The renowned musician, television host, motivational speaker and god of partying Andrew W. K. played a last-minute show Sunday night at Culture Bar in Baton Rouge. Before the show, W.K. took some time to answer some questions with The Daily Reveille. 
The Daily Reveille: Anything you particularly enjoy about playing in Louisiana?
Andrew W.K.: It’s just a cool vibe. It’s unique. In all the world, there’s really no other … well, the South in general, but the closer you get to Louisiana, there’s a mystical quality that that’s very appealing, very party.
TDR: So I know you got some press earlier this summer for playing the drums for 24 hours. Can you tell me a little bit about                             that experience?
AWK: Well, it took a long time — almost a full day, actually. Well, I guess it was a full day. It was easier in ways that I had not anticipated and more challenging in ways that I had not anticipated. I thought my arms and my hands would get tired first, but actually it was my back. Sitting can be very challenging after a certain amount of time. My clothing — you know when you have a fever and the feeling of something touching your skin starts to hurt, and you kind of get sore? Well, after around hour 20, 21 — just all my skin started to hurt. So the seams of these jeans and things like that started to become distracting, but my arms and my hands never really got tired. I was able to play at different volumes and with different levels of intensity throughout the entire challenge. It was challenging, but I had so much help from so many people and supporters. It was in Times Square, so there’s always a crowd; even if it was just one person, there was someone to perform for, someone to help cheer you on. I had all these amazing drummers that joined me, really world-class drummers. I’m not a world-class drummer by any stretch of it, so to have their support and their presence — that’s what gave me the adrenaline necessary to keep going.  
TDR: I know on Twitter, you talk about food a lot. Do you have a favorite party food?
AWK: I mean, I’m eating these yellow corn tortilla chips with great mexi-melt blend of Monterey and cheddar. Microwave nachos are just as good as it gets. They’re so easy to make, and they’re so reliable and only two ingredients but satisfying. If you have jalapenos, you’re really in for a treat. I’ve always liked pizza a lot. I like tacos, macaroni and cheese. I like all spicy food as well.
TDR: You’re in the right place for that.
AWK: That’s true. That’s one of the great things Blake, my right-hand man, my tour manager, bass player — he’ll be my singer and dancer tonight. He said, “I love it here. I love the food.” He’s right. There’s a lot of flavor, a lot of complexity to the flavor.
TDR: So college kids enjoy partying. Do you have any advice for the college-aged crowd?
AWK: Well, I’ve never gone to college, so I’m not good at giving advice … I was going to go to college, but then I decided to do this. So my advice would be, “Hey, give me some lessons that you’ve learned from being in college.” It seems like the greatest thing ever from what I’ve seen in movies and TV shows. It’s just nothing but fun. There’s just beauties everywhere. You get to hang out with all your friends and have the time of your life, so enjoy it. That’s my advice. Enjoy it, because it looks like the best thing ever.
TDR: Are there any future plans you’d like to discuss? I know you’ve done a couple of TV shows; now you’re DJing. Any other kind of projects that you’re working on?
AWK: I mean, my main plan for the future is to stay alive and continue partying. That’s pretty much it. I don’t — at this point — really feel like I can make plans to a certain degree for better or worse. Most of what has happened in my life, especially the really great stuff, has been completely unpredictable, even like tonight. It just comes to me, and all I have to do is just say yes. So I’ll continue on that path. I’m working on a new album, working on all kinds of stuff, but I feel like the gods, the party gods, have their own plan for me, so the best thing for me to do is to agree to it, show up and do my best with these amazing opportunities they’re presenting me. Just stay tuned to see what happens next.