Well, I guess more so, eliminate the self. Andrew WK as some kind of avant-garde popular culture experiment is a damn intriguing idea.

… almost as quickly as he arrived, Andrew Wilkes-Krier has been rudely ushered off the Apollo soundstage and scribbled as a footnote into history’s textbook of rock novelties. Been months since I last heard “Party Hard” on the radio or saw WK thrashing about on M2 like a hyperactive retarded kid whose parents failed to give him a disciplinary shaking. If it hadn’t been for this meddling CD-R I was sent by Island Records’ promotions team, I might already have forgotten the guy. Ahh, but yes, in due time. I take immense comfort in the realization that, at some distant point in the future, I won’t be able to recall any of I Get Wet, and whether that’ll be due to its legitimate forgetability or a future struggle with Alzheimer’s I don’t much care, so long as I never again have to envision his mangy “RAW is WAR” hairswath (wash it!), or listen to these unshakable cro-magnon shoutathons.

Source: Andrew WK’s I get Wet review on Pitchfork Album rating: 0.6 (of 10)

He traded the GUESS? anonymity for an even more basic outfit: white t-shirts and jeans, running shoes, and a watch (What time is it? It’s Time To Party). This outfit allowed Andrew to, “Go crazy and not worry about ruining my clothes, plus it’s easy to get replacements, and if anyone else wanted to, they could easily dress like me.”

Source: Andrew WK Offical Website

One day in the acting class the teacher had us all stand up and talk about what are dreams for the future were. Most of the kids said “To be a famous actor”, one other girl said “To be a star on Broadway”, and I said “To make movies”. Andrew went last and stood up and said, very slowly, “I want to craft my own non-existence.” The teacher asked him what he meant and said “Exactly what I said.” The teacher was clearly annoyed and the whole class rolled it’s eyes because Andrew was always saying weird stuff that made no sense. I thought what he said sounded cool though, so after class, while we were walking to our cars, I asked Andrew how he was going to craft his own non-existence). I don’t remember what he said word for word, but essentially he said, “First I’m going to make myself undeniably exist as a recognizable and identifiable form, and then I’m going to spend the rest of my life working to eliminate it and prove that it’s existence was an impossible illusion all along, but because people have already seen it they will experience the sensation equal to maximum pleasure.” It was something like that, obviously some of what he said was different, but that’s essentially what he told me. I remember it well because it made a huge impact on me and I’ve thought about it a lot since.

Source: Andrew W.K. & Steev Mike Information Page