Q: Hi, i was reading through the random questions (love that you added that ittle feature btw)... and i found one where you were talking about randomization process, and how you told yourself that you didn't HAVE to post the selected song, but you did have to record it fully and make it the best you possibly can (since choosing not to do the randomly selected song would defeat the purpose)... I'm just curious if this ever actually happened, that you made a complete, finished recording but ultimately decided not to post it?
A: no, it seems like that could never happen. that strategy is kind of a paradox. because if i finish it, that means i tried my best the whole way and finished it. which means i definitely can release it. but the reason the strategy was in place is so i don't start second guessing the song choice early on in production. it helps me suspend disbelief and just give it a try. it is a strange paradoxical strategy, and ultimately lost some validity after 'california' because at that point i firmly established a weekly song schedule and announced it publicly. and i wouldn't exactly have time to do an entire song and then abandon it. so when i chose the second song i pretty much knew i was locked into it, even though i might have wanted to abandon it