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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | And how do i know what i like? | you won't know how you know but you will know |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you have any plans to make a song about frogs? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Am I getting older | no way |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What do you think would have been the first English word that a caveman uttered before complex language even existed? (Like he uttered it by mistake but wanted to convey something.) | 'utter' |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you ever felt weightless? | almost |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | could i be a princess? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do i feel so bad | you are getting ready to feel good later |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What was the question Damien skipped in "Maybe I could eat blades of grass"? | this one |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Opinions on beanbag chairs? | seems like a risky asset |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i've noticed many of my favorite musicians are multi-instrumentalists who started on drums or whose best instrument is drums, you included. my main instruments are voice, piano, and guitar in that order, but i would really like to have that drum-based foundation/way of thinking about music & songs. however, i don't have access to a proper drumset right now. do you think a practice pad/pillow would be good enough to learn these concepts? | to learn drums, in music, there actually might be something more important than owning a drumset and it's this: playing in a band for a live audience, where you are the drummer and thus are largely responsible for directing and guiding the rhythmic cohesion of the whole group, and hence the whole room. this is the part of drumming that i think will strenghten you in the way that you are looking for |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | any advice on how to incorporate "drum thinking" into songwriting? | it's not something you can think about it. it's like knowing French, natively, then you start writing songs. you're not thinking about incorporating 'french thinking' into the songs, you're just writing songs which will probably end up having french in them because you speak french |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you absolutely sure you arent an alien that is sneaking on earth so earth can be taken iver by venusian forces? | yes. there's so many specifics in what you said, it's pretty easy for it not all to be true. even if part of it were true |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you ever found anything cute? | i believe so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is that a descriptor you have ever been moved to use? | sure. for example, false advertising with fraudulent identity impersonation is cute |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | where does your humor come from | it is directly inspired by the space time continuum |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you a princess? | nearly |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why do some melodies sound better in certain tambres? | why wouldn't they |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can you have me some bad advice please | go ahead and give someone bad advice |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Will you be performing at the Super Bowl anytime soon | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what if christmas happened on friday 13? that would be quite scary | i agree |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you hate it when the questions are incompl | no, and i find it also important to point out to you that your question is not incomplete because the subject of your question was incompleteness and the question itself was intended as a demonstration of such but was therefore not genuinely incomplete. i've seen questions of that nature as well as actual incomplete questions and i hate neither |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Have you ever done that thing where you don't have any thoughts for about a minute, then realize that you are thinking about the fact that you didn't have any thoughts, and then want those thoughts to go away so you can stop thinking about anything again? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How many questions had questions but those questions within questions had the answer inside of another question with a question inside of it? | happens all the time |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you use to learn languages | large quantities of recorded audio/video of genuine conversations with people that i enjoy listening to |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why does putting 3 question marks at the end of a question make it funnier??? | i don't know. i can't think of a situation where that would be the case, but that doesn't mean such a situation does not exist |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | any date ideas? | january 1, |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what are your thoughts on cowboys | sounds somehow fictitious, historical, or both |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hey, how do I feel okay when so many things are going so genuinely scary bad? How do I stay calm and not feel bad about myself? You know what I mean? | look for opportunities to make something good. this may sound crazy, but it might be even more fun than if things were already good |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | you pod cast but what if you cast the pod a lil too far? | there's no turning back |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you a fish | i have no idea |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you prefer singles or albums? and what about EPs? | which one is songs |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is gravity downwards or inwards? | that depends of course upon which way is up |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | could you transcribe "snail time" for me, please? | |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i've just realised that I've been spending a long time trying to play the drums but on the keys because it's what I've spent the most energy trying to get better at in the past. firstly have you had a realisation like this where you listen to your heart and it sounds like an instrument other than what you're currently spending a lot of energy on? