Andrew W.k.

Biography

Born in Los Angeles, and was raised in Michigan from age 4 to 18 before relocating to New York City

Took classical piano when he was younger before switching to drums during his teen years

Caused some problems with censors with his second album's working title, Blow Your Bone. The censors thought it was a sex-orientated title, but he claimed it meant blowing up chicken bones with explosives and that the title doesn't hint at anything sexual. The title may be changed before its release.

First album, I Get Wet (2002). The cover caused problems with censors because the cover shows W.K. with a badly bloodied nose and the blood oozing down his mouth, chin, and neck. As a result, a black sticker was put on the CD shrink wraps to cover the bloody area.

Has a younger brother, Patrick (born January 28, 1984), two older half-sisters, and he had an older brother who died before Andrew was born.

Parents: Wendy and James

Back-up band consists of Jimmy Coup (guitar), Erik Payne (guitar), Frank Werner (guitar), Gregg Roberts (bass), and Donald Tardy (drums).

Now resides in Gibsontown, Florida, along with his back-up band.

While in New York working on his music, he took up jobs washing dishes, selling gumball machines, and parking cars to earn money.

Broke his right foot during a November 23, 2003 concert in Los Angeles, but continued to play concerts in a wheelchair.

Jimmy Coup left his back-up band in November 2003 to return to his old band, Coup De Grace, and is replaced with Kendall Andrews.

On January 16, 2004, he was involved in a car accident while filming his new TV show, where he drove his car head-on into two other cars. No one was injured.