THE MYSTERY OF ANDREW W.K.
Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 1:28pm by Vince Neilstein
Is “Andrew W.K.” a sham, a carefully constructed record label concoction played by several different actors? Was the hard-partying, bloody-nosed screamer a faceless ploy to sell records? According to a fascinating piece sent in by long-time MS Maniac Elijah T., there is indisputable evidence supporting this claim.
The website that published the piece is dubious at best; it’s hosted on a free website platform, the author’s name isn’t listed, and there are myriad typos and a general rambling lack of focus. But the photo evidence does seem to tell the story; there’s no doubt about the fact that the dudes in various different “Andrew W.K.” photos (above) are not one in the same. There’s also the involvement of a mysterious guy named Steev Mike who may or may not be Andrew W.K., and a management deal gone bad that prevents “Andrew W.K.” from releasing new music in the U.S. It’s all pretty confusing, and though a quick google search shows several rumor-mongering sites and discussion boards on the matter, I can’t find much info anywhere that offers a definitive statement.
Maybe some of our industry readers can shed light on the matter. Comment, or if you’d like to go off the record email us at news [at] metalsucks [dot] net. The truth must be known!
In the meantime, here’s Andrew W.K. as we prefer to remember him, partying hard.
-VN
Who cares if it’s more than one actor…His music always blew anyway…It’s so generic
and whoever made that pic of the pre/post AWK….The mixed up pre 2005 and post 2005….’pre’ means before and ‘post’ means after dipshit
It would be a bummer if that is true, but either way “I Get Wet” is still an amazing, rockin party album
Just my opinion
Actually, this is how I prefer to remember Andrew WK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAFKxEMyW4&feature=related
Andrew W.K.’s “I Get Wet” is the best metal album of the decade.
It’s bullshit. Andrew W.K.’s been the same dude all along. this is just rumor mongering bullshit.
seems really unlikely considering his dad is a teacher at some law school on the east coast and bragged about him to is classes after he blew up
I agree with every positive thing said about “I Get Wet.” That album was amazing. Also, having met AWK several times (due to his fantasticly outgoing nature) I can attest that he is really just a very strange man, and all of his change is due solely to general weirdness.
Those rumours of him being an act were started right after “I Get Wet” came out. I really thought they’d been dropped after his second album.
Full disclosure: Last year Andrew W.K. was castrated, chopped into five pieces and he now goes by the name of Andrew W.KSM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kexgo622mnY (this genre is called ‘bulldozerpop’, btw; see also Demi Lovato, Skye Sweetnam, Kelly Clarkson etc. Come on & admit it, this is some hella catchy shit)
They all look like the same guy to me.
Never got to see him live.
But a friend who did likened it to a religious experience.
This photo-montage is indeed proof that people’s looks may change as they age.
that was three pages of rambling psycho-babble bullshit…
The Ultimate Warrior isn’t the same Ultimate Warrior. ………
Fuck those pics, they are other dudes dressing up at AWK, hell my friend dressed as him for Halloween a few years ago.
Funny website.
I’ve thought for years that there are multiple AWKs, but this article didn’t clear up much of anything. Sadly, it is a rambling, incomplete mess.
in “chapter 2″ of that site is a scan of the dazed & confused interview “steev mike” gave in ‘00. and “steev mike” looks like the guy on the right; he definitely does not look like the guy on the left. this would give credence to the theory that “steev mike” is behind the music and “andrew wk” is the performer. and i could be wrong, but i seem to remember “steev mike” being mentioned in “andrew wk’s” wikipedia entry, but has since been excised.
anyway, that site is a bit tame compared to some of the others i’ve seen. the best one goes into depth over andrew’s supposed obsession w/ nicole kidman, his tie-in w/ sierra mist, and his weird numerological codes (wait, is “weird numerological codes” redundant?). oh, and the site can “only be viewed on PCs” yet i read it on my mac, anyway. go figure.
Ummm… AWK sucks hairy donkey sack and anyone who doesn’t agree is a retarded, midget transvestite. This is fact.
