Soft Focus: Andrew W.K. Part 1

[AlexelA]

What happened at the end.... I nodded off!

[thejerm666]

This is the false Andrew W.K.!

[Lester284L]

go back to the noise music. deformalize your next album.

[GrantSimanton]

Not nearly enough partying going on here.

[HameshaDee]

LYRICZBEE AND ANDREW WK YAAAAAAAY WINNING!!!

[HameshaDee]

lyriczbee and him better do music together

[aaronrourke]

ian is from the makeup. a great band

[clitorousgus]

btw love his jeans and tee

[clitorousgus]

he speakes the truth am i right lol love him

[deathbypowerglove]

Andrew W.K is a smart person.

Kinda a joke in the music he creates but one that sounds great....

I Get Wet is one of the best albums ever

[numb19029]

My hair is grown long,it's a bit shorter than Andrew's hair there, but f*** I don't have the face to fit it >.<

[FeedTheFamily]

ian is the shit

[1844Freddy]

Soft Focus is the perfect nonsense name for an ironic news interview show

[cauthoncrazy]

I love the intro song. & Ian. What a guy.

[jowefoster]

Jello, G.Coxon, Rollins, Kevin Shields, Mackaye, Oldham, all legends that deserved a interview spot on Soft Focus to examine their views. But Andrew W.K.? The guy makes music for Twix TV adverts. I guess this was an interview idea was pushed by Vice since WK was a Vice darling during his 15 minutes of mainstream music payola spree. I would rather see Ian F. interview the other guys from Weird War instead.

[susaninmaine]

@jowefoster who is Ian "F"...?

[cornelius11]

Nation of ullyses are fucking amazing. Andrew WK is alright I guess.

[MyriadesusTV]

WTF?! So Andrew's a rocker and a time traveller?! HOLY SHIT!

[KageegeeKilla74]

There is a scary lack of Party here

[nickux17]

You'd only have to move those two chairs and that table to have enough space to really get a party going. PARTY HARD!!

[shrivalup]

hehe.shiloh an awful name a great neil diamond song. the interviewer is an amazing performer. i saw the make up in 99 and its still the best show ive ever seen!

[taylornations]

I think you all don't really "get" the host

[funkymoneylove]

@taylornations maybe his lack of interest is supposed to be ironic? this guy is a tool and akward

[al35077]

this guy is a MAJOR dork(not awk he's awesome) he reminds me of pastor dave from that seventies show

[naqedchic]

Andrew W.K. is so underrated.

[findthesublime]

The host is hilarious. Hahaha.

[jcm760]

im growing out my hair for a year now n it kinda looks like a shorter version of awk!!! xD

[righteousrat]

@jcm760 Who the hell gives a shit?

[DoctorRobert23]

Andrew WK partied so hard he went back in time

[nerdelicious5]

the interviewer is uber serious XD

[jgwest1]

Andrew WK knows how to party. I heard that he was at this party once, and he started thrashing around a little. Then he started kicking and punching the air as hard as he could. Andrew began to spin, faster and faster, until he looked like a greasy white tornado. He bounced around the room and into the other party-goers. And when he finally stopped spinning, everyone else at the party was dead. Andrew WK realized that he had won. Forever.

That dude really knows how to party.

[stephmeehan]

Ian Svenonius is the bomb digg.

[superzerox1]

i was lucky enough to meet AWK in salt lake maybe six years ago. easily one of the nicest guys ever. he did my friends voicemail and took a bunch of friends out to eat after the show. fuckin awesome guy.

[KeVlarTheMighty]

He's the best!

He's the best performer

Best singer

Best poet

Best talker

Most philosophical

so cool,

and he's respectful of others

he's got good karma

and brings joy to the world!

[9ish]

@KeVlarTheMighty YEEESSSS!

[KeVlarTheMighty]

@9ish :)

[PartyHardWK]

I agree kevlar! and thats how we all should be, spread happiness and good times and have fun!  but most of all PARTY HARD!!!!!

[KittenSnipa]

CORRECTION: PARTY HARDY!

[WESKERANDASHY]

@KeVlarTheMighty YOU ARE RIGHT :D

[MCRmechanic]

ADK is quite educated. and kick ass. good combo. i'd like to meet him someday.

[Fungoos]

@MCRmechanic ADK? you mean AWK?

[MCRmechanic]

haha, that would be the one. sometimes my mind has a mind of it's own lmao

[ThisIsStomper]

what does W sound like its pronounced with at the beginning

[acebrawler73]

@Fungoos like. andrew doubleyou kay. i guess lol.

