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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	your opinion on ceilings?	incredible
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	When you are in progress working on a thing, and you get a new idea, does the new idea ever feel like the best idea you've had to date?	sure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	And do you ever get the urge to drop whatever is in progress to start on the new thing?	not so much, i know better than to do that. i'm aware of the systemcollapse this could immediately cause
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	And if so, how do you deal with that feeling? I am struggling because I have started multiple projects and not sure which I should finish, then BAM~ a great song idea hit. And I'm doing the worst thing I possibly could in this situation: freezing with indecision. Is it discipline that keeps you on track? or something else? Any advice for developing whatever skillset I need to finish things?	if you get frozen enough, then it becomes such an important priority to just follow through, that you can now grant yourself temprorary permission to suspend all requirements that anything comes out 'good'. because until this followthrough problem is solved, you can't function
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	How old were you when you were born?	i don't recall
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	how to stop making the wrong choices and start making the right choices	don't worry, that happens naturally, whether you want it or not
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	what is ur favorite [blank}?	blank
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	i have this project i am working on that has taken way too long because of my perfectionism. but i have chosen to not start anything new until this project is done because i would quite like it to be finished. so now i am in a limbo where i feel like i will never finish anything ever. what now	make a quick journal entry about how it's going, then continue
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I don't like the fact that if you have 10 pieces of cake and I have 8, you have 25 % more than me, but I have 20 % less than you. What do you think about it?	i should give you 10% of mine
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you accept movie suggestions from us?	not immediately
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do u think the sun and the moon wish each other good night and good morning everyday ? i tried to listen to them doing it but my neighbours dog is too loud	the sun and the moon are almost always in concact, except for the extremely rare occasion when the earth stands directly in between for a moment
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What's the best thing to spread on bread?	more bread
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	who is your favourite philosopher	could be you
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I've decided that things in space aren't actually in the spot they're in but only have an idea that they should be somewhere around that spot, what do you think?	the becomes more true the smaller the object is, compared to the timescale. (or, of course, the larger the timescale, compared to the object)
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What is clickbait?	too good to be true
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why are so many people hung up on genres instead of just enjoying music?	it's possible that they enjoy both: music and talking about music
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Whats your favorite key signature	it's a 12-way tie
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	when you start to write a song, what us your instrument of choice?	keyboard and voice
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Yesterday I was walking down the street here in Spain humming the verse melody to Might Quit, and it made me think about all the distance it's travelled since it first appeared in your dream. How do you feel about that kind of thing?	muy bien
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I am going to ask a question, later.	ok
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why do i have suddenly obsession to every music like rock music and or heavy metal or jazz or pop or weird strange noise music and i want to make or inspired by it, why is that?	because it's good
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	i have this guitar that's playing its own melody comprised of mostly powerchords, and another guitar that's supposed to be the lead playing the main melody. what would i even describe the purpose of the first guitar as? harmony? backing? countermelody? (actually, the idea of what even classifies as a countermelody already confuses me)	sometimes i refer to melodic powerchord guitar parts as the 'riff', or even 'metal riff'. but without hearing what you're doing, i can't say exactly what i'd call it, in your case. but in the situation i'm thinking of, the bass most often has no choice but to follow along with the riff also, so in this case, the power-chord part might also be considered the bass. but this might all be untrue because i'm just guessing as to what you have there based on the way you described it
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	whats your goal with interviews	talk with people
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Can the parrot sound like me?	it can try
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you have a good memory?	i believe so
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why do so many metal bands start real heavy and then get lighter over time? are they radioactively decaying?	maybe just aging
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	the cats are invading my house, what should i do	you'll have to find another house. it's their house now
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	is the world getting worse as time goes by?	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What's your shoe size?	medium
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What percentage of the questions that get submitted on here are song lyrics?	about .3%
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	how would you define dissonance	2 frequencies that have no harmonic relation to each other
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	what are you high on?	time and space
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	opinions on limes?	what always seems wonderful about limes, compared to lemons, is that they are not as bad as lemons
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Do you ever look at a song and go "It's terrible but i love it" or am i doing something wrong?	if i do love it, then i believe there would be a moral obligation to admit that it's not terrible
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	where do I start in my cyborg transformation?	they will have a kiosk at the mall i suppose
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	How the fuck does the bass? I know it's providing harmonic info and the groovy sounds, but does it have to? I figure you'd say no but like what are the official bass rules?	the only way to really find out, in your case, is to just remove it and see what happens (or does not happen). see if you're still ok without it. but then to figure out how it really works, you'll have to do it yourself for a little while, like actually putting it in songs, for the same purpose as the ones you listen to for listening purposes of course
