Conducted in 2009, this interview with Andrew was recorded by UK magazine, Sit & Spin, using high-speed digital networking to connect the interviewer in London with Andrew in New York City, at his Skyscraper Music Maker.

In 2007, Andrew appeared on Tyler Pugsley's Alien World Radio program, and gave what may perhaps be his most long winded and in-depth interview ever, totally nearly two hours of non-stop discussion.

After the initial radio interview was complete and off the air, Tyler Pugsley continued asking Andrew questions and recording their conversation.

This recording became one of the favorites amongst AWK, as it's one of the only post 2005 interviews in which Andrew openly answers questions about a very wide range of topics, including some of the controversy and rumors which evolved during his career. Andrew finally puts an end to the lies, and it's all here.

Special thanks to Q.O.!

On Tuesday, December 23rd, at 3pm, Andrew was scheduled to call in for a telephone interview with WRCT 88.3FM's "Aural Fixation" radio show, in Pittsburgh. The person who actually called into the radio station was not Andrew W.K. Andrew himself accidentally missed the interview, and unbeknownst to Andrew, someone else pretended to be him and called in his place. The radio DJs hosting the program did not realize that this wasn't the real Andrew W.K.

Once the real Andrew realized he missed the interview, he called the show to reschedule, left a message for confused fans, and set up a time to come into the studio in person, to prove that he's the real Andrew W.K.

After all three radio interviews, the show's host, Robin B., prepared detailed accounts of the events. The following exceprts are taken from his reports:


By Robin B.
Here is THE STORY behind the first radio interview. I figured I should explain a little bit about what happened behind the scenes, and even after the interview.

It started on the Thursday before the interview was scheduled to happen. I got a call from Andrew on my cell phone around 4 pm. He said that he was calling for the interview! I told him that it was actually scheduled to happen on the following Tuesday. He apologized profusely for mixing up the time, and re-confirmed that he would be calling on Tuesday at 3 pm. I had set the interview up via his manager Pete Galli. Following this phone conversation, I got an email from Pete that also confirmed the Tuesday at 3pm time slot.

So Tuesday rolled around, and my brother (the actual DJ) and I are at the studio doing his Christmas show. Shortly after 3, the phone rings and it's Andrew. Neither my brother nor I picked up the phone, because the radio station requires a trained producer to run the phone equipment. So that guy picked up the phone, put Andrew on hold, we played "Kiseki," and then he put Andrew on the air. If you listened to the interview, then you know what happened next.

The call got dropped during the time that we played "Linda Linda" from the Japan Covers album, and he called back shortly after. Because he had acted so strange during the time he was on the air, Alex (my brother, the DJ, who had picked up the phone this time), asked him if he was cool to actually do an interview and he responded "Yeah!! You got questions?? Fire away!!" Once again, if you listened to the interview, you know what followed. We played "I Want Your Face," and once again, the call was dropped. We never got a call back at the station.

HERE IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING!!

Later that night, around 9 pm, I get another call from Andrew on my cell phone. He begins to explain how he is at home in Michigan for the holidays and his schedule is all messed up, and how in the confusion, he FORGOT to call in to my radio show! I told him that we did in fact get a call. I then told him the rest of the story about the show. He said "Wow, so somebody called in saying they were me? Wow!! So to everybody who listened and didn't know that it was an imposter, it was kind of as if I actually DID call in!" He was very apologetic for forgetting the interview, but said that what ended up happening sounded very, very interesting. He told me that he wanted to reschedule the interview, and maybe he could get the imposter to call in again so that he himself could talk to him!

So that pretty much brings us up to what happened on the show two days ago.

Andrew was kind enough to send us a message to play on the air, in which he explains that it was NOT him who called a few weeks ago. My brother played it on his show accompanied by a few A.W.K. tracks.

The third interview obviously went much smoother than the first one (which is not hard, considering all that needed to happen was for Andrew to actually show up)! It's a really short interview, but at least he was awesome enough to stop in!



Special thanks to: Robin B., Alex, WRCT, JTH, and KW.

On Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2008, Andrew hosted a special 2 hour long holiday show on Sirius XMU satellite radio!

The "PARTY HARD CHRISTMAS CARD" show featured music, Andrew's thoughts on the high season, and phone calls from listeners.

The following are excerpts of Andrew's time on the air. The songs and other portions of the recording have been removed out of respect for copyright law.

Andrew has created a special Skyscraper Music Maker mega-mix, to celebrate all high holidays with lots of great music from Andrew W.K. himself, Aleister, Bad Brilliance, Cherie Lily, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and many more!

The 45 minute + mix was prepared specially for Andrew's friend, Nicky Digital, and it's available for free on Nicky's amazing party picture website!

Vice Magazine invited Andrew to record his reading of a short story called, "The Field", written by famous author, Ann Beattie.

The complete recording features Andrew performing the entire story, as well as a special ending session series of recording outtakes. The entire piece of audio was also mastered using a digital high reduction to speed up the audio, and enhance the processing.

