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| Birth name | John Andrew Vernon Ruskin[1] |
| Also known as | Nardwuar[2] |
| Born | July 5, 1968 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Member of | The Evaporators |
| Website | nardwuar |
Nardwuar the Human Serviette[3][2] (born John Andrew Vernon Ruskin, July 5, 1968), or simply Nardwuar, is a Canadian celebrity journalist and musician.[4] He formed the Vancouver-based garage rock band the Evaporators in 1986, for which he serves as lead singer and keyboardist.[5]
Nardwuar got his start in media at the University of British Columbia radio station, CITR 101.9 FM.[6] His show has run from each Friday afternoon[7] since October 1987. The program features a mix of eclectic music, along with interviews and commentary. Nardwuar's interviews have frequently been shown on MuchMusic's Going Coastal, and printed in Chart. Although Nardwuar most frequently interviews musicians, he has stated that he may interview any celebrity.[8] He often appears as a guest interviewer on CBC Radio 3, and began his own weekly program on WFMU in 2009, which ran until 2013.[9]
Noted for his excitable and eccentric persona, Nardwuar is known for performing extensive research on his interviewees to surprise and confuse them. A typical Nardwuar interview will begin with "Who are you?", followed by "From?" if the subject does not volunteer their affiliations. Each interview ends with "Keep on rockin' in the free world", and the "doot doola doot doo ..." of "Shave and a Haircut", to which the interviewee is expected to reply with the final "doot doo!" before the interview is concluded. Nardwuar would also freeze in place, holding the same surprised expression. Interviews also often close with Nardwuar asking the interviewee "Why should people care about [interviewee's name]?". When asked to explain his name, Nardwuar has said it is "a dumb, stupid name like Sting or Sinbad"; that "Human" came from the song "Human Fly" by the Cramps; and that "Serviette" came from the fact that "in the U.S.A. they don't have serviettes, they have napkins".[10][11]
- ^ "WHO ARE YOU". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Nardwuar the Human Serviette Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (July 21, 2015). "30 Years Of Eclectic, Eccentric Interviews: Nardwuar On Nirvana, Snoop Dogg, Blur And More". NME. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
Since 1986, John Ruskin has legally been known as Nardwuar the Human Serviette.
- ^ Doug Ward, "Trudeau rolled by Human Serviette", Vancouver Sun, November 17, 1993. p. A1
- ^ "Another Nardwuar-ticle". The Peak, Vol. 129, Issue 2. May 12, 2008. By Joe Paling. Archived from the original at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Letter of Recommendation: Nardwuar the Human Serviette". New York Times, By DAVID REES March 19, 2015
- ^ "CITR 101.9 FM Program Guide". Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
- ^ "NardNest". Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2006.
- ^ "Nardwuar The Human Serviette Show: Playlists and Archives". Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Being Nardwuar". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Hypebeast vs. Nardwuar Interview". Hypebeast. March 26, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013.