There's more to Andrew W.K. than partying, and the exuberant singer aims to prove it by releasing "She Is Beautiful" as his next single.
Rather than follow-up the breakthrough hit "Party Hard" with, say, "Party 'Til You Puke" or "It's Time to Party," W.K. is showing his sensitive side.
"It's a song about, most importantly, trying not to be afraid, realizing there is a lot to be afraid about, including talking to a girl," the dirty-white-T-shirt-and-jeans-wearing rocker said at Saturday's MTV Movie Awards taping, where he served as a fashion expert for the post-show program. "I am very shy sometimes, especially when I was younger. I still get scared. I think everybody does. So it's about saying, 'You know what? I only live once.' "
Staring intensely down a camera lens, he added, "It's very simple stuff. You all know this stuff, just sometimes you need to remind yourself."
W.K. recently filmed a video for "She Is Beautiful" with Alexander Kosta, who also directed the "Party Hard" clip.
"The video is based in a house, a humble arts and crafts home my dad would approve of," W.K. explained. "I'm running amuck through the whole thing. I make a milkshake and drink it down. I get out of bed basically just trying to sing a song and have some fun."
OK, so maybe he can't entirely escape his party tendencies. That'll be a good thing this summer, though, as W.K. will be part of two of the biggest traveling bashes, Ozzfest and the Vans Warped Tour.
"To have so many people together and seeing awesome bands, the energy level is going to be insane," W.K. said of the tours. "We're going to step it up."
Andrew W.K. tour dates, according to Island Records:
- 6/5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Brick's
- 6/7 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
- 6/8 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
- 6/10 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards
- 6/11 - Seattle, WA @ Graceland
- 6/12 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
- 7/6 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion (Ozzfest)
- 7/7 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion (Ozzfest)
- 7/10 - Scranton, PA @ Coors Light Amphitheather at Montage Mountain (Ozzfest)
- 7/12 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (Ozzfest)
- 7/13 - Hartford, CT @ ctnow.com Meadows Music (Ozzfest)
- 7/16 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center (Ozzfest)
- 7/17 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center (Ozzfest)
- 7/19 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center (Ozzfest)
- 7/20 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center (Ozzfest)
- 7/24 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion (Ozzfest)
- 7/26 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Mars Music Amphitheatre (Ozzfest)
- 7/28 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre (Ozzfest)
- 7/31 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music
- 8/01 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater
- 8/3 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris Amphitheatre (Ozzfest)
- 8/4 - Curyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center (Ozzfest)
- 8/7 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre (Ozzfest)
- 8/8 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater (Ozzfest)
- 8/13 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion (Warped Tour)
- 8/14 - Buffalo, NY @ LaSalle Park (Warped Tour)
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