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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can you be my valentine's | i'll try |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what planet did you come from | regular |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Does your perspective of reality changes over time? | a little |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What do you think your life would be like if you had sung about having a bent cat instead of having a bent hat in "Slow Down"? | it would be pretty weird. not because of that, but, it would have to have been weird to have caused me to write it that way |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you want to be immortal? all my friends say they don't because "they'd get bored eventually" but to me that seems like a failure of imagination | i think you might be right |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Thoughts on the word befuddled? | it's good. 10 points |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is yo ur | nice job on this |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you normal? | extremely |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I noticed 2+2 is 4. Why isn't it legally fish? | because fish have rights |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | then what caused the natural disaster in soap tips and rain in hi, i'm steve? | me writing a fictional video longer than 30 seconds |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are lobotomies ethical | i doubt it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's a computer? | i thought i knew, but now i'm not so sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you think is inside of a black hole? | everything |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do all/most of your videos have an interconnected plot/timeline? | the only significant connection they have is that i wrote and produced them all |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why can't I get myself to do anything? | maybe you already did everything |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hello, what is the meaning of "the ending"? | that's a song that i wrote and released. i almost couldn't figure out