Hearts Fire

Andy Cook is an artist, musician, poet, writer, photographer, free thinker, and welder. He comes from a long line of artists, musicians and poets. Being raised by an atheist, a spiritualist, an agnostic, and a religionist forced his art to be birthed in those fiery alchemical realms between god and science, evolution and creationism, life and death, and chaos and order.Andy was born in Louisville, 1975. In 1993 he graduated from Fern Creek High School. That was enough formal education for Andy. He prefers to find his own way, to follow his own path. He chose to never attend college. He is self-taught in all the arts, in life. From the age of two he has been drawing. Starting in high school he worked odd jobs until he found a trade in welding. He presently works at Pohl Iron Works, Louisville, making ornamental Iron. He is an Iron Artist, one of many forms of his artistic expression.Andy started playing drums in 1992. In 1995 he picked up didgeridoo and various world percussion instruments. When Andy falls in love with a new instrument, or art form, he immerses himself in it. He works non-stop around the clock until he becomes one with it. Andy has played in and with a number of different groups including his present band ARCH. In 2001 he met Ron Whitehead at a Kentucky Center for The Arts Wriiting Workshop. The Workshop was led by Ron and James Baker Hall. As a result of this encounter, Andy has been traveling, touring America and Europe, performing with Ron ever since.Andy has been inspired by a number of artists including M.C. Escher, Leonardo DaVinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeke, Edvard Munch and Ralph Steadman. His musical inspiration derives from Rock and Roll, World music, Folk, metal, Prog Rock, and Jazz. Writing inspiration ranges from Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Lao Tzu, Homer, Kurt Vonnegut, Ron Whitehead, William Burroughs, Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, to Douglas Adams.Andy's art has been exhibited in several galleries around Kentucky. He has performed music all over the United States and through Iceland, Scotland, and England with various bands, musicians, and poets including Sarah Elizabeth, David Amram, Frank Messina, Ron Whitehead, Southside, Bob Holman, Megas, Michael Pollock, Danny Pollock, Anonymous, ARCH, Scaramongo, Strike City, Paul K, Myron Koch, Jeffery Scott Holland, Marisa Barnes and Jason Schooling.For two years Andy was President of the Louisville Poets’ Guild.Andy recorded for the following albums:Tyranosaurus Tex - ARCH.. Viking Hillbilly Apocalypse Revue.. I Will not Bow Down - Ron Whitehead.. I Refuse - Ron Whitehead.. Water, Energy - Scaramongo.. Kentucky Blues - David Amram & Ron Whitehead.. Off the Cuff - Artists on Strike.. When the Redbuds Bloom - Sarah Elizabeth.. Don't Die Yet - Sarah Elizabeth.. Walking Home - Frank Messina & Ron Whitehead.. World Citizen - Michael Pollock.. Not Mute - Various ArtistsAndy is the author of one book:State of The Universe AddressAndy also is one of the authors in the book: Jack Kerouac On the Road On the Road On the Road reflections upon the 50th anniversaryAndy lives in The Highlands, Louisville, Kentucky. [email protected] ************************************************************ ******** ************************************************************ ******** ************************************************************ ******* ************************************************************ ******** ************************************************************ ******** ************************************************************ ******** ************************************************************ ********

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