Andrew W.K.

American rock musician
Person human Q505898
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Andrew W.K.

Summary

Andrew W.K. is a human[1]. Born in Stanford[2], Andrew W.K.… Andrew W.K. was born on May 9, 1979[3]. Andrew W.K. worked as a singer[4], pianist[5], motivational speaker[6], guitarist[7], and record producer[8]. Andrew W.K. ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,444 views/month, #4,348 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Andrew W.K.'s place of birth was Stanford[2].
  • Andrew W.K. was born on May 9, 1979[3].
  • Andrew W.K.'s father was James E. Krier[10].
  • Andrew W.K. held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Andrew W.K. worked as a singer[4].
  • Andrew W.K. worked as a pianist[5].
  • Andrew W.K.'s professions included motivational speaker[6].
  • Andrew W.K. worked as a guitarist[7].
  • Andrew W.K. worked as a record producer[8].
  • Andrew W.K. worked as a composer[12].
  • Andrew W.K.'s field of work was music[13].
  • Andrew W.K.'s field of work was singing[14].
  • Andrew W.K.'s field of work was music industry[15].
  • Andrew W.K.'s education included a stint at Community High School[16].
  • Andrew W.K.'s education included a stint at Greenhills School[17].
  • Andrew W.K. is recorded as male[18].
  • Andrew W.K.'s instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Andrew W.K.'s genre is hard rock[20].
  • Andrew W.K.'s genre is pop metal[21].
  • Andrew W.K.'s genre is heavy metal music[22].
  • Andrew W.K.'s genre is power pop[23].
  • Andrew W.K.'s record label is recorded as Mercury Records[24].
  • Andrew W.K.'s discography is recorded as Andrew W.K. discography[25].
  • Andrew W.K.'s Commons category is recorded as Andrew W.K.[26].
  • Andrew W.K.'s family name is recorded as Wilkes-Krier[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1979-05-09[30]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, piano rock, pop rock, punk rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: hard rock, heavy metal, piano rock, pop rock, punk rock, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ef2d4a1c-195e-41f4-839e-bdfd3f85adc3[33]

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Origins and Family

Andrew W.K. was born in Stanford[2]. Andrew W.K. was born on May 9, 1979[3]. Andrew W.K.'s father was James E. Krier[10].

Education

Educated at Community High School[16], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1972[36] and Greenhills School[17], a university-preparatory school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1969[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], pianist[5], motivational speaker[6], guitarist[7], record producer[8], and composer[12]. Fields of work include music[13], a type of arts[40]; singing[14], a type of activity[41]; and music industry[15], a type of industry[42].

Why It Matters

Andrew W.K. ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,444 views/month, #4,348 of 1,000,298).[9] Andrew W.K. has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Andrew W.K. is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Andrew W.K. born?

Andrew W.K. was born in Stanford[2].

Who were Andrew W.K.'s parents?

Andrew W.K.'s father was James E. Krier[10].

What did Andrew W.K. do for work?

Andrew W.K. worked as singer[4], pianist[5], motivational speaker[6], guitarist[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Andrew W.K. go to school?

Andrew W.K. was educated at Community High School[16] and Greenhills School[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Andrew
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