History YMMV / AndrewWK

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Don't let the cover of ''I Get Wet'' and the '''INCREDIBLY LOUD''' music fool you; he's not a cokehead. Andrew's just awesome.

* NeverLiveItDown: His involvement in ''Creator/CNReal'' is still a sore spot for many animation enthusiasts even a decade or so later. Even on Website/ThisVeryWiki, edits that soon have to be scrubbed blasting him for his time promoting ''CN Real'' is still fairly common.

** The [[FridgeLogic rather silly]] conspiracy theory has led to people satirically making pictures with [[http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3091/fantanodead.png "evidence"]] that a person was switched with another person after a certain year, similarly to Paul Is Dead.

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* NeverLiveItDown: His involvement in ''Creator/CNReal'' is still a sore spot for many animation enthusiasts even a decade or so later. Even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, edits that soon have to be scrubbed blasting him for his time promoting ''CN Real'' is still fairly common.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: A minor one, but still equally [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement controversial]]: Fans will ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' be impressed if one brings up [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AndrewWK/comments/9mvw92/andrew_wk_has_long_extensive_ties_to_rightwing/ the infamous Antifa twitter post]] on how Andrew (who has supported Democrats in the past) has "right-wing ties"... [[FelonyMisdemeanor for hosting a show on a conservative talk network]]. Not only do fans find it borderline ludicrous but it can be seen as overly ConspiracyTheory reaching, so much so that the original Reddit post was ''locked'' due to fans and the aforementioned Antifa account arguing with other users over "the truth".

* NeverLiveItDown: His involvement in ''Creator/CNReal'' is still a sore spot for many animation enthusiasts even a decade or so later. Even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, edits that soon have to be scrubbed blasting him for his time promoting ''CN Real'' is still fairly common; [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and that's all we're saying about that]].

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Andrew only got more and more explicit about motivating the listener to be the best person they can be, and by ''You're Not Alone'' he's even doing spoken-word interludes about positive partying and embracing the challenges of life. He's basically the [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mr. Rogers]] of metal by this point.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Don't let the cover of ''I Get Wet'' and the '''INCREDIBLY LOUD''' music fool you; he's not a cokehead. Andrew's just CrazyAwesome.

* WinBackTheCrowd: ''You're Not Alone'' from 2018 was warmly received by critics, his best-reviewed record in many years. A lot of this reception had to do with Andrew still doing his positive partying during a very turbulent social and political landscape.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: A minor one, but still equally [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement controversial]]: Fans will ''[[BerserkButton not]]'' be impressed if one brings up [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AndrewWK/comments/9mvw92/andrew_wk_has_long_extensive_ties_to_rightwing/ the infamous Antifa twitter post]] on how Andrew has "right-wing ties". Not only do fans find it borderline ludicrous but it can be seen as overly ConspiracyTheory reaching, so much so that the original reddit post was ''locked'' due to fans and the aforementioned Antifa account arguing with other users over "the truth".

* CrazyAwesome: Exhibit A: you know why he has a broken nose on the cover of ''I Get Wet''? '''He smashed his own face with a fraggin' brick'''. Yeah.[[note]]And apparently, that didn't make it ''bleed enough'', so some of that blood came from a butcher's shop across the street from the photo shoot.[[/note]]