[TheKaranny]

In person, Andrew's really cool and intelligent! XDDD

Cause I've actually spoken to the dude before :]

[handbanana17]

@TheKaranny

you wanna cookie?

[TheKaranny]

@handbanana17 What's that supposed to mean? lol

[Adry1412]

Andrew seems nervous and kinda paranoid. It seems like it's too awkward and he's trying to make small talk. XD haha!

[avalanchesoul]

from way back in NoU, everything he does is approached conceptually. you either get it or you don't. if you don't, perhaps you need to expand you're sphere of understanding.

[perlariojas]

small talk?

hahaha i like how he

puts his legs.lol

[InfernalApocalypse]

I wouldn't be surprised. Pretty much everyone involved with Vice and VBS is a pretentious twat.

[keendeanotaur]

The host is Ian Svenonius, singer of legendary punk/rock bands such as Nation of Ulysses and the Make-up. He is wearing a suit, which i can understand might throw you off, but; mr. svenonius is notorious for being far removed from yuppiedom.

[myguitardidyermom12]

you have no idea who that guy is, do you.

[aselfishimpulse]

@ieatbooks that's ian svenonius douchebag, he was the singer of nation of ulysses, in this show he's playing a character, it's a joke, that's the whole point.. it's supposed to be pretentious!

[ZomBettie]

@ieatbooks

thank you

[MrFrankwizzal]

@ieatbooks i take it that you don't know who IanF. Svenonius is

[Lazarus171]

@ieatbooks That guy looks way too old to be a yuppie.

[shueln]

@ieatbooks DUDE MAN ian svenonious is the furtheSt thing from a yuppie ever. I fuckin' know him.

[bunerzissou]

@ieatbooks do you know who ian svenonius is? he's reknowned in teh DC hardcore scene. He's the farthest thing from a yuppie, he wrote a pocketbook communist manifesto.

[obvious4chanuser]

@ieatbooks That yuppie was the vocalist for Nation of Ulysses.

[PersonMan92]

@ieatbooks The whole "yuppie" image he's presenting here is a joke. Ian Svenonious is a real punk.

[frottery]

@ieatbooks you remind me of someone who goes to starbucks who makes generalizations about people, only capable of referring to the annoying things in their limited worldview.

Besides, yuppies don't dress in slate suits + rings from the 50s early soul era.

[susaninmaine]

@ieatbooks holy shit you're unbeLIEVably off base. Calling Ian Svenonius a yuppie is one of the most hilariously WRONG calls I may ever have heard. Go study your fucking punk history.

[SzczerbiakAttack]

@ieatbooks That "yuppie" was the lead singer of Nation of Ulysses, an amazing punk rock band.

[brunobabashay1]

these guys are pretentious dupes...sons of rich bastards I bet. .

[PunchingKitty]

Wheres the party?

[sw0rd0fadvers1ty]

Haha, awesome.

[hangsambo12]

intelligent guy.

[sheiksubra]

why exactly do he wear white all the time

[echoplex1991]

He just does... Its kinda his trademark... That and the word Party...

[phreezerburne]

i dont get it  T~T

[sueflokey]

good lord. make it stop! the chairs are too small for both of them AND whoever that host is looks like he's got a hemorroid problem the way he keeps wiggleing from right butt cheek to left but cheek. And, I hope there was in introduction to this person.... ??

[nameismymike]

thats the point

[susaninmaine]

@sueflokey I'm very embarrassed for you...do a little homework before you post something so...gosh, I'm trying not to be mean...ill-informed. Google "Ian Svenonius" and maybe just maybe you'll have a sense of the tongue in cheek nature of this entire interview and encounter. Or maybe you won't. But, really....you missed the mark, whizzed over your head.

[bikingisnotacrime]

this is boring, so im not watching it. BYE

[meinLiebsterFeind]

It's tongue in cheek, if you can't detect that in these interviews then go have a wank.

[stob000]

These interviews are gems, every one. It's not bullshit, it's just a STYLE. If you don't like don't watch it but there is no need to be pathetic and say 'the interviewer sux' or whatever. All the people Svenonius talks to are pretty thoughtful and usually don't like being interviewed by others. They want to have a surprise and enjoy the conversation rather than just pimp their record. Things don't always have to be specific or 'perfect' as Svenonius mentions.

[pickledawg453]

i'm knee deep in bullshit here

[jasongamino]

`ahahaha this shits fucking funny

[pickledawg453]

was she strangled THEN raped, or the other way around? or was she strangled WHILE she was being raped?

[blashyrhkRAAA]

its 4:17AM here, what now?

[opensinner777666]

what the fuck are they talking about?

