Andrew W.K. is the KING OF PARTYING. Infamous for his bloody nose. Famous for his high-life attitude. Beloved for his songs like, "PARTY HARD," Andrew's true will is to create feelings of pure joy, fun, love, freedom, and possibility. Full Bio

Andrew W.K. is the KING OF PARTYING.  Infamous for his bloody nose.  Famous for his high-life attitude.   Beloved for his songs like, "PARTY HARD", "WE WANT FUN", and "YOU WILL REMEMBER TONIGHT", Andrew's true will  is to create feelings of pure joy, fun, love, freedom, and possibility. 
This 2010 Warped Tour will be the first North American Andrew W.K. tour since 2005, when a variety of legal  and personal issues first turned Andrew's life upside down and took him off the road.  With his past behind  him, Andrew is very excited to finally have another chance to play with his band and bring the party back  stronger than ever.
Born in California in 1979, Andrew W.K. is a multi-faceted musician and performer.  Starting his musical  career at age 4 with classical piano lessons, then exploring experimental and fine art interests, Andrew went  on to create his own brand of extremely high-energy rock 'n' roll.  His father, James E. Krier, is a Law  Professor at the University of Michigan, and Andrew grew up in the open-minded Midwestern city of Ann Arbor.  At age 18, after being accepted into The Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew decided instead to move to New York  City and pursue art and music on his own.  
With the release of his first full-length album in 2001 - the controversial, "I Get Wet" - Andrew was quickly  recognized not only as a powerful musical performer, but also as an exhilarating and uplifting personality  for a new generation.  Using his feel-good abilities, Andrew released many more albums, singles, videos, a  DVD, and expanded his work to include  T.V. shows on MTV and VH1, motivational speeches at Yale, New York  University, The Cooper Union School, and Carnegie Mellon, and a monthly advice column and book in Japan.  As  he continued to record and release his own music, he also began producing musical recordings for other  artists, including the Grammy Award nominated album, "Repentance", for reggae music legend, Lee "Scratch"  Perry.  
In 2008, Andrew and his friends opened a large downtown New York City music venue and nightclub called,  Santos Party House - the club won numerous awards in its first year.  In 2009, Andrew began his own record  label, SKYSCRAPER MUSIC MAKER, based in London, England and released an album of all instrumental piano  improvisations called, "55 CADILLAC".  In June 2009, he started filming Cartoon Network's hit live-action TV  show, "Destroy Build Destroy", currently enjoying its second season.   
Due to the variety of his pursuits, Andrew has had a significant and original impact on an extremely diverse  range of mainstream and underground culture.  As Andrew continues to push the boundaries of entertainment -  and his own life - he brings into play a wide range of ideas about life and happiness, all the while working  to create a joyous experience for his audience.  Andrew lives in Manhattan, New York City.  He's currently  recording a new rock 'n' roll album and has never been more ready to party.  Hide Bio