ANDY PRIEBOY

1997: Cafe Largo 

To the magnificent strains of "If You Want To Know Who We Are", from The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan, my band made their way to the stage, one at a time. The crowd cheered each…

Oh God, you don't want to hear another "then-the-pandemic hit " blog post, do you? No!

Unless it's me, of course. Then you'll want to hear about every fucking moment. 

Well, look out: Here are the three…

I created this collection in 2020 to raise money for Australians and Australian animals impacted by the wildfires.

Once we reached our quota - thank you and bless you- I took the album down. 

Now, some two years later…

About the title track…

Years ago, I stood in the wings watching a fellow songwriter sing about his recent lost love. Oh, the injustice! Oh, the betrayal! Oh, the heartache! His performance was the very wail of pained humanity. 

I…

From "Every Night of My Life"

The current glut of self-hagiographies by my fellow first-gen New Wave/Punk Rock peers was the inspiration for this song. The unreliable elderly narrator in I Had a New Wave Act can’t remember if he…

I am very happy to be back on-line and releasing these songs. It's been far too long.

Before I start, let me point out that the album’s cover features a photo of my piano. This is where I feel I…

For about two years I have been off-line. 

The decline and deaths of two souls who I deeply loved robbed me of my focus. I worked, yes, but it was difficult. As I recovered from losing one, I began to…

Heaven or Anaheim
- or -

"HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN A HAPPY SONG?" 

Recently, my beloved, Merrill asked me if I had ever written a happy song. 

I responded, "If the question is 'Have you ever written a song about…

Recently, my friend JtL from WallofVoodoo.com wrote and asked for the lyrics of Blackboard Sky. I am including them here with a little backstory.Thanks, JtL!

I am also offering a solo piano version of the song, gratis!

Download Blackboard Sky…

Lesley Morrall, Adam Ant's Wardrobe Supervisor, thoughtfully sent me these wonderful photos from the 1985 Adam Ant/Wall of Voodoo tour. 
 

1985 - A Little Back Story:

Our manager, Miles Copeland, had taken on Adam Ant as a client. With a…

During the current California rainstorms, I revived this old, old song. 

The Short Story:
The sequel to Noah and The Flood in modern Los Angeles.

The Long Story:
1987
While gathering songs for the follow-up to Sammystown, I wrote…

Photo by Reggie Ige 1990

I happened upon this old test Polaroid from the photoshoot of 'Upon My Wicked Son'.

There Is A Story Behind This Picture.
Of course there is.
But, long story short? I can't tell it here…