[s3s2houmai2u]

things.....and of course stuff!!!

[callumdbarlow]

is that a scar on andrews right arm? looks pretty bad if it is

[dlbert2000]

looks like a scratch or someone got him with a sharpie

[elsteveo85]

it is a tattoo. he has another one on his lower arm as well.

[bigbadwolfeinc]

i don't get what he said... And I've been reading the comments and i also can't follow... Ummm why is he pretentious?

[superbadlucre]

These guys are both borderline retarded. Jesus this is ugly, the only people who take themselves more seriously are haute couture douchebags and PETA drones. As much as I love Andrew WK's music, I always thought he was smarter than the gruntingly pretentious slob he turns out to be. And this Svenonius guy - either a hilarious joke that is so inside it isn't funny anyway, or just the most awful person. Channeling a lisping, obsequious Dick Cavett does not mean you are fun to watch.

[superbadlucre]

Oh, ha ha, my bad. It IS a joke. Startlingly unfunny, but a joke all the same. So they are... acting? I still don't get it.

[Rantandreason]

He's being pseudo-pretentious. He's not like that at all, which is why it's funny.

[superbadlucre]

How very non-post-modern of everyone. Curse you community college! *shakes fist*

[opensinner777666]

yeah

[Streetpartymarty]

andrews hair is magnificent

[iwantyerskank]

he has prettier hair than me. :[

[XxmikelETFxX]

@Streetpartymarty mine is becomign like his...by the next 4 months ill look like his hair in the ealier days

[NathanBlades]

Any real musisian will tell you music is about feeling not lables. Feelings are greater than words, this is why some feelings you have no words for. If it's got great feel and soul in it, it's great music.

If it sounds like a machine made it with no feel or soul it's bad music.

[electriceyeonme]

What if a machine made it with feel and soul?

[nodestudio]

You're right about there being no words for it, but even machine music can grab you. You just have to get in there and make some things and they either turn out or they don't. Generally though, art can reach a plane where it reaches large numbers of people but that also depends on a lot of factors working together at a particular time. Roger Waters used to say that analysis and criticism are irrelevant; you're either going to like it or you're not.

[flipkicks23]

wow, To be honest I could not have predicted Andrew's level of intellectual stimulus. That was, definantly guard breaking

[hunga]

i thought andrew wk was a band

[IanRoantree]

Wk is the initials of his last names.

[WaMBaMkThNX]

andrew rules

[manandsea]

ups

[Ktagg27]

awk is jesus

[kjimho]

Why are those chairs so small?

[benzine]

pretentious much?

[iksnibulok]

A meeting of two of the greatest minds in rock. Truly inspiration!

[BoochMarie0816]

Growing up in suburbia my only form of rebellion was listening to Andrew W.K.

Sad..but true.

[tykemeawaywyou]

andrew, you got your hair blown out for this interview, how cute!

[skorture1]

This Guy's A Fucken Poser!!!!

I Never Knew Why He Was Such A Big Deal

He's Like Teeny Bopper Metal

AnyOne Who Likes This Shit, Dose'nt Know About Real Metal.......... Poserssssssss!!!!!!

[kakashi64]

cmon dude, andrew wk isnt real metal, but hes party metal, just want to mosh and headbang like crazy kinda party's. thats what he is, real metal is like iron maiden, judas priest black sabbath, good stuff.

[aslad]

He isn't poser metal because he isn't posing. You can't define the genre... it is its own genre of "Party"

[WhatHappenedtoJesse]

dude, are you stupid? andrew wk isnt trying to be metal like iron maiden or sabbath or anything. you cant be a poser unless youre TRYING to be something, and he doesnt have to try. he knows who he is, and he doesnt need dumb cunts like you telling him he sucks at being anything else.

[cqckid]

Lighten the fuck up man! It's all good!

[davehuntriss]

Why does AWK always wear the same clothes?

[sciencemadness]

because he rules.

[DannieWONKA]

i want andrew and i want him

to want me too!!

xD

[Ken2234]

interesting

[certainshadeofpurple]

omg... he's so perfect!He's a metalhead that parties and can sit and have an intellectual conversation. If Andrew ever read this, I want him to know that "I WANT YOU!" hahahah becasue I want to want.

XD

[devoured6by6humans6]

ffuck this faget....i wanna have fun so im gonna get WASTED

[kfmahon]

His voice sounds different.

[UzumakiItachi675]

in his video he looks lke a egomanac but look how he's sitting so calm and normal.. wow.

[ewanjf]

then he kicks the presenter then starts singing "PARTY PARTY PARTY ALL i WANNA DO IS PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY ALL THE TIME"

[swrt75]

this happen when??

