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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What are bricks these days | classic |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think that people in the past made puns of their own names? like confucius saying "this makes me confucius (confused)". | sure, but that particular one probably would not have worked, unless confucius was speaking modern english 1300 years ago in china |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if and/or when you make an album, will you add transitions between each song? i really like transitions because they make me feel as if the songs in an album are connected and i like that | if i want to connect the songs i'm going to want more than just audio. that's just how i roll |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do your characters have names? | occasionally |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Honestly do you ever get tired of being so unserious in your answers or are you being serious in all of your answers? | like the hot and cold water faucet, mix as desired |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if you were a pig, what would you do? | fly over saturn maybe |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What's the best electric guitar to buy? If it depends, how do I know which one to buy? | that's a personal decision. it's like how you choose what clothes to wear. i'd love to choose your clothes for you but that would be inappropriate |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | 24fps or 60fps video? | without a video you're referring to, there's no answer. if you mention a video, then ask me which frame rate it is, that would be a much more coherent question for me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to make hard decision | you'll have to |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Your videos are like jazz but instead of music it's with concepts | fair enough |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are any of the videos you're currently working on related, as in, the same storyline? | not exactly |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you write or record a journal? | could happen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What can two person do that is more intimate than having two matching pair of socks | ah, this must be the underwear meme i've heard about |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hello Bill Wurtz the Majestic Musicer, the other day I asked you essentially "why is your music so good?" in essay form, and you answered "holy cannoli, ". May I please know what this means? | it was such an extremely high dosage of praise, ..... it's like when you are served a chocolate cake with the flavor multiplied by 10,0000. some form of exclamation would naturally follow |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | on a day when you don't feel like being productive or don't feel motivated, what do you do to spend your time? i don't mean just to bring motivation back, but mostly to just pass the time and still enjoy life =] | i basically just keep trying to gradually learn everything |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What existed of 987 in 2019? | about 2 and a half bars of writing |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is love and healing the most fundamental solution to our society's problems? | i was going to say no but now that i think about it yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | should i stop hanging out with my friend? he seems on edge every time im with him, and when i ask him why he doesnt respond, i dont know whats wrong with him so thats why i need your help | maybe wait a couple of days, then try again |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How was your day and what did you do? | i've never been able to understand that question. use of 'was' makes it sound like the day is totally over. so i'd have to be asleep. but if i'm able to answer the question then my day is still going on |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How have more people written songs than me? | that's only fair. other people are allowed to do it too |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you enjoy a challenge? | sometimes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the title for your next song? | i can't tell you |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | also, where do you get the inspiration for your songs from? | everywhere. that may sound overwhelming, and, yes it is overwhelming |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think 2024 will be the year ever? | it is now currently the year. the current year is in fact the year you mentioned |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Opinion on starbucks | iconically ironic, or, dare i say, ironically iconic |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I would write poems, but I dont really know how, can you help me out? | poetry is when you write things anyway, without knowing how |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Am I insane or does fly around sound like stars spilling from a glass of milk onto a sky made of sand (genuine question) | that sounds about right. you might be insane also, regardless |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why does something always have to go wrong | to pave the way for things going right in the future |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | whats your favourite word in dutch | herinneringen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you think of the spelling of February | it's fine, but sometimes people cheat a little with the pronunciation |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you believe in weather controlling groundhogs? | i believe the weather controls the groundhogs, which may or may not have been what you meant, pending different interpretations of the grammar |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you bother remembering and interpreting dreams, or is that too much fuss for you? | sometimes i do indeed partake in such fuss |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why did you mention Pyongyang in "Hello Sexy Pants" if you know that North Korea/ns hate/s us. | that position in the melody is reserved for the 'twist' (as it was so in the previous verse). this second verse is about making friends. so the twist line sends it to the #1 most diplomatically inaccessible place for us. then try to make friends. it's global diplomatic friendship, heightened to the maximum challenge level, in a singular moment. with kindness |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you, or were you? Will you be? | yes to all, actually |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are we real | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what would a condescending disguise be like? | disguising yourself as the person you're talking to |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How deep are anthills typically? | i assume they go all the way to the center of the earth |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | has this question been asked before | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's your opinion on the public? | open to new ideas, not stubborn, |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how much pizazz is too much? | anything more than the recommended dose of 1 unit |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | favorite movie and if you made one what would the concept be? | to explore what can be done in the movies |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you punch mountains | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what are some ways to better remember that I asked you a question and what exactly it is? As when ever i put a question here 4 out of 7 times i forget what it was. | was it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do people tell me it's impossible to master music? | probably just making small talk |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can corn be made of rocks if i try hard enough | i think so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why did you choose to start making music? | how could i not |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you like eggs? | i like the shape of eggs |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you manage to make your videos sound so nonsensical yet coherent at the same time | as long as i can keep track of the net result of how the sum total of the video so far is feeling, then there is a fresh new opportunity for sense at each moment |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why does every song i make feel forced? | maybe you actually are forcing it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do i stop this from happening? | one of the standard ways is to try to do something bad on purpose |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do i feel like my life is as good as othors | if only someone would reveal the secret to you, that other people are just as jealous of you as you are of them |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you have any acting tips (i am in a play.)