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | secondly do you have any tips on learning drums? Ways to hit the snare confuses me but cymbals I can get behind | it's a cool sound when coins land on the snare drum |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do we ask "what is the meaning of the song" instead of asking about the creation process or what the song means to the creator | that's your choice. i've been asked both, and more |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think pigeons are secret spies for the government? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | should I transcribe one of your pieces for viola | sure, but it's also ok if you don't |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you go about learning the chords to a song? as in having them memorized, being able to play them back on a keyboard fluidly, etc. | that doesn't make sense to me. for me it's more like memorizing syllables of words, which indeed i don't do, because the awareness sits in a deeper part of the brain that does not require any direct concentration. like a word, as long as i've heard it a time or two, i can say it comfortably, even if i don't think consciously about the individual syllables. the same is true with songs and the chords in them |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | did you go to college and/or graduate | no, but i've seen colleges depicted in films. hopefully that is sufficient |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | In your opinion, what is the correct plural of the word octopus? and if you answer 'octopuses' know that you're wrong | what a fun game this has been so far |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | which way is up? | sometimes down, actually |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is your opinion on egg sandwicbnes | i have yet to admit that they exist |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Heya Bill. I'm a big fan of your work. What are your thoughts on bread? I love bread. It's the best thing since sliced bread. | bread is famous for being good. only time will tell if it lives up to its reputation |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Define "baked potato" | that is a measure of normalcy |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why do we value people for things they can't control? (such as intelligence, beauty, or soundness of mind) | not everything can be controlled. and not everything is valued. there is not a direct relationship between what is valued and what is controlled, so, admittedly, sometimes they do not overlap (as you mentioned). but, to be fair, sometimes they do |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | If you decided you want to paint your friend's room and they told you that you can use colour of your choice which colour would you use? | i won't be making any color decisions without seeing the room first |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | hey bill, have you watched past lives? | i don't recall |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | HOW did chicken cross the road?? | flew over, just high enough to avoid any traffic |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | When someone mentions Jeopardy! Think Music, which version do you hear in your head? For me it's the one with the flugelhorn ('97-'08). | that is by far the best version for me, but you may have already known that |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you think the questions have helped you learn things about the world over the years | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How do you interpret your compositions into visual accompaniments? | i don't know how, but i do it anyway |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you ever feel like there | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I disagree with your opinion on kindness being the best superpower. | that was not an opinion per se. it was an answer i chose for a question that didn't make very much sense to me in the first place, but now that i reflect on my choice i realize it was a chance to convey that kindness is super and super powerful |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Superhuman abilities are not required to be kind. | that was certainly not how i interpreted the question |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | That's the best part about it! Anyone can do it. | |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you get annoyed at answering the same questions over and over? | no, i was already annoyed before |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Mega Man drops January 7th. What do you do? | disagree |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can i leave society and go in the wild? | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i think the grass likes me | |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's your favorite time? | 0:00 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What's your thoughts on going up? | is that even possible |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What's your weirdest question? | i can't possibly beat this one. not because it's the weirdest, but just because it's impossible to measure weirdness. for that reason, this is in fact a weird question, but there is no way to measure it precisely enough for assured comparisons |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | im about to start as an intern tomorrow any pointers on how to pretend I'm a professional and normal part of society? I need to make a good impression you know. | you have to discover the secret fact that your actual self already is a professional and normal part of society. the problem is that no one tells you this. and you may not have told anyone else either |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i'm having a creative crisis. i want to create original things, but in deliberately trying not to follow the established rules, i realized is just giving myself a new set of rules to follow, which is also making me stressed. how to i escape this endless cycle of rules and just create things i want to? | the cycle of rules re-inventing, re-destroying, and re-re-inventing each other is something that hopefully you can learn to enjoy. it may help to know that these contradictions are nothing to be ashamed of, and they are at the core of what has fueled 'art' (also known as 'rta', 'tra', among other names) since the beginning of time |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the definition of fish | i have no idea. this whole time i've just been guessing what is a fish and what is not |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you have an pet | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What's your favorite thing about answering questions? | i like how down to earth it is |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you have any animals? | no, but