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Have you ever listened to latin music?	sure, quite a lot
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	should i store my chestnuts in a nutchest?	sure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	you mentioned in an earlier question something along the lines that for the most part, instrumental music tends to be made in service of a video game, movie, etc. but	ah yes, i was expecting to hear from you
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	i listen to plenty of instrumental songs made independently from any other media form. i was wondering if most of these songs actually serve the title of the song, which is usually where the idea/message comes from in my experience. then again, there's plenty of cases where the title/message/music dont really line up. could you elaborate more on your thoughts on instrumental vs lyrical music?	i had more examples of things that instrumental music attaches to. but for brevity i only mentioned 2, but yours would have been next on the list. for example: you could be listening to instrumental music produced and delivered as just music, (and not produced as a soundtrack to anything), then, it's likely that you are aware of the identity/persona of the artist, such as name, what instrument they play, and maybe they even have a nice photo of themself on the cover, perhaps with the instrument. as you listen, you are aware of the person, almost like the way a movie star would star in a movie. so in that sense, the artist's persona is what anchors the music. Or, in another case entirely, maybe you are using the music as background music, and in that case it might be part of a broader collection/library of music, maybe even in some context where it doesn't matter who the artist is. In this case, being background music, the anchor element will be whatever you are actually doing in real life. Or, even more enchanting, would be if someone else picked the background music for their own location, in which you are a guest. so if you are in a store and there's music there-- this can enrich and enchant your experience in that location, and, in turn, your experience in that location will help anchor the music. you may even think back on that situation and feel great adoration for that song, meanwhile actually your experience of being in that store will very much help to anchor those feelings. If music actually were not connected or anchored to anything or anyplace in any way, then technically you wouldn't even be able to recall where or when you heard it, and possibly would have no memory of it at all
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	kinda sound like a stupid question but im curious, why is comedy or humor is so important in everything?	reality is so much deeper than we're ever capable of fully explaining at any given moment. so sometimes we have to laugh at some of our previous attempts
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What was your first instrument	piano, but i switched to drums before too long. eventually i got back around to piano/keyboard and all the rest
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Would you rather be dumb but happy or smart but sad	there's got to be something in between
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Who inspires you	everyone
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Tell me about your self	i'll try
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	since there are parrots out there vibing to your songs, does this make your music inter-species?	probably about as well as other music could be
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I want to learn music theory on my own as I don't have money for classes. What's a good starting point?	i think first try to get yourself a pianokeyboard you're comfortable with. that is pretty much your key to the world right there. then, here's what i think is a useful exercise you can do: imagine you live on a small island, with approx 20 other inhabitants. imagine, by default, you are responsible for all music on the island
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	how do I meet and interact with people who make music? is this even necessary? I feel like it would be helpful and instructive for my own music making. although maybe monk-like solitude produces a higher yield. By the way I live in New Jersey for reference	it's probably good for you in one way or another, to meet other people somehow. but also don't feel guilty if you want to work alone. some people thrive that way. maybe meet people anyway if you feel like it. shouldn't actually be too hard, in your area
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What's the most challenging part for you as an artist bill	getting scared
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I view sex as a troublesome instinct, for our planet and in myself. What can I do to see this from a new perspective?	remember when it was just individual cells, each one having to fend for itself.... we've come a long way. then, think of how much further we'll go
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	how do you always have such helpful and meaningful advice?	i've spent a very long time trying to help and advise myself, and i've gotten pretty good at it. or least i've gotten pretty good at trying
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	opinion on chainlink fences?	a free stereogram, containing a photorealistic image of the same fence, apparently larger and further away
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What's the best music editing software for someone who has never edited music before to use, that is also free?	this may appear like a ridiculous answer, but genuinely what comes to mind is picking up an acoustic guitar and singing a song
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why do you dislike salami	i admit it could appear that way, if you've made some kind of inference, somewhere along the line
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	How does one decide where to put bus stops in a city?	i'm not sure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you like the world	it's ok
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why do people state the name of the song before performing it?	maybe they like the sound of a person introducing a song, and think it would make a good addition to the sound of the song itself. who knows, maybe they even think the introduction is the best part, and they only wrote the song to give them a chance to introduce it
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	bill, should i become a priest?	sure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	ok so do you wanna see my mom's icelandic horse now	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Is everyone fucking crazy or what% And I'm not doing very good in high school and am freaking out I'm doing very bad what's the deal with my future if academic failure follows me everywhere	who's following whom? nevermind, academic failure is not quite the end of the world. think of it this way: academic success, if it cliques with you, could be a neat and nifty way to possibly sidestep some of life's most typical challenges. otherwise you'll have to dig into the outside world, which of course seems blindsidingly cold at first, but there's technicaly no end to the success stories you can build out there
