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. Andrew W.K. More Quotes by Andrew W.K. More Quotes From Andrew W.K. I'm in relationship right now and one thing that I've loved about it is sharing the memories. Andrew W.K. one-thingright-nowmemories My favorite thing about partying together is sharing the memories. Andrew W.K. partytogethermemories The most influential time in my life musically was definitely those piano lessons. Andrew W.K. influentialpianolessons I have listened to college radio quite a lot. I never went to college, so actually the college radio station is sort of like the closest I got to some kind of college experience. Andrew W.K. radiokindcollege Some people are monogamous from the get-go while other date as many people as possible until you have "that conversation." Have the conversation at the start so that everyone is clear. Andrew W.K. clearconversationpeople If you're in a committed relationship, then you don't want to pursue anything. Andrew W.K. pursuecommittedwant You shouldn't need an excuse or a way to ease out. Andrew W.K. easewayneeds I never did well meeting strangers, so my favorite part of partying as a couple was that I didn't need to strike up conversation from scratch. If you've ever had to go out and meet new people on your own, you would understand. It can be a bit of an awkward situation. If you're already out at a party with someone you know, it takes that pressure off. Andrew W.K. partycouplepeople When you're single, you go out and party and it's fun, but in a relationship, you experience things together. It's just sharing the memories and looking back on them together, remembering that it was an amazing time. And then thinking about it like it was just yesterday. Andrew W.K. partyfunmemories Everyone knows that in the early stages of a relationship, some alcohol can help lead to lowering inhibitions, calming some nerves and encouraging fearlessness. And sometimes that helps you meet someone or get with a partner you normally wouldn't have, so it can be good in that sense. Andrew W.K. nervesalcoholhelping Dating is tricky these days. Everyone plays by different dating rules, so don't assume anything. Andrew W.K. datingdifferentplay In a longer term relationship, I don't know that the intoxication would add very much - it might even take away. You don't perform as well, get tired faster and lose your edge. It can also dull your senses, so you might not appreciate what's going on. Andrew W.K. tiredappreciateadd I just love the delusional, hallucinatory qualities of sleep deprivation. I can't get enough of it. Andrew W.K. qualityenoughsleep That quote by this guy Friedrich Schiller, "Keep true to the dreams of thy youth"? That quote changed my life. It confirmed that every crazy thing I'd ever done at least was staying true to the dreams of my youth - and really, I mean very young dreams of just being able to have fun all the time. Andrew W.K. crazydreamfun I remember when I first moved to New York, people said, "Wow, man! You're so great. You have all these hopes and dreams, but it's going to be sad when you realize how the world really works!" But one of the things I love most about this city is that everyone who moves here is being unreasonable. There's a sense of solidarity about that. Andrew W.K. dreammenmoving There's no drug that I would never take again. Andrew W.K. drug I have met people that said when their friend was dying, they made them promise that their funeral would be a party without people sitting in silence and in sadness. They want to celebrate their life and the life they lived and I try to adhere to that more. Andrew W.K. sadnesspartypeople There is an endorphin rush that comes when you puke. It's kind of like a runners wall. Once you cross that wall, once you cross that party wall and you puke, you do get a rush. There are good chemicals there. And also, you've made more room in your gut, in your stomach, in your gullet for more content, whether it be fluids or foods. Andrew W.K. wallpartyrooms Festivals are unique. They can be the best of times or the worst. You're not playing to the converted. But those are the best shows - to see if you can make new friends and entertain them. Andrew W.K. new-friendsfestivalsunique I always liked major-key music quite a bit, and that might have something to do with so many of the musical experiences of my childhood being based around the piano. On piano, it is very easy to move between major and minor and to really see how it looks and to feel how it sounds. Andrew W.K. pianokeysmoving