if you find this unsettling, feel free to pretend i do |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | If so can I give them virtual pets? | no, but if you find this unsettling, feel free to pretend that you can |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | bill, you say you have not eaten blades of grass in real life, but would you be willing to, as an experiment? like one of those "try new things" sorts of things they keep telling me about | i would rather try a different new thing |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | In the history of time, many people have asked what the deal is, and it intrigues me that we are no closer to discovering the answer. | there are many different answers, to try out |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you have any ideas, Bill? Any at all? | yes i do. i've made a habit of expressing the ideas i have |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | im quite uncertain for the future right now. what should i do? | take on some exciting challenges, of moderate difficulty |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is the purpose of meaning? | everything |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I think the answer is 👉👌👶 but I also think it's possibly 🍕🚬⚰️. My teacher told me when all else fails, answer "C". But being that she was a c-section baby, I fear there's a conflict of interest, as well as a lack of a third choice in the question. Sincerely, Diedrich Knickerbocker III | |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How many things of the things you've said you've done have you actually done | that depends if you've been trying to interpret my songs and fictitious works as factual statements about me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the weakest song you've written & what's the weakest line you've written? | all of them are tied for weakest |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is learning the ukulele a good bridge to learning the guitar or should I just jump straight to the guitar | ukulele is fine to start with, especially if you get the baritone ukulele which is tuned exactly the same way as the high guitar strings. the regular ukuleles however, usually have one of the strings jump an octave which might confuse you in the transition |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if i could rather eat a cookie covered in gasoline or drink gasoline mixed with cookie what one should i pick? | i don't care. poisoning yourself is none of my business and it's not something i'm interested in |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How is your latest project going? | good |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the best superpower | kindness |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | opinions on places with the same names like liverpool, ny and liverpool, uk? | great. i love those types of places. if there's 2 places with the same name i always love both |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Would you consider Velcro to be revolutionary? | probably |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Tips for coping with how hard it is to learn Arabic? | the first thing is to choose what regional version of the language you want to learn, because they are vastly different. you may have already gotten past that step, but i have not. so i don't know too much about what comes next |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do Melodies Have To Be Improv Sessions First? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do strings always sound like they're crying? | they don't sound like that to me, but that idea has been enforced in the culture, probably starting with the use of violins in sad movie scenes. there are plenty of jovial and happy ways to use violins and other types of strings |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I have the chance to do something that will make me so incredibly happy but I don't feel I'm worthy of the experience nor the happiness. Should I do it? | it would be irresponsible of me to advise here, having no idea what the actual thing is |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you ever go for several weeks or months without playing a certain instrument? | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | and then you feel rusty when you return to it? | it comes back quick, often seeming better than before |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how many times would you snooze your alarm | maybe a few hundred |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I'm having trouble setting goals for the new year. Everything I can think of is either unactionable or what I'm already doing. How can I figure out what I want? | you're doing fine. no need to let the calendar distract you |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can you still not handle the lobster section? | i have yet to even admit that there is a lobster section |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how large of a scope can a project have before it seems unmanageable/impossible | around size 10, that starts to happen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | When improvising, is it normal to run out of ideas quite quickly when you stick to a single scale? I just end up quoting licks over and over again after a few minutes of "good" improv. Also In terms of keys there are a few I can't improvise well at all in (I play piano) such as like B or F# coz the way the fingering is due to the scales involved is just trickier. Do you encounter these problems too? | life is a world of changes. so whatever the 'rule' was, at one moment, you will be called upon to change it soon. improvisation is a good chance to be faced with this problem, and be challenged to re-invent the context again and again. soon you may find a great scheme for making these rule changes, then of course that will stop working and you will be called upon to try a new rule-changing scheme |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How do I stop impulsively saying "Fuck you" to anyone who says something that offends me? | start saying 'thank you, i appreciate that' every time instead |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the most important part of a sandwich? | the intentions of the sandwich |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | like you need bread for it to be a sandwich but then also what's a sandwich without the contents? | a nothing sandwich |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i love it when city names are mentioned in songs, don't you | sometimes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Would you like to meet my mom's Icelandic horse | not right now |
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