andrew wk in trouble?

DEAR ANDREW WK,

TO START, LET ME SAY THAT I RESPECT YOU AND OUR FANS VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ALL THAT YOU STAND FOR・BECAUSE I STOOD FOR IT FIRST. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR MUSIC, BECAUSE I CREATED IT. ZOU KNOW THAT I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOOK AND ACT AND SING AND DANCE, BECAUSE IT WAS BORN IN MY BRAIN.

HOPEFULLY BY NOW YOU’VE NOTICD THAT I’VE HACKED INTO THE WEBSITES. MAYBE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN EVERYTHING, BUT OUR FANS HAVE. IN FACT, YOUR FANS ARE WELL ON THEI WAY TO KNOWING THE TRUTH. –I’VE BEEN GIVING THEM BITS AND PIECES, HOPING THAT YOU’D COME TO YOUR SENSES AND STOP TRYING TO SQUEEZE ME OUT. WELL, YOU HAVEN’T RESPONDED TO MY INITIAL REQUESTS AND NOW YOU’RE FORCING ME TO MAKE THREATS. WHEN XOU ABT UNPROFESSIONAL, SO WILL I. NOW I HAVE NO CHOHCE BUT TO LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

I NEVER WANTED IT TO COME TO THIS, BUT I CAN NO LONGER WAIT IN THE BACKGROUND AND IGNORE YOUR COMPLETE DISRESPECT. YOU’VE EXPLOITED THE AUTOMATIC DISADVANTAGE OUR AGREEMENT PUTS ME IN. MY CHOICE TO LET YOU ENJOY THE SPOTLIGHT, WHILE I CREATE THE MAGIC LEAVES ME ALMOST HELPLESS. I’M GOING TO EXTREEM MEASURES BUT YOU WILL NOT GET ME TO EXPOSE MYSELF UNTIL I EXPOSE YOU FIRST.

I KNOW THAT THE QUICK RISE TO FAME HAS CLOUDED YOUR MEMORY CONCERNING OUR PARTNERSHIP. I WAS WILLING TO FORGIVE YOUR AND IGNORANT CHOICES BECAUSE YOUR A YOUNG STAR. HOWEVER, YOUR RECENT EFFORTS TO EXCLUDE ME FROM THE THIRD ALBUM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I DIDN’T WORK FER THE LAST YEAR ON THESE NEW SONGS JUST TO HAVE YOU BREAK YOUR PROMISES AND MY HEART.

OUR FANS DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH. OUR FANS ARE SMART. THAT’S WHY I’VE PUT THE SAME LETTER YOU’RE HOLDING NOW ON ONE OF THE MANY WEBSITES I’VE CREATED THROUGH OUR COMPANY. BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, OUR FANS WILL HAVE READ IT TOO. DON’T WORRY, I’VE MADE IT HARD FOR ALL BUT THE MOST DEDICATED FANS TO READ, BUT KNOW THIS: MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL FIND OUT THE REAL STORY・UNLESS YOU STOP TRYING TO SABOTAGE OUR CONTRACT.

I’VE CHOSEN NOT TO GO TO THE PRESS WITH THIS・YET. I STILL VALUE OUR RELATIONSHIP, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE WITH ALL THAT WE INITIALLY PLANNEC, BUT IF YOU REFUSE TO COMPLY, I WILL HAVE NO CHOIC BUT TO REVEAL MYSELF, AND RDVDAL YOU AS A BACKSTABBING FRAUD.

IT’S YOUR CHOICE.

YOURS TRULY,
STEEV MIKE

P.S. UNLESS YOU WANT EVEN MORE PEOPLE TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MUSIC, OUR AGREEMENT, AND YOUR NEW GIRLFRIEND, STOP WITH YOUR PTANS ANC HOLD UP YOUR END OF THE DEAL

Dear Everyone,
I had no idea what was waiting... I got back to my room, I noticed I had changed, oh no... already I didn't like the sound of that. I immediately went and looked. Right away I noticed that there were something messed up I knew something was weird in the section. Then I sank into my stomach... I knew it. You always imagine you.

I am this. The me. I can't believe me. Anyway, soon I started finding them. (By the way, my manager showed me and I'm very impressed). I spoke and the long process of forming cleared everything out. Jeez... I just can't believe this actually happened. I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe it. This whole Steev Mike thing - I can't even begin...