? | see if you can trick the other actors into believing that you are actually saying the things you're saying, for real. use the same part of your brain you use when you're in real life, saying real things to someone and trying to get them to believe you |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i've got all the wrong ideas | that sounds very exciting |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | am I cool? | i don't see why not |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How can you make friends as a grown up? | how about doing business |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why is it so hard for people to understand art | it's actually so easy that they're not even aware that they are understanding anything. kind of like diphthongs. you hear them, you comprehend them, you use them. but you might not even be aware of it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what does the corn symbolize in "2 friends on the beach". it leaves me nonplussed. | it's not symbolism. it's an opportunity to explore what would and would not be, and why |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | opinion on baguettes? | i have no idea what size they actually are. i think no matter what size they are, it would surprise me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Can I make everything go slower | i don't think so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is sleep actually important? | i don't know but it's pretty much impossible to avoid it anyway |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why is it febuary | they ran out of other months |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you ever doing something then ask why you're doing it, which snowballs into a bigger "why is everything," but you don't actually ask it, your feeling sort of indicates it, and then you feel completely free for a second, until something else happens, and then it's gone? this happens in the course of one second to me by the way | yes that seems normal |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you think about eternity? | it makes a lot of things possible that otherwise wouldn't be |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you push past the songwriting stage of "i wrote this riff/line/jam and it sounds good but i can't shake this feeling that somebody else wrote this somewhere else and i just recreated it by ear", or does it not bother you because every note has already been used in some context or another | if it feels too much like something that's been done before, then i'll take some extra steps to throw it further outside the box. with passion -- not with reluctance. if it's done doubtfully then that would just take away what's good about it. instead, eagerly slam it into outboxlyness |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | If Mt St Helens is filled with music (like in the song) and lasagna contains magma (an answer here from several months ago), music is the most appealing and logical pizza topping option, for sure, agreed. | i wonder what else would happen if you took everything in the songs and on the questions page as facts |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is comic sans a font you use in the future | i will continue to use it occasionally as long as it's available. it's become such a cornerstone of our society that it inevitably will come up from time to time, in one way or another |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | all the keys on the keyboard scare me, so many i could play and i cannot begin to play them, too many choices. how to overcome my fear of the keyboard? | try not playing it. see if that is more scary |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | thoughts on the future? | couldn't even imagine it, but i suppose i will anyway |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think one way to break out of duality is to view everythings duality? | i think that might just get you into an even more dual mood |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | when asked about your favorite thing about a subject, you always say something like "i don't know it yet" or "i hope to find out in the future" and stuff. what if you've already found your favorite? or do you think there's intrinsic value to having this mindset of always wanting to be "surprised" and hoping that something will always surpass the current expectations you have personally, i've always enjoyed pointing out parts of my life that are dearest to me, and kinda putting them in this special place in my mind above everything else, like favorite songs and stuff. but the way you seem to approach it also seems interesting, maybe. | the most distinctive aspect of life is that it continues on, and reveals new and different things. maybe when it's over i'll vote for some favorites, but as long as it continues i would like to continue playing |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to fall asleep when stressed/excited/scared/all of the above | i have no idea |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you feel like doing anything? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what are some things to do with a kind-hearted brick wall | find a bright new direction to go |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what exactly is the best use for a doily | attach it to another doily |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you think about cinema | seems promising |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how did you come up for the equation for the meaning of life in the "song: 'you're free to do whatever you want to'" at 0:40 | deep spiritual introspection |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you speak Spanish or French? | more french than spanish. but my command of the language is nowhere near proficient |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you ever get ideas for videos/songs from questions people ask here? | no, but sometimes people get ideas for other questions, from the questions |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you still like to wear soft clothing, or have your clothing tastes changed? If they have, do you prefer rough clothing? | soft clothing is nice, but i've never said that before as a factual statement. i put it in a song, but not as a statement of fact. it is true only by coincidence |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if you were to be a medieval knight what would your name be | in that case i wouldn't have a name |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how loaded is this question | it's quite empty actually |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is it like to feel like a butterfly? | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | mayonaise or ketchup what would you choose | neither would be my first choice, with ketchup as a distant second |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's something you learned recently that completely changed your view on a certain subject/field/idea? | i learned that a viola is actually larger than a violin. unless i am remembering this again incorrectly, in which case that would present yet another learning opportunity |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | bill, are you proud of me | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What question did you answer last? | the one seen immediately below this one |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i think you're really good at answering questions. every time i see someone ask you something on youtube or on this website your answer is always really cool and interesting. how do you do that. any tips | the trick is to just answer 'yes' to everything |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you feel about arial | fine |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you enjoy answering questions? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Which question has been your favorite to answer? | this one |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i was gonna ask you a question | this took a turn |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do people like musicals? every time i watch a musical i feel like it would be better if they separated the acting and the music, so that i watch the play part first and then listen to the music, but also none of the music sounds particularly good to me anyway so i wouldn't bother listening to it | sounds like they just didn't do a good enough job on it. on that note, perhaps no one ever has |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | discipline or motivation? quality or quantity? | those 2 incomplete questions somehow add up to something that seems even less complete |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | whats your favorite question? | this one |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how many questions have u answered onhere total | 1 trillion |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if you were a duck would you quack? | i believe so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the last thing you laughed hysterically at/with? | renouncements |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is the last thing you renounced? | renouncements |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you own a cat by the name of mr big? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | and if so is he big? | no |
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