ANDY PRIEBOY

Why did you write it, and what is it about? 
– Owen Hammer

Between the years 1985 and 1993, Wall of Voodoo was under contract to MCA Music Publishing. One of the many perks of this arrangement was they had…

Goodbye Hell, Hello!

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 things I accomplished…

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…

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 being happy?", the answer would be "once."
However, if you are inquiring whether…

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…

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…