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	people say being smart enough "cancels out" because you think too much and believe that you're dumb instead because you know you cant know everything, but personally i believe that has to do with personality, not intelligence. what do you think of this?	i see what you mean
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	yo man, shout out from the Netherlands. Great stuff, bye	denkjewel
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you like music	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I don't think free will is a coherent concept. I don't mean I think it doesn't exist, I mean the concept seems so incredibly ill-defined that the question of whether it exists is like asking if bnniugr7jvcdtyy3fs exist. like, there seems to be an assumption that if someone makes a choice made based on their nature, nurture, and circumstance, and there's not some vague magical other factor involved, then that's not a real choice?? why not?? makes no sense to me	i see what your saying
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I play pawn to e4. What's your move?	rage quit
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	what "department" are you currently in for the production of your next dozen-ish videos?	singing
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	hi,i feel so fucking terrible. how do i make myself feel better while this misery takes it own sweet time to pass?	familiarize yourself with your physical range of motion
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you think a month or two is enough to build or at least start a genuine and meaningful connection with a special person?	sure. 1 day is enough to start. each day after that is enough to get further
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	do you think humans will go extinct	not yet
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	my parrot dances and whistles to your songs, how does this make you feel?	fine
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Do you ever have the desire to look back at and review everything you've ever made?	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What would you call an F5 with a major 7? Will F5maj7 do?	sure. i'd personally rather say that, than Fmaj7no3. the way you suggested is more concise and i think perfectly legible at least for me
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Will I forever be a mediocrity, a hideous glut with trembling knees?	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Do you occasionally feel pleased with how far you've come in your career?	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	is there anything that's been especially inspiring/beautiful to you lately?	the ground
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	anymore interviews coming up?	it's possible
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	am i awake?	i think so
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What's the time signature in the section of more than a dream that goes "slept through every season" and so on	4/4
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	if I understand correctly, the music video for La De Da took more than two months to produce...I'm curious, what caused it to take that much time?	me making it
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Does all of your ideas come from your mind or u ask someone to help you? I ask this because I feel like no one understands me enough to help me (that's probably the price to pay for having giftedness)	my ideas may be somewhat influenced by the world in general, but i do not solicit any help from anyone in the writing or idea having process
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What are your thoughts on mixing and mastering? Got any tips?	in this case, it's probably best to just pretend those terms don't exist. then just deal with whether or not the song you made sounds any good. solve that problem instead. but what if you say "but hey, my song sounds fine", well that's great news, that means you're done
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	hi how would you describe this emotion: :)	sideways smile
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Do you respond to any of these?	i'll think about it
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	How to draw "&"
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What did one snowman say to the other?	nothing
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	are you mentally chill	occasionally
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	how to stop feeling worthless and thinking that whatever i'm doing right now doesn't contribute to a future where i'm the person i want to be? how to stop wishing to be "the person i want to be" and start being "the person i want to be"	how about coming up with some 1-word sentences
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	who woke up and decided to call cool ranch doritos zesty	i thought that one was decided at bedtime
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Your songs make me feel safe	oh good that's why i write them
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	So like, there are so many things I want to do, but I can't do them all. I think it matters, doesn't it?	yes it does, but whichever one you choose is gonna be fun somehow
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	why is my favorit song I'm a Princess?	i'm not sure IF it is
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	if I ask you a question about music, are you certain to respond?	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	I've never written a song bc I get overwhelmed when I have to choose chords. Do I let the chords choose me instead	that would be cool, but this is all going to work best if you are comfortable using chords throughout your daily life. take a look at how comfortable you are with using english words throughout your daily life. see if you can get your chord usage up to the same level of familiarity
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Is the book over, or is this just a new chapter?	it's a new chapter. thanks for checking
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	fav thing about NYC??	seems so real, it might be real
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Is there a land of 10-letter words?	absolutely, positively, definitely,
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	if you were forced to write an autobiography, what would be the first sentence of it?	it could be anything. deciding now what it would be would of course be me now writing it, which i am not
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	Help, I am drowning in a sea of infinite potentiality, and I haven't managed to solidify anything into existence. This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of.	you are going to do it pretty soon. it will be extremely thrilling and exciting, beause of how scared you were that it wouldn't happen
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	views on garlic?	seems logical
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html	What is your current emotion	okay

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bill-wurtz

All questions Bill Wurtz answers on billwurtz.com/questions. I think they're pretty humorous.

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