[BoringJerk]

this is brilliant, you should read his interview in Wire magazine (december 2007 issue i think). Very interesting man!

[abria78]

I hope his hair is a joke because it's funny in a real bad way.

[lolabunny41378]

omg i looked up awk on wiki and im older then him!! *gasp*

he's 29 and im 30

[metacretesix]

what the fuck?

[radioheadkiida]

hey...is the opening music a a real song?

[Apocolypticor]

hahaha, killer!

[inkjet5]

is that real show cos if it is that interviewer is the most boring peice of shit ive ever seen

[bunerzissou]

it's a satire of talk shows, ian svenonius is a legend in DC, if you've never heard of his bands Nation of Ulysses, the make up, weird war.

[EtcEtcAndEtc]

HA, finally someone fucks with this pretentious wanky interviewer.

I had no idea A W K was so cool

[captianterror]

oh he's awesome

[kurabunoyama]

how is he fucking with him?

[EtcEtcAndEtc]

"Well this seems pretty spontaneous right here" The look on the presenters face is priceless. BUSTED!

the grapevine thing at the start, he is saying, you ian, are my media slave bitch

And the way he out wanks Ian on the point about perfection, just taking the piss.

clearly he is jousting hard intellectually, and he owns Severnobbleywhateverhisnameis.

[grahampd21]

You guys should type 'The Make-Up' into here because Ian Svenonius is about 1000 times better musician then wk.

[mmaceda]

you're missing the point. you just gotta chug a beer, man! AWK!

[jdebruhl2]

grahampd21, I think your comment is a bit , for lack of words, dumb. Music was never meant to be a contest. Sure, some people can play better than others. But sometimes simple is better. The Sex Pistols were horrible musicians. But they left a lasting impression on our society. Ive been in several bands and I can tell you, music is for the soul. No matter how 'tech' or noisy. If it comes from you, it just feels right. So comparing artist is 'dumb'. No one likes your comment, but do you care?

[jjwinner1007]

i love how intellectual he is. his music is so awesome and i love how he backs it up with his calm personality. XD

[DjhiGhTec8o8]

hes pure awesomeness

[NativeBeauty78]

he is truly insane.

[rep757npay]

can you please translate what the hell you just said

[NinjaChoi]

what...what are u saying?

wtf u just threw in random words

[smidge182]

hes been to university and can play classical piano.

[billrstuart]

wat the fuck r u tryin to say???!!!

[ididitfirst]

andrew wk is brilliant. his music has a good message... its all about love an a positive outlook on life, long live AWK!

[ejinathan]

Yep i got that same thing inside me too and besides this guy just looks exactly like me haha.

[jank1010]

Who is this guy? This isn't Andrew!

[owendeverse1234]

yeah it is.

[jank1010]

Yeah, you're right.

[jbugzyboy]

when its time to party people......

[djbex77]

New t.v. show? When? and yeah, I noticed Andrew's hair do. It's nice and heh, has body. Aside from that...I wonder if his new show is to be more hmmm upgaded from advise to hmmm proactive positivity? This will be interesting to find out. Back to checking into his sites again :)

[Brbadboy305]

dats da dude steev, cuz andrew has more muscle and never had his hair done like dis dude

[superzerox1]

he is all that doth rock.

[KillTheFlowers]

he has the "jennifer aniston" hair cut..

[detectivesyme]

there is no andrew wk. that's steev mike

[corpsehammer666]

andrew wk is so deep ... the shit he talks about is just so brilliant

[BurittoJoe]

then how come all he sings about is partying,

[redeyedgentlemen]

Because partying is brilliant.

[FutureActress]

Sweeeet.

[schecteraxeman17]

meaning doesn't only have to come from lyrics, andrew wk's meaning comes from his overall outlook and the positive, upbeat attitude of the music. dont be an ignorant shit when you don't understand something

[beholdjudas666]

what year is this from?

[Yinepu]

1983

[rockstarmyles]

iv seen him live before he hits himself in the head with his microphone a lot

[voneyeva]

wow he is really hot. i want his p in my v. his hair is really pretty too.

[fullnarutoZ]

o_o

[kanatapaw]

wow how imature can you get

lol get a life

[serpentine303]

I get wet.

[isveryniceyes]

PARTY PARTY PARTY! lmao i lov that song.

[AtrumAethra]

haha

i love how he switches crossing legs like EVERY 2 minutes

[floydrose42]

Rock on AWK!!!!

[HugelyBig]

He sounds so intellectual, and yet his music is so wreckless!!

Wow... he's like me of the future or something!! :O