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when's the next vid coming out?
it's a surprise. it also doesn't exist. i'm working on something else which is also a surprise, and is also not coming out until i do the next thing after that, which is also a surprise, and also not a vid. i hope that answers your question
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hey its your wife are you sure you don't want a ring?
yes i'm sure.  also i don't have a wife
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what would you do if you had a small loan of a million dollars?
pay it back, plus the interest. now i have less money than before! so i would smack the person who made me take it in the first place
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I'LL TAKE U OUT!!! !!! on a date maybe or something
that sounds incredible
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how do you sing?
be yourself
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r u wearing socks right now
yep
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how do you take your eggs
digitally
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If you could only ever do a backflip once in your life, when would you chose to do it?
probably at birth
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Care to share a random art manifesto?
if that means rules, then no. nice try
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Thanks for making your tunes free; I like to listen to them while I drive in my car. Can I send you a gift as a "thank you?"
yes.  the 2 kinds of gift i accept are
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do you enjoy gummy bears
no
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Have you done music for adult swim transmissions?
no
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if i give you $1000 would you be my friend
i think i already am
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Best advice for improvisation?
always think big picture
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what is the meaning of life , senpai?
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Do you supply the dank memes?
no.  the dankest memes are actually found in nature
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so, what are things?
they are all different.
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Do you want to build a snowman?
no
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what is the internet ?
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are you ever free on mondays?
always. except last monday
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Who made your website and how because that CSS is colorful, man
bill wurtz.  it's not css
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Do you have a cure for procrastination
it doesn't always need to be cured
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How can someone commission you to produce more of your wonderful art?
i am doing what i do regardless of whether anyone pays me. if they would like to pay me they can click
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Tips against procrastination?
there will be plenty of time to procrastinate later
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If you had a goat, what would you do with it?
sell it
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What a your opinion on Major League Baseball's black out policy giving local broadcasting companies monopolies on the market.
this is a hot subject, and i am building a second site to discuss this
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Would you go on a one way trip to Mars? You can bring your instruments and 5 friends that aren't your instruments. Or you can just bring more instruments. Wifi included somehow.
mars has no sky. and no air. so no
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any ETA for your next video posting?
2016
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can u make another history of a country
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How long did the Japan video take to produce
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Is there a Mexican Bill Wurtz that does latin music?
yes!  it's me
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Can you tell me how to be cool?
secret hint:  everything is cool
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when will you post the new video? i really need it
i'm not sure what video you're talking about
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How weird do the questions get sometimes?
not weird at all. the majority of questions are just asking me when i am going to do another thing identical to my last thing
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what country are you going to make a history of next
great question. i'm doing something entirely different
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Beyond the positive and the negative, what is reality?
....medium, i guess
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Are ostriches a good source of revenue?
legally, no
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if i gave you 10 million dollars would you make a movie? also follow up question can you loan me 10 million dollars
what exactly is considered a movie, and how would it be different from what i have already done
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What video editing software do you use?
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do you even lift?
yea, spirits bro
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Your videos have changed my life. What is your inspiration?
mainly time & space
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How many questions are you asked a day? On average that is.
97
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you are my reason for living
that's why i'm here
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Will you make any more video's about countries. Please. I need it in my life.
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whats 2+2?
4
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What do you think the answer to this question might be?
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Are your shorter length videos indicative of the innermost musings of your mind?
no
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What do you plan to do now that you have risen to such stardom with you latest video? Will you continue to post short jingles? (Which I love by the way) Or will you stray towards doing more "History of" videos?
neither
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If time travel existed, what time period would you travel to?
the Golden Age
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Do you like 80s music? It reflects in your music, I enjoy the 80s as well.
no
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Why mean how do do you do ask th questions, wait meant the. HTE that all caps backwards no this is sdrawkcab spac, so why do this for answer today question mark????????????????????????????
Congratulations, your question won Best Question!
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u should do another history video their pretty dank
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If you were a cloud, what kind of cloud would you be?
the kind that changes
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I'm sad and want to die, what do I do?
don't die now, save that for later. you will have to do it eventually anyway. there are many more possibilities you need to explore while you are here
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Do you ever get cabin fever? How do you get rid of that feeling?
i've never been to a cabin
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what do you think about?
getting on that next big trend, and staying marketable to key demographics. just kidding, i think about mostly walls & doors
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I have a question about your style which I'm sure has been asked before. It's the type of sounds you use. Your "sound palette" if you will. What is it all inspired by (or a reference to)?
i use whatever i can get. i would use rocks if that was all i had. in fact i think i will try using rocks
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hey we're getting married; do you prefer the ring to be made out of diamonds or jello?
no rings.  also, who is this
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How have you adjusted to the increase in your audience?
i have moved to the azores
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What inspired history of japan? College project? Boredom?
