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Ann Arbor's Andrew W.K. is not your normal rock star

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Andrew W.K.'s last name might be only two letters, but there is a lot more to the locally raised rock star.

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Andrew W.K. is a rock star, but he's so much more. The Ann Arbor-raised Andrew Wilkes-Krier is a TV personality, a favorite on the college lecture circuit, and the living embodiment of his mantra, "Party Hard." We recently talked to W.K., 30, about his life, career and his hosting gig on "Destroy Build Destroy" (8 p.m. Wednesdays, Cartoon Network).

How often do you visit Michigan?

I always come back throughout the year. It's of course one of my favorite places to visit, and my family's still there. It's a frequent place I frequent.

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