shouted, chanted vocals, multi-layered guitars, huge pop hooks and keyboard flourishes (although he had since tried some experimentation, most notably an album made up of piano instrumentals). He is also famed for his persona - a relentlessly optimistic, somewhat philosophical man with an insatiable desire to motivate, or "party," as he usually refers to it. It is very likely that he is the biggest Cloudcuckoolander in rock.
Counting records only released in Asia, Andrew WK has put out six albums, although his most famous to this day is I Get Wet, which has the famous cover of his nose bleeding profusely.
You can read more about all the insane/awesome stuff Andrew has done over at That Other Wiki.
- Broken Record: "...party hard, party hard, party hard, party hard, party hard..."
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Dark and Troubled Past: He was a very dark teenager and had many run-ins with the law, a drastic contrast to the persona he's known for today. Well, and there's this.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: "It's Time To Party" has the rather risque lyric "OPEN YOUR MOUTH, WE'RE ALL GONNA COME! IN! YOUR! FACE!" Interestingly, the all-ages, public access dance show Chic-A-Go-Go didn't seem to have a problem playing it.
- Hidden Depths: That guy you heard on the radio? The one with the hard rock about partying? Yeah, he gives motivational, introspective lectures. He also released a piano-only album as a way to get away from the record company's constant demands for constant party anthems.
- Indecipherable Lyrics: Most every time the lyrics to "Ready To Die" are subbed, the lines "Been a long time comin', now you better get runin'" are written as [indecipherable][indecipherable].
- Intercourse with You: From "Really In Love": "I DO WHAT I WANT / AND I WANT YOU!!!"
- "I Want" Song: "We Want Fun." Even more notably, "Make Sex."
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"I DON'T WANNA (MAKE LIFE)!!! |
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- Jerkass: He describes his teenaged self as such in "Tear It Up."
- Large Ham
- Limited Wardrobe: White shirt, ragged grey jeans.
- Lyrical Dissonance: "Ready To Die" is quite possibly the most joyous song ever written about murder.
- Metal Scream: Transcribing his lyrics requires rather liberal use of exclamation marks.
- New Sound Album: Oh man, 55 Cadillac.
- Nice Guy: Andrew doesn't just sign autographs; he writes letters for fans.
- And he hosts a kids' show on Cartoon Network!
- One of Us: The man put out a tribute album to Mobile Suit Gundam. That's really all that has to be said.
- He showed up on 4chan's /mu/ board once.
- Refuge in Audacity: For one, playing at Gathering Of The Juggalos.
- Self-Backing Vocalist
- Signature Song: Unquestionably, "Party Hard".
- Up to Eleven