Upon arriving in New York, Andrew found odd jobs in art galleries, department stores, avant-garde fashion boutiques, selling opera tickets, and as a gumball machine salesman; anything to support his real interest: making the most exciting music he could. He pursued this goal day and night, putting all of his abilities and resources into the writing and recording of his own material. Shortening his name from Andrew Wilkes-Krier to Andrew W.K., he set out on a mission to get his music heard not only in New York, but also around the world. Without a band or even a partner, Andrew began performing solo concerts anywhere he could get them. Using only a keyboard, drum machine, and his voice, Andrew played shows up and down the east coast. He vowed to play any show, any place, any time, and wound up performing everywhere from coffee houses to basements. Quickly the word spread of the energy and raw excitement of Andrew and the music, and soon he found himself performing for larger crowds. After performing several shows with friends and fellow New York performers, Fishcerspooner, Andrew was invited to play 2 engagements at a popular Belgian Arts Festival called Over The Edges. This was only the very beginning of a fast and wild ride.
Andrew signed a recording contract with Island Def Jam Records/Universal Music, and began the recording of his debut full-length CD. Titled I GET WET, the album's release in 2001 caused a widespread and diverse wave of reaction, landing Andrew on the covers of international music magazines, like the UK's NME, which featured him not once, but twice on the cover of the same issue (adding an additional page to accommodate the double image). More press followed, catapulting Andrew to overnight exposure in the international music world. Magazines worldwide praised the originality and undeniable intensity of his music, and articles in GQ, Rolling Stone, Spin, Q, Mojo, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Jane, The New Yorker, FHM, Playboy, Oui, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Alternative Press, i-D, The Face, Dazed & Confused, Bizzare, Newsweek, The New York Post, Stuff, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, and dozens and dozens and dozens of others, the world over, all agreed that the A.W.K. style had made a mark in the wide world of music.
Now that Andrew W.K. had arrived, it was time to take the music to the stage, and Andrew had to form a band. Instead of auditioning random applicants, Andrew decided to write a letter to his favorite drummer, a man named Donald Tardy, who plays in the band Obituary. Andrew sent Donald the music and asked if he would join his band. Having no expectations, Andrew was shocked when Tardy wrote back and agreed to play the music. After Donald came an additional 7 musicians, including Gregg Roberts (bass guitar, vocals), Sgt. Frank (guitar), Jimmy Coup (guitar, vocals), Kendall A. (guitar, vocals), E. Payne (guitar, vocals), John Sutton (guitar), and even a second drummer, Richie Russo, who played on stage next to Donald, in perfect synchronicity. Andrew relocated to Brandon, Florida, in order to rehearse with the band and prepare the music for live performances. Immediately following the release of I GET WET, Andrew W.K. and his newly formed band began a world tour, which would continue for 3 years and over 500 concerts. Major U.S. tours, including highly coveted Ozzfest and Warped Tour dates, as well as countless hall and arena shows with everyone from Aerosmith, to The Locust, gave the music even further exposure and proved that A.W.K. music goes beyond genre and classifaction - it seemed purely "a man and music". Major network television appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Last Call With Carson Daly, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, CNN, Fox Sports, Access Hollywood, Top Of The Pops, VH1, and MTV led to an eventual T.V. series of his own, entitled Your Friend, Andrew W.K. The show featured Andrew giving personal advice to fans who wrote in asking for help. MTV2 presented the series, along with countless other Andrew W.K. appearances on MTV, VH1, Much Music, and FUSE.
In the midst of his non-stop schedule, Andrew recorded and released his second album, THE WOLF, which was received with enthusiasm by both fans and the media alike. The album was recorded much in the same tradition Andrew established with his earliest songs: Andrew himself playing every instrument, and recording track after track of music, with each song tracking at least 90 individual parts, if not 200 or more individual tracks. Andrew and his band took the new album to the stage and performed tours across the globe, including festivals in Reading, Leeds, Tokyo, Osaka, and Taiwan. During this wave of shows, Andrew broke his foot on stage while getting tangled in his own microphone cable. Rather than sit it out and heal at home, W.K. decided to continue the tour, and played the remaining 60 shows in a wheelchair. One of these performances was filmed at the Spike T.V. Video Game Awards. Earlier in the year, W.K. had sustained a head injury during the filming of his music video, We Want Fun, with director Spike Jonze, for the Jackass Movie soundtrack. Despite these physical setbacks, the music continued and the party continues to spread, one person at a time.
At the close of 2004, Andrew began work on the massive WHO KNOWS? live-concert movie. In it, more than 300 hours of live concert footage, spanning 1992-2004, was condensed into a rapid-fire viewing experience. The film was edited using a special multi-track video process, in which multiple performances can be synchronized and layered together, with the audio and video overlapping to create a seamless sequence of shots from different concerts. The layering process of the video is similar to the layering process Andrew uses to record his music, and when performing. The movie was screened at sell-out shows in New York City and Hollywood, where Andrew performed in-person piano solos. WHO KNOWS? was released on DVD by Music Video Distributors / R. Jayne / R.C.U. Video.
