rumor has it that andrew grew up on a farm in vermont (a little known third world country near new york), where he learned how to slaughter every manner of living beast. He studied buddhism and flute playing in tibet before joining a heavy metal band. neil young once said andrew’s voice was too whiny, and jj french (the guitarist for twisted Ssster) told him he should cut his hair. dee snyder had to send his roadies to andrew’s hotel room and to beg him please, please, could you keep the racket down? dee’s trying to sleep. a lot of it remains a blur, but yes, he did attend a clarion where he sneered at samuel r. delany’s rules and played guitar to nicola griffith’s bottles and cans. andrew was homeless in los angeles for several years, during which time he wrote his first novel.