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==Recording== ===Production=== ''I Get Wet'' was recorded while Andrew W.K. was living in [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. The album was recorded with many layers of [[Wikipedia:overdubbing|overdubbing]], in order to make the album "sound as party as we could make it sound," and for the "sound of the songs to be like one instrument" instead of a collection of individual musicians.<ref name="2012 Pitchfork Interview"/> In July 2001, Andrew & Jimmy Coup traveled to Minneapolis, MN to record with [[Wikipedia:John Fields (record producer)|John Fields]] @ SubJersey Studio. In August, the 3 traveled to Sherman Oaks, CA to mix the record with Mike Shipley @ Record One. ===Influences=== One inspiration for the album was Andrew W.K's enjoyment of intense, major-key music, something he attributed to his musical childhood experiences with the piano.<ref name="2012 Pitchfork Interview"/> Another inspiration for ''I Get Wet'' was the charity single "[[Wikipedia:We Are the World|We Are the World]]" by [[Wikipedia:USA for Africa|USA for Africa]]. Andrew W.K. was impressed with how all the artists on the song were singing all at once, something he described as a "powerful sound, like an orchestra." In turn, Andrew W.K. wanted to create music that sounded like that.<ref name="2012 Pitchfork Interview">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8905-andrew-wk/ |title=Interviews: Andrew W.K. |work=[[Wikipedia:Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=September 5, 2012 |access-date=September 5, 2012 |last=Cohen |first=Ian}}</ref> ===Artwork=== ''I Get Wet'' is known for its highly recognizable cover art shot by famed art photographer [[Wikipedia:Roe Ethridge|Roe Ethridge]]: a photo of a wet-haired Andrew W.K. with a large stream of [[Wikipedia:Nosebleed|blood running from his nose]], down his chin and onto his throat. This cover art caused a controversy in [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]], as it was seen to represent [[Wikipedia:cocaine|cocaine]] abuse and violence.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820213124/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/blame-it-on-the-piano-lessons-659432.html |archive-date=August 20, 2009 |title=Blame it on the piano lessons |date=February 3, 2002 |work=[[Wikipedia:The Independent|The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/blame-it-on-the-piano-lessons-659432.html |access-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> To achieve the effect, W.K. initially said that he struck himself in the face with a piece of a cinder block during the photo shoot but later explained that it did not lead to enough blood flow. Consequently, he supplemented his own blood with some of an animal which he got from a butcher's shop.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Worley |first=Gail |url=http://www.ink19.com/issues/march2002/interviews/andrewWK.html |title=Andrew W.K |work=Ink 19 |access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQssewTeT8|title=Andrew W.K. - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?|access-date=December 14, 2020|via=[[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]}}</ref>
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