Andrew W.K. released his third album, entitled "Close Calls With Brick Walls" in Spring 2006. The album was released exclusively in Asia due to legal issues surrounding usage of the name "Andrew W.K." Andrew toured both South Korea and Japan extensively in 2006. .
In December 2009, a lecture recorded at Madame Jojo's in London in September 2008 was published online. In it Andrew W.K. claimed that the Andrew W.K. persona was created by a committee including himself, his father, and other individuals, and that he was the "next person playing Andrew W.K." Claiming, "I'm not the guy you've seen from the I Get Wet album... I'm not that same person. I don't just mean that in a philosophical or conceptual way. It's not the same person at all." Andrew W.K. later went on to clarify that he believed that he, as well as his fans that have followed him since the original album, have become "different people."
He went further on to say: "Andrew W.K. was created by a large group of people. They met, and I was there, and we talked about how we could come up with something that would move people. It was done in the spirit of commerce. It was done in the spirit of entertainment, which usually goes hand in hand with commerce. I was auditioned, along side many other people, to fill this role of a 'great frontman', 'a great performer'. On the one hand it may be a little scary to admit this to you all, that I may not be exactly who you thought I was, and that the guy who was, in fact, first hired as Andrew W.K. is a different person than the guy sitting here on the stage tonight. I'm the next person who is playing Andrew W.K."
However On Tuesday 24 February, 2010, Andrew WK hosted an event Santos Party House in New York, where members of the public could ask him anything they liked. He stated that "I am Andrew W.K., the same that has been here from the beginning... I am... I am, I am the same Andrew W.K. at this appearance as at all Andrew W.K.-related appearances."
Later in 2010 due to finding a loophole in his contractual agreements he was able to release his 2006 album "Close Calls With Brick Walls" world wide. He released this along with another album called "Mother Of Mankind" which contained rare and unreleased tracks from 1999 right through to 2010.
He still lives in New York City.
In 2011, he released an EP called the "Party all Goddamn night" EP. This was released exclusively in Japan. Andrew W.K. is currently working on a new as yet unnamed album which is due for release some time in 2012.
On March 2, 2018, Andrew W.K. released "You're Not Alone", returning to the anthemic sounds of his first two albums.
On May 6, 2021, Andrew W.K. announced that his sixth studio album, God Is Partying, was to be released on September 10, 2021. In September 2021, the album was released alongside the single "Stay True To Your Heart". Shortly after the release of the album, W.K. delayed upcoming shows and deleted his website and social media pages with no explanation, his label also remaining quiet on what was happening.
We want fun
Andrew W.K. Lyrics
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You'd be doing things, and hoping there's antidote!
When we saw that we'd give you it all!
We're thinkin' you're a lady, yankin' our chains an' all!
We can get a try!
We can get a try!
With a 1, 2, 3
We can clear the floor
We'd give you a bangin'
Ladies and gentlemen do it together!
We want you to give us something more
You have to lay down on us!
We want us to get up off the floor
Don't ever lay down on it!
We don't want to ever live or die!
We gotta get out we can make it today
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make it today!
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun 'cause we desperately need it!
We want fun, but you don't understand
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make me a man!
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun either take it, or leave it!
We want fun, and we're gonna get pasted!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
When we had the time of our life
We'd hook up with the gang
And take you through!
Then you'd be in the back of our van
Mum and dad started gettin' real bad!
We want you to give us something more
You have to lay down on us!
We want us to get up off the floor
Don't ever lay down on it!
We don't want to ever live or die!
We gotta get out we can make it today
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make it today!
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want fun 'cause we desperately need it!
We want fun, but you don't understand...
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make me a man!
We want fun 'cause we medically need it!
We want fun eiter take it, or leave it!
We want fun, and we're gonna get pasted!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
We want pie, want pie, want fun YEAH!
What do we want? What do we want?
We want fun, want pie, want fun YEAH!
What do we want? What do we want?
We want fun, want pie, want pie YEAH!
What do we want? We know what we want!
We want pie, want pie, want pie!
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
"We Want Fun" by Andrew W.K. is a fast-paced, upbeat song that speaks to the desire for youthful freedom and recklessness. The lyrics are full of references to party culture, rebellion, and pushing boundaries. The song begins with the suggestion that if they had their way, they would do whatever they pleased with the hope that there would be some sort of antidote to fix any problems that arose. The singer sees the listener as a lady who is resisting their advances, but they are determined to clear the floor and have a good time together. The chorus repeats the phrase "we want fun" multiple times, emphasizing the urgency and intensity of this desire.