Right now we have solidified. We are the company. This was it's insides. That's the only way to the systems. However, there is a small part that thinks it could be someone undisclosed in privacy. I can't even imagine this, but I have. I'm just a witness. You shouldn't see any of this. I talk about blackmail.

PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE STEEV MIKE. I USED TO CALL MYSELF STEEV MIKE A LONG TIME AGO AND IT'S NOTHING NOW. Someone is trying to confuse you and make me look bad. Like a relationship gone bad. Someone is pretending to be me and this Steev Mike guy. I don't understand why people are close. I KNOW YOU'RE READING THIS: WHOEVER YOU ARE, WE'LL FIND YOU. I've made the following decisions: I've now completely removed myself. The music is all that matters for all of us, and that's what I am. I have the best feelings about all of it because I know that it's right. We're stronger now more than ever and it's only because of one thing. We're still going... loooooong gone.

Sincerely,
Andrew W.K.

and now, read the past two Q&A's on awkworld.com - i dont quite know what to think.

"publicity stunt"?

just hazarding a guess.

Being hacked/stalked != good.

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02199756.htm

Are you worried about the drummer from Cinderella, too? He's probably in some sort of trouble.

I don't know, anyone remotely involved TLASILA is the furthest thing from irrelevent and should be monitored appropriately.

Dear AWK.World:
"Hey! A lot of people don't seem to think that was Andrew W.K. at the NJ show! I am one of them. What is going on Kristine?
asked by AFIwolf on Sunday, December 19, 2004

Answer:
Dear AFIwolf, Imagine my surprise this quiet Sunday morning! When I sat down in the office and saw 87 new emails and a whopping 403 new questions in the database, my jaw dropped! 403 new questions in one day? WOW. Well, it didn't take me long to see that all of these people were asking more or less the same quetion: "What happened with Andrew W.K. in New Jersey?" and "Where is Andrew?" Many different people wrote in asking, "Why was Andrew so weird?" Another fan wrote in: "The show in New Jersey was the best I've ever been to, but what happened with A.W.K. at the end?" I want to start by saying that I personally thought the concert was tremendous. December 17th, 2004 will always be a date I remember with pride. It was a milestone marker for the future of ANDREW W.K. We all felt great seeing a sold out crowd full of such passionate A.W.K. fans! To answer all of your questions: There's been a lot of confusion regarding this New Jersey concert. People have been especially curious about where Andrew went after the show and whether or not it was in fact Andrew himself on the stage. Well, please let me be the first to tell you that you can all take a deep breath and relax! Please calm down. It was a spectacular concert, everything went over very well and the night was a success! We should all feel great about the show. Many of you did mention some strange unexplained moments during the evening, mainly due to the stopping of the show early, before the band could finish the intended set, and how Andrew was moving. This was due to a small problem with people in the backstage. Everything was taken care of smoothly and everyone made it out in one piece! At the end of the show we moved at the same time as they worked with the equipment and finished it up perfectly! We just want people to know that it went over very well. At this point all we can do is look at the information we've been collecting and continue with our research into the facts. We will not respond to false accusations, nor will we be threatened by those who choose deception over fairness. I'm never dissapointed with a good A.W.K. show! Thanks to the whole East Coast Crew and everyone who traveled for making this the turning point (without a hitch)! When it's time to party we all will party hard! PARTY HARD! The show was perfect and that's all that matters. LONG LIVE THE PARTY!"

Truly bizarre. I hope the guy is okay.

Yo Kristine [AWK webmaster], Where the heck is Andrew? We don't want to hear from you, we want to hear from Mr. W.K. himself. Notice how the previous email started with "Dear Andrew." I don't know if you reading it is legal, but it's still stupid. Bring back Andrew W.K.!
asked by ratto on Friday, December 17, 2004