Listen above, or click HERE to read along with the story on the Vice website.

Every month, the Japanese music magazine, Rockin' On, receives dozens of letters for Andrew W.K. to answer. From 16 year old high school students to 45 year old house wives, each person is "Asking Andrew" for his thoughts on their situation.

August, 2007 marked the Five Year Anniversary of the Asking Andrew advice column. To celebrate, special audio will be added to the AUDIO section of A.W.K.archive.com. This is the second installment. Volume 2 includes the following topics:

1. Andrew and Ryo greet one another and begin to catch up on their lives.

2. Ryo tells Andrew about how he met Christina Ricci.

3. Andrew talks about how much he loves restaurants.

4. A lady asks Andrew about her obsession with playing the UFO catcher.

5. Andrew councils an old house wife who's been crying at the most unusual moments.

6. A teenage boy tells Andrew about his dirty problem.

Every month, the Japanese music magazine, Rockin' On, receives dozens of letters for Andrew W.K. to answer. From 16 year old high school students to 45 year old house wives, each person is "Asking Andrew" for his thoughts on their situation.

August, 2007 marked the Five Year Anniversary of the Asking Andrew advice column. To celebrate, special audio will be added to the AUDIO section of A.W.K.archive.com. This is the second installment. Volume 2 includes the following topics:

1. Ryo, the Japanese interview translator, and editor of the advice column, has huge news for Andrew.

2. A young singer suffers from chronic classroom laughter.

3. A man has feelings for a family member.

4. A boy asks how to clean his nails.

Every month, the Japanese music magazine, Rockin' On, receives dozens of letters for Andrew W.K. to answer. From 16 year old high school students to 45 year old house wives, each person is "Asking Andrew" for his thoughts on their situation.

August, 2007 marked the Five Year Anniversary of the Asking Andrew advice column. To celebrate, special audio will be added to the AUDIO section of A.W.K.archive.com. This is the first installment. Volume 1 includes the following topics:

1. Ryo, the Japanese interview translator, and editor of the advice column, tells Andrew about the food served at his favorite ballparks.

2. A man asks Andrew how he can find the courage to attend a rock music festival.

3. A lady asks Andrew how to be seen as less introverted by her friend's hairdresser.

4. A man asks Andrew how to deal with an unbalanced tan.

Radio producer, Josh Gleason, produced a segment for the National Public Radio show, Weekend America, which discussed Andrew's "motivational performances" and efforts to create and transmit the sensation of joy in as many ways as he can.

Andrew W.K. played electric bass guitar (and some drums) on Baby Dee's third album, "Safe Inside The Day". In addition, Andrew performed bass with Dee live, at her New York City 2007 Christmas concert, held at Joe's Pub.

Backstage, after the concert, Andrew recorded Baby Dee speaking about some her album's new songs for a Mexican radio station. During the interview, legendary New York nightclub owner and all-star musician's manager, Steve Paul, came up and joined the conversation. Mr. Paul talked about the twenty years he spent managing Edgar and Johnny Winter, and how he could personally relate to Baby Dee's song, "Big Titty Bee Girl".

In the late winter of 2007, Andrew and his friend, Doug, loaded up a brand new Cadillac DTS and hit the high-way from New York City to Canada. This tour was for pure fun and touring pleasure. Each night, Andrew picked a place to party and hang out with friends. Those who came were treated to conversation and vibes - whatever.

There was some amount of controversy regarding the legitimacy of some of the appearances (see below). Regardless, the tour took Andrew to Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Red Deer, Edmonton, Regina, and Calgary. The tour was pure cruising pleasure.

Andrew W.K. would like to thank everyone who came to the parties across the Western universe. Each moment was an end in itself.

Press and reports from the performances: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Congratulations on your award! You've won a 42" plasma flat screen T.V. All you need to do to complete the filing is send this message to each of your friends and family certifying them how this offer is for real.

Andrew W.K. was on the other end of this recorded telephone conversation. This is the Friday The 13th phone call and the discussion and execution of an idea. The call ends with a "hello?" and a "goodbye."

Andrew drummed with the musical group Boredoms at their 7/7/07, "77 Boadrum" performance. The outdoor concert featured Andrew performing along with 76 other drummers in a spiral formation.

Located directly on the East River by the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, thousands of people came to watch and listen.

This report contains Andrew's telephone conversation with his Mom and Dad, as well as his detailed description of how the concert was organized and how the music was played.

More information about 77 Boadrum HERE.

This is a 2008 recording of a telephone interview with Knox and Carl for their Michigan based "Naked Kitchen" radio show. The conversation begins with a discussion about the weather, sleeping, dreams, and candy.

COMING SOON...

In 2002, Andrew was interviewed for WRGW, George Washington University's radio station. Andrew's childhood friend, James "Twig" Harper also participated in the interview. The recording features Andrew and Twig's thoughts, memories, and various discussions regarding their history together.

COMING SOON...