The Untold Truth Of Andrew W.K.

After a decade filled with disaffected, maudlin grunge rockers, W.K. burst onto the scene as a happy, exuberant, infectious jester of rock. But just who is this insatiable party animal, where did he come from… and is he even real? This is the untold truth of Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K.'s iconic track "Party Hard" includes a propulsive piano part, even though it's not exactly a traditional element of metal music. But it was always going to be a part of the song. As W.K. told Metal Hammer:

"There was no question as to whether I would include piano. It's percussive, it has power. And it's all I could play."

In fact, W.K. had been playing the piano for years by the time "Party Hard" was released in 2001. Raised in Michigan by a teacher father and a stay-at-home mother, W.K. took up the piano at age 11, which proved a formative emotional experience. He later told the Independent:

"Just learning how to tap the keys, seeing that was just the most exciting thing. I became addicted to moving, powerful songs."

When he became a teenager and started going to see local punk bands, their unrelenting energy combined with his passion for the piano to solidify his musical philosophy. W.K. explains:

"I heard this incredibly aggressive music from these dudes. [...] I thought, 'OK, if I can play these huge chords on a piano, imagine if I keep stacking it up with guitars and drums and bass.'"

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Piano prodigy | 0:19
New York | 1:27
Demos and singles | 2:18
Dark times | 3:26
Party Hard | 4:53
Pizza | 6:02
Blood on the face | 7:00
The imposters | 8:16
Andrew W.K., life coach | 9:17
Party soft | 10:17

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