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How do you motivate yourself?
want to do a thing that you haven't done yet
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what about sunrise land?
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Feelings on solipsism?
no. i don't know what that is
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Dear Mr. Wurtz: Why do you put your Donate button so far from the public eye, when artists with ~1/100000000th your skill have them on their front page?
because i'm different
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Where is this aesthetic coming from? Only thing I can discern is the Futura font possibly from Wes Anderson
as far as i know, "aesthetic" is the name of a type of zombie that has been invading our planet since 2014. i am proud to announce that this is an aesthetic free zone
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What do I do when the person I am collaborating with on a song is terrible and completely destroys everything I do and turns the song into complete shit?
hahahahaha.  too real, can't answer.
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How do you make money?
u have to convince someone else to give you theirs
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how old are you?
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Have you ever met a female version of yourself? If so, how was your encounter?
i wish
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why did you stop posting videos on youtube?
because i am busy doing something "else"
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If you were to collaborate with any musician (other than yourself) who would it be and why? Or, if you don't want to collaborate with anyone, why do you prefer to work alone?
i don't have the slightest understanding of how collaboration works. you may have noticed this already
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what even is life
a fun and interesting challenge
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is life is not real then what is the answer to the bicycle?
i was not aware the bicycle was a question
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Do you enjoy being called "weird"?
not really.
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has copyright licensing affected the images you use in your videos? or do you only use images released under creative commons, or are otherwise available for free use, in the public public domain, etc?
i try as hard as i can to make sure everything is fair game. so far no one has requested to kick my ass
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Do you believe in god?
what's god
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Will your answer to this question be "no"?
not quite
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R u dead?
i will check
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Who will you vote for if it ends up being Trump vs. Clinton? If you are registered a democrat, who will or who did you vote for in Bernie vs. Hillary?
from what i understand, the votes don't really count. at least not in the way that you would expect
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did you write your website yourself?
yes
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Wub a lub a dub dub?
Absolutely not.
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did u ever get arrested
no
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You're very interesting... What made you want to post all these things? :D
think of it this way.... if i didn't, you never would have heard of me
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What do you think of weeaboos
i don't know any
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hi! i was wondering if you could speak to the way that you used synths in the background of in a mellow tone? specifically, how/if you constructed them to support the melodic line? thank you so much
i sight read the changes out of the realbook. i actually didn't know the melody when i played the chords. that's why it's all whole notes, and the most plain voicings, to be safe. almost all the earlier jazz recordings from 2012/13 were a sight reading exercise.
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i started writing a song that's gonna be a bunch of memes mashed together so that they flow into each other if that makes sense. what are your thoughts on this concept?
from what i understand, it's gonna be a bunch of memes mashed together so that they flow into each other. i hope that makes sense
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What are you working on currently
a reality show
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any tips for feeling better about yourself?
try giving other people tips for feeling better about themself
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Will you do more q&a videos?
seems like a legit format
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this body isn't mine. can you help me find the original owner? i don't like this, i want a refund
i just got a message from the 13 year old half-starving girl in bangladesh who made your clothes. she wants a refund for her place in society
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If people send asks about you being handsome and funny do you get stressed like Bo Burnham does about parasocial interaction and how none of us really know you?
i would call it 'lonely'
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how do i know for sure if im real or fake and if reality is worth staying in if im real or if existence is worth it if im existing as a fake entity
you need to follow thru with the world you are in. if you choose to 'pass', you're probably going to get thrown into another world with all the same issues, and possibly with a slightly lower annual household income
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When did you start playing instruments
when i was 2
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Do you use lower case letters as a comedic purpose or it's just your style?
YOU JUST ASKED THAT QUESTION USING 98% LOWERCASE LETTERS. PERHAPS YOU COULD ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU USE THEM
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Favorite Cartoon?
the United States Presidential Election
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Why is surviving missing from videos? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING
it featured a food franchise which has since then received scandalous media coverage.  i didn't want people to think that the video was in any way related to the scandal.
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how i become a dinosaur
you just have to be what you're going to be, and hope someone calls it a dinosaur
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ok dude why did u forget that the us put an oil embargo on japan and honestly the nanking rapes aren't even admitted to have hapened so pls fix this errors ~Emperor Tojo's ghost
the japan video is done.  i am not re-releasing it.  i actually added an anotation on youtube to address nanking, as well as u.s. rapes as well. the oil embargo i believe is covered in the 'no more oil for you.' (although i'm not totally sure what the word embargo means) other than that, i made this video a long time ago and i am not going to go back and do it again.  thanks for the support
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How long does it take to cook a rare steak?
i've never done it
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Hey! Do you have tips on humanizing percussion and bass sounds played with a keyboard/sequenced?
yes! too much boring details to put here, you can email if you like.  this is a strong subject for me.