Overheard coming off stage at Andrew WK's gig

Shaved Head Guy:
How close did you get to Andrew?

Guy with Long Hair:
Oh, I was a few feet away.

SHG:
I reached out and put my hand in his armpit!

GwLH:
No way! Awesome!

SHG (offering his hand):
Do you wanna smell it?

GwLH:
Would it be weird if I licked it?

A chat with Andrew W.K.

You’re most likely to have heard of Andrew W.K. from his 2001 hit Party Hard. His song catalogue boasts other tracks in a similar vein such as It’s Time to Party, Long Live the Party, Party Til You Puke, Dance Party, Party (You Shout). He recorded a track for an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force creatively titled Party Party Party, and just last year released an EP in Japan called Party all Goddamn Night. Say what you like about him, the man likes to party.

On Twitter Andrew WK dispenses party tips and general life-advice daily. He wants everyone to feel awesome all of the time, pioneering the genre of Self-Help Party Metal, and a while ago I got to chat with him. He was cool enough to answer some of my questions and recorded for me an alternate intro to Party Hard to be used as an alarm tune, replacing the phrase “When it’s time to party we will party hard” with “When it’s time to wake up we will wake up fast.”

Andrew WK is coming back to London in April and it will be the best gig of the year.

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