Andrew W.K. Quotes

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Andrew W.K.

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 9, 1979

I was just so fortunate to have parents who encouraged me to try things and do what I wanted.

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You can magically alter your life if you believe hard enough and then take actual physical action in the world outside your brain to make it happen.

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I usually don't try to meet people at all, especially if I really like them, for all kinds of reasons.

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Reading counts as partying, even if you're not enjoying it! Even if someone's forcing you to read, you can find a way to make it into a party if you party hard enough. It just takes more effort and a more advanced approach.

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Even though there are so many different 'kinds' of music - different textures, different timbres, different attitudes - there is something divine at the core of all music.

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'Music Is Worth Living For' is an exaltation of my love for music itself. It's also me pleading with myself to recognize music's eternal power and glory, in the face of hardship and pain.

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I think all of our concerts, really, as parties. It's a performance for sure. It's not a recital. It's a celebration of that music.

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Andrew W.K. is about partying and doing what you want!

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All my work is not personal - I've been trying to get away from that into the true self underneath all the tastes and things we think make up a self.

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Try to imagine that you're the strongest, most noble, most thoughtful, most compassionate, intelligent person in the world, and pretend to be that. Speak from that place. It's more than self-awareness; it's the ability to access this super-intelligence.

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How could you not let your life affect your work? That's all it is. Unless you have a very specific, isolated version of what you're doing.

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As someone that really likes painting and visual art but also likes video and movies and also music and recording and style and clothes, it was hard to pick what to do with my life.

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The entertainment industry is so vast; that's why I got into it the first place.

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Music is about truth, and truth contains the ugliness and the dark and evil and hate and sadness as well as the happiness and beauty and everything in between. Having all those extremes is itself a satisfying, positive thing.

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It's my responsibility to show people that this music is something they can trust in and believe in, and it's not a joke. It's not anything but 100 percent from my heart.

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I have not been a big fan of very sweet drinks, although the Manhattan cocktail is a favorite of mine.

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Usually, two or three hours after getting offstage, I'll begin the eating process: usually carbohydrates, protein, and fat.

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Food is a party; it's exciting. It should be a source of entertainment and nourishment. And just do everything you can to not let food become anything but fun. Let it be a source of pleasure, not anxiety or neuroses or stress.

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No one controlled Frank Sinatra or told him how to sing. No secret group of managers has been telling someone like Jay-Z what to do or how to look. And no one tells me what to do except me and the people who believe in me.

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I take responsibility for everything in my life, including who I work for and what happens to me because of it.

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