The verses on this song are quite cryptic, but one way to interpret the lyrics is that they represent a youthful rebellion against the expectations and constraints of society. The line "When we had the time of our life, we'd hook up with the gang and take you through" implies that there is a group aspect to their recklessness, and that they are looking to bring others along with them. The references to getting wasted and wanting pie are common tropes in party culture, but they may also symbolize the desire for instant gratification and sensory pleasure. In some ways, this song can be seen as a celebration of hedonism, with its message of living life to the fullest and pursuing pleasure at all costs.
Line by Line Meaning
Well if we had our own willing way to go
If we could do whatever we want
You'd be doing things, and hoping there's antidote!
We would do things that could be dangerous and hope for a way to make it better
When we saw that we'd give you it all!
We would give you everything we have
We're thinkin' you're a lady, yankin' our chains an' all!
We think you are messing with us
We can get a try!
We can give it a shot
With a 1, 2, 3
Counting down
You'd be startin' to drown!
You would be overwhelmed
We can clear the floor
We can make space
We'd give you a bangin'
We would give you a good time
Ladies and gentlemen do it together!
Everyone should have fun
We want you to give us something more
We want something beyond what we have
You have to lay down on us!
You have to give it all to us
We want us to get up off the floor
We want to stop feeling defeated
Don't ever lay down on it!
Don't give up
We don't want to ever live or die!
We don't want to be bored or stagnant
We gotta get out we can make it today
We have to break out and do something fun today
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make it today!
Come on, let's do it today!
We want fun and you better believe it!
We want to have fun and we are serious about it
We want fun 'cause we desperately need it!
We need fun in our lives
We want fun, but you don't understand
You don't understand our need for fun
You gotta HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! make me a man!
Having fun makes us feel like a real person
We want fun 'cause we medically need it!
We need fun for our mental and physical health
We want fun eiter take it, or leave it!
We want to have fun, and you can either join us or not
We want fun, and we're gonna get pasted!
We want to go all out and party hard
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
We want to have fun and drink alcohol
When we had the time of our life
When we really enjoyed ourselves
We'd hook up with the gang
We would hang out with our friends
And take you through!
We would show you a good time
Then you'd be in the back of our van
You would be partying with us
Mum and dad started gettin' real bad!
Our parents started to disapprove of our behavior
We want pie, want pie, want fun YEAH!
We want to have fun and also have something to eat
What do we want? What do we want?
We are excited and gearing up to have fun
We want fun, want pie, want fun YEAH!
We want to party, have some food, and have a good time
We want fun, want pie, want pie YEAH!
We really want to have something to eat while we're having fun
What do we want? We know what we want!
We know what we want and that is to enjoy ourselves
We want pie, want pie, want pie!
We really want pie
We want to have fun, and we want to get wasted!
We want to have fun and drink alcohol
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREW F. WILKES-KRIER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@anon68918
Thank You Johnny Knoxville
Thank you Jeff Treimamer
Thanks Wee Man
Thank you Bam Margera (out of Jackass Forever)
Thank you Preston Lacy
Thank you Ryan Dunn(1977-2011)
Thank you Steve-o
Thank you Rip Taylor(1931-2019)
Thank you Mcgrehen
Thank you Steve lee (1966-2020)
Thank You Dave England
Thank MTV™(1998-2014), DickHouse & Paramount Pictures ™ for make this movie Possible
Dedicated to Ryan Dunn(★1977 - †2011)
Dedicated to Rip Taylor
★1931 - †2019
Dedicated to Stevie Lee
★1966 - †2020
this was the best wrapping party
Directed by Jeff Tremainer
© MTV FILMS
© Paramount Pictures
© DickHouse entertainment
@vdromuzaraki
If you are enjoying this no matter what year is now, you need to know that you are an AWESOME person and i wish you a very AWESOME life!
@timothyfloogle
Same to you and all what read these comments!
@danielcardona9792
I enjoy this song at the same way I enjoy this comment. Ur ta best bro
@Jane6isAlive
And to you!🙌🏻🥰👀🤟🏻🤙🏻🤪
@XXWhambarXX
I come back to this song every year or so and every time my heart beaks a bit more as I watch the video.
@jasonbohannon2260
You as well my friend!!
@gregorydavis4742
I miss chilling watching jackass, viva la bam on mtv, playing tony hawks pro skater 4, skating everyday and not having a care in the world i miss being 15.
@thebrigadeloco2257
Gregory Davis and smoking weed that we overpaid!
@johnnycaper_
true
@gregorydavis4742
@@thebrigadeloco2257 yes that too i could only get it at the skatepark from the skaters in there 20s i actually beat this dude in skate one time for a 8th at the park i felt like a badass that was when i was 16