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==Early life== Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=July 18, 2021 |title=Andrew W.K. shares rhapsodic new song and music video 'Everybody Sins' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/andrew-w-k-shares-rhapsodic-new-song-and-music-video-everybody-sins-2996094 |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[Wikipedia:NME|NME]]}}</ref> was born in [[Wikipedia:Stanford, California|Stanford, California]], and grew up in [[Wikipedia:Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, Michigan]].<ref name="livewire"/> His father is Professor [[James E. Krier]], a legal scholar at the [[Wikipedia:University of Michigan Law School|University of Michigan Law School]] and co-author of the widely used Dukeminier & Krier Property casebook.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewwk.com/index.php?page=about.php|title=About Andrew W.K.|publisher=AndrewWK.com|access-date=January 3, 2008}}</ref> His mother is Wendy Wilkes. His younger brother, Patrick, was a golf pro and is now a golf coach in Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 U.S. Open Golf: Patrick Wilkes-Krier on Brother|url=https://www.golfchannel.com/video/2016-us-open-golf-patrick-wilkes-krier-brother|access-date=May 10, 2021|website=Golf Channel}}</ref> At the age of four, Wilkes-Krier began learning piano at the [[Wikipedia:University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|University of Michigan School of Music]].<ref name="Enders"/> He has recalled early family trips to Midnight Mass as having had an enormous impact on his love for music.<ref>Cosby, James A. [https://www.popmatters.com/andrew-w-k-breaks-out-of-his-shell-2495385831.html "Andrew W.K. Breaks Out of His Shell."] PopMatters. February 24, 2018. Accessed March 3, 2018. .</ref><ref name=loudwire/> He was dubbed Andrew W.K. by an elementary school teacher to differentiate him from his classmates [[Wikipedia:Mayer Hawthorne|Andrew Cohen]] and Andrew Gilchrist.<ref name= popmusic>{{cite news |title= Pop Music: Play It Loud and Proud: Party rocker Andrew W.K. doesn't bother with pretense. 'Why would I whisper when I can scream?' he asks. |last= Carpenter |first= Susan |work= Los Angeles Times |date= March 24, 2002 |page= F13 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/421887620/}}</ref><ref name=loudwire/> He later attended the private college preparatory [[Wikipedia:Greenhills School|Greenhills School]] for middle school before attending the alternative [[Wikipedia:Community High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)|Community High School]] from 1993 to 1997, where he continued to study piano and keyboard.<ref name="Enders">{{cite news|title=Ann Arbor Rocker Having Fun Making Music His Way|work=[[Wikipedia:Associated Press|Associated Press State & Local Wire]]|date=August 30, 2002|first=David|last=Enders}}</ref>
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