Answer:
Dear Ratto, Thank you for writing to me. I must admit, I feel slightly uneasy trying to explain to you where Andrew is, and let me also state for the record, that I am in no way trying to fill in for Andrew. I am simply here to answer questions - one at a time, on a moment by moment basis. Tonight will be the last Andrew K.W. concert of 2004! We trust that the fans will come out in full-force and raise the bar higher than ever. This is our last chance to build a night of never-ending excitement! Sold-out in New Jersey! I wish I could be there! As Andrew himself has stated, he will always be there, you just might not see him. Assumptions are once again at the mercy of possibilty. Standards are suddenly stripped and elevated. Precepts and formalities no longer conceal the limitless possibility that's always been there, and no longer will anticipated procedure shatter expectations, or limit the endless variations of outcome that can be experienced now. Things which have become familiar are now anomalous. Due to the current circumstances, we still don't know who's causing this. We do have very clear ideas how to continue our research. The most important thing is this: Andrew W.K. is hard at work on the third album. The recording is well underway, with close to 10 songs already in the midst of the recording process. Andrew has been recording and writing at The Hit Factory in New York City, working with Mario Dane from Louise Harland. You must know that Andrew is NOT moving away - because he's already gone - which means he's actually closer to you than ever before. Remember, no sign is a good sign, and that still remains the case. The most important part of this will remain and flourish like never before. It's possible that your theories of comfort will be shattered in the ultimate liberation of understanding, but just when we feel we have no grasp, we'll realize we've been holding on to the most solid structure the entire time. There is NO reason for this to happen... except that it is. Accept that it is and enjoy yourself. As always, your pleasure remains the priority. Sincerely, Kristine Williams

WTF???

He needs to get together with Marissa Marchant and make the most insane album ever.

either that or another one of those goddamn guerilla marketing schemes. frankly, i hope it's the former.

"NEW ANDREW W.K. ALBUM:

Andrew W.K. is deep in the midst of recording the third full-length album. THE POWER NEVER STOPS FORMING: The new songs are building to an even higher level of power and exaltation. Radiance, resplendence, and richness will coarse through every moment of every flourishing grandstand. Effulgence will surge with each thunderous collapse. The gorgeousness and grandeur of each sweat-dripping, blood-pumping, head-slamming moment of lusterous magnificence will fill our hearts with more strength than ever before. In other words, this is the pure majesty taken to the highest level of celebratory royalty. Binary is banal."

genius

He needs to get together with Marissa Marchant and make the most insane album ever.

prescient

He needs to get together with Marissa Marchant and make the most insane album ever.

-- pdf (newyorkisno...), December 21st, 2004.

http://www.cloudmakers.org/

ok, the other site redirects to www.andrewwk.com, where there's a slideshow you can click through. at the end you get a page with a bunch of pics of mr. wk, including drivers license photos and what looks like a high school yearbook pic from the 1950s. it's at the bottom of the page. it sounds more like a beer commercial than usual.

strangley, my paranoid minds loves this sorta stuff and i thought that immediately upon hearnig the music...
man, i love the Tom Cruise parts!!! more Scientology related stuff, please!!tnx.

i think this explains it all quite nicely.

Posted by "Duff_Mulligan" 1:55am Friday, August 19th 2005.

not really; did you actually read the article? he has no first-hand information from reliable sources.

anyway, if anyone's interested, there's another new song "Kicks and Bricks" on http://www.andrewwk.com.

'the wolf' was released so long agoooooooooooo......

He has a song called Hand On The Place. Party on.

"Art = marketing = rock"

Backyard Wrestling Association, Beast People, Bringdownzz, Cock ESP, Compomicro Dexail, Lawrence Cook/Thurston Moore/John Voigt, Crank Sturgeon, Chris Cutler/Tom Dimuzio, Due Process, Geddy's Fork Players, Government Alpha, Mark C. Jackman, The Jaunties, Jason Lescalleet/Achim Wollscheid, Little Princess, Slusser, Brian K. Smith, W2/NNENG, Andrew Wilkes-Krier, Walter Wright/Zipper Spy

RRR/Statutory Tape
VHS video $10.00

And here it is!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/sep/16/andrew-wk-55-cadillac

Andrew WK: I am finally a free man

Hello! I hope you're well. I recently released an album called 55 CADILLAC. The Guardian asked me to write about it here. They requested I explain why I made the album and why it contains only improvised piano pieces. That's somewhat of a tall order for me at the moment (I just had a gag order put on me – really!), but I will do my best to type some words and hope they cover some of the desired bases.

Why and how I made this album is somewhat difficult for me to write about. Allow me to state the following: Over the past 10 years, I've had personal and professional issues with several people involved in my career, and due to formal agreements, I'm partially forbidden from going into detail regarding certain aspects of my recent work and, as a result, the making of the 55 CADILLAC album.

Here's what I am able to say: At the end of 2004, an old friend of mind got in some business trouble and basically decided to take it out on me. To cut a long story short, this person is someone I worked very closely with and had a formal and family business relationship with. Due to various complaints this person had with me, they were able to turn my life and career upside down. I wasn't allowed to use my own name within certain areas of the US entertainment industry and we were in a debate about who owned the rights to my image, and who should get credit for "inventing" it. This made my life complicated and intense for a few years, but I kept working and doing whatever I could to keep moving forward.