OMG – other than being one of the worst writers I’ve ever read, the author has nothing to prove his claim. I didn’t even read anything remotely compelling. Seriously though dude – if you want to keep “writing” take a journalism course. You could have summed up your entire story in 2 paragraphs if you would have just left out the bullshit sweeping dialogue! Painful
It’s the same fuckin dude with after weight loss, a decent hair cut and shaving. It’s amazing how quickly one can go from looking grungy to looking like you’re 12 once the damn beard is gone.
the only thing decent to come out of this guy was when Bodom covered him.
the faces on the pre-2005 pictures have been manipulated
All this image proves is that he learnt how to shave.
Yeah this is total B.S. His father is a law professor at U of M Ann Arbor, and AWK has also been putting out records on the Bulb label long before he signed to the majors.
same guy all along. some of the pictures are doctored in certain ways (probably by andrew himself) but it doesn’t really matter – still looks like the same dude. as others have said, andrew’s just a really weird (and wonderful) man. everything he’s ever produced or worked on is incredible. damn anyone who can’t see that! the website may also be an andrew wk creation, purposely inane and rambling.
Honestly, i’ve never cared for Andrew W.K.’s music. However, on some TV show, someone said that they saw AWK walking around backstage at a show one time, so they screamed out his name. AWK’s response was to spin around and throw a handful of lollipops at them. They said he’s just always got a pocketful of lollipops, just ready to go. This makes him awesome.
There’s nothing decent ever to have come from Children of Bodom
I just wished that I loved life as much as he did. Everyone could use a bit more AWK in their lives.
Nope. AWK blows chunks of pukey badness into a shit filled toilet and then eats it all up. Anyone who likes AWK, sucks his cock while he does it. This is also fact.
Ben is a 16 year-old virgin douchebag who lives in his momma’s basement watching too much lame ass Family Guy….Also he probably doesn’t have anything really going for him at his minimum wage paying job at his local 99 cent store. Get a life guy assbag and have fun with the other loser Bodom fans (15 year old,”pissed off” kids with dirty,long blonde hair)
Uhhh..does no one remember that he BROKE HIS NOSE for that “infamous” album cover …
So maybe HIS FACE LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT (a la post-car-accident Luke Skywalker) after 2005?
Also, he was a lot more famous, therefore, a lot FATTER/OLDER/HAIRIER????
Lol! I like the Skywalker comparison. Just a quick comment here. Same guy, always has been. You ever look at photos of yourself and realise how totally different you can look, even if two photos are only a few hours apart?! Especially if you’ve got a fuck off grin on your face, or a big beard, or whatever. Andrew W.K. is and always has been Andrew W.K.
I was at a gig of his on Monday, where he broke his nose, again…poor bugger…It was just the best performance I’ve ever been to!
Well anyway…those of you that have left negative comments about AWK clearly show a lack of any taste, wit and intelligence as you don’t actually say anything critical…you just cuss. If you have any positive criticism to put forward in an actuall argument/discussion…fire away. I can’t understand why anyone can hate AWK, hes the nicest guy ever.
Its the same guy, his jaw just got bigger when he got on the steroids. Its pretty obvious look how much bigger he is in the first pics. All the charteristics of someone on testosterone.
I think the author of the Andrew WK piece thinks he is much smarter than he is, and that this whole “Andrew WK conspiracy issue” is much more important than it really is:
I mean, what the hell is this?:
“But this is the process and now we have come upon a new light and a new era awaits all of us, In 2008 a new reality will form, it has been building up to this point and we will all take part in the beginings of the end. Unlock the AWK code within and shapes will become forms and the void will be filled. This is not a prophecy, speaking the unspoken gives life to ideas. In one huge collective breath the birthing will take place and you and I will take part in it. This is what I’ve learned from examining the big picture, because without me or you, none of this exists. All of existance is within you and you have the ability to experience everything and nothing at the same time”
It’s like the guy ate mushrooms at the beginning of his writing, and they started kicking in right about here. He’s making this “Andrew WK conspiracy” seem like it has EPIC and PROFOUND implications on the human race in general. I’m sorry, when you start writing like that, you lose me, regardless of what how strong your argument/evidence is.
ITS JESUS !!! (second picture on the left)