03) Let’s go down the Andrew W.K. doesn’t exist rabbit hole
Our heads are spinning from looking back at this story. We followed up on a conspiracy theory on the true identity of Andrew W.K. These unresolved theories have remained bizarre as one suggested AWK’s identity had something to do with his I Get Wet Executive Producer, “Steev Mike.” At some point after 2005, theories led to the idea that Andrew W.K was replaced by an actor or actors. The imposter theory began in December 2004 at a show in Elizabeth, NJ, where fans or conspiracy theorist enthusiasts “witnessed” someone dressed as Andrew WK instead of AWK himself. We followed up on this experience, and you should read the full story here.
Since then, AWK has denied these rumors, and in 2018 he released his first album in nine years with You’re Not Alone. Around the same time, Stereogum provided even more unresolved mysteries surrounding the musician. This traced back to 2001, stating AWK is a “hoax devised by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl.” Tone Deaf recently looked back on this tinfoil-hat theory and concluded the party rocker’s physical appearance has changed over the years due to someone from his troubled past caused a significant amount of stress.
Ten years later, we still don’t know the true story. While conspiracy theories can be fun to think about, there’s been quite a few far-fetched theories since including James Hetfield linked to the illuminati, or that Australia doesn’t exist.