By 2008, and after a lot of negotiating, my new business team and I had come to an agreement with my opponent, and I was finally in the clear. That's how this new 55 CADILLAC album became possible – we based the new record label in the UK, so there were no issues within the US. However, as of last week, we've been partially pulled back into the thick of it and I'm getting hourly updates from my lawyer as I type this. I really don't know how to feel about it – it's beyond frustrating – it almost feels like a hallucination. It inspires so much rage inside me that my mind has to seek other outlets for that energy and I start to feel dizzy and see stars. Fortunately, I don't have to deal with anyone directly. Thank goodness my lawyers do all the real work.

Anyway, I wanted this new 55 CADILLAC album to sound like freedom. The sound of a piano being played by a free man – nothing more, nothing less. This was the first chance in almost 10 years where I was allowed to simply play and record an instrument – no songwriters, no lyrics to learn, no overdubs, no slow fixes, no remixes, no video shoots or interview practice – just the sound of someone sitting in room playing piano for the sake of it. No one telling me what to play, or how to play it. And no masterplans, high-concept visions, worldwide goals with roll-out schedules. No style consultants or acting coaches. No more meetings with sponsors or computerized yelling. No more threats.

Just a huge black piano. And a huge black car.

kicked ass on monday night.

what the hell

So I can't possibly keep up with this Steev Mike stuff, but this portion "no songwriters, no lyrics to learn, no overdubs, no slow fixes, no remixes, no video shoots or interview practice – just the sound of someone sitting in room playing piano for the sake of it. No one telling me what to play, or how to play it. And no masterplans, high-concept visions, worldwide goals with roll-out schedules. No style consultants or acting coaches. No more meetings with sponsors or computerized yelling," seems to validate the pre-fabrication angle. Or has that already been accepted?

haven't really heard of the steev mike stuff but lol @ the first page that shows up when you search it on google

http://awilkeskrier.homestead.com/N_17.jpg
http://awilkeskrier.homestead.com/N_18.jpg

"this person is someone I worked very closely with and had a formal and family business relationship"
Maybe "this person" is actually himself? He's just referring to himself in the third person and this is his way of saying he's tired of the previous AWK schtick he put himself through, and is now on to some new schtick?

it's awk fite klub!

apparently he may be joining fucked up as their keyboard player.

the secret codes, the mark on the forehead, the Nicole Kidman stuff. it is all wau so wau

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/07/andrew-wk-juvenile-restraining-order

Woah awesome. Also recorded this when he was 17?

doubt it

Yeah, it really sounds like one of his more recent songs. The story sounds like bullshit too but I gave him the benefit of the doubt since I can't see why would he actually bother making this stuff up? Then I read: "Three months ago, I was advised by my personal manager and life coach to finally let people hear it, to resolve the nightmare" and it almost makes sense cos who knows what Eugene Landry shit's going on with Andrew WK right now?

If the story's true then I hope can forget all the angst it's caused him because it's great. It's powerful and over the top while still being at heart a simple rock song. I'd like to hear Bonnie Tyler doing it.

sounds bowie-like, like something off Labyrinth.

it's definitely not old. this another addition to his extended resume of performance art.

I can't see why would he actually bother making this stuff up?

i think u can see

What a nut he is.

OK, the "I'm not me!" shit 6 months ago was one thing, this is just WEIRD. Is this guy touched in the head or something? Whoever mentioned Marissa Marchant upthread was OTM.

res otm.

I hope this is the "Willow" song Desdemona sings before her death in "Othello."

Goes with the stalker-ish sentiments of "This is My World" and "I Want Your Face".

That baritone doesn't sound like any 17 year old I've ever heard. Maybe Rick Astley.

sounds bowie-like, like something off Labyrinth.

― Melvin van Osterlow, Jr. (res), Thursday, April 8, 2010 4:00 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i was thinking a bit of Peter Murphy

"Harm / that's what you're in for / if you don't open the door"

YIKES!

I had a crush on a girl and was deeply and passionately fixated on her. She had a baby face, a 14-tooth smile, large eyes, a crowned forehead, an oversized brow and a tender style.

What's a "14-tooth smile"?!?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/15/andrew-wk-my-destiny-girl

this is such an obvious and weird publicity stunt.

...which is pretty funny and imo entirely worth it for the unending stream of "you don't fool me this is nothing but a marketing exercise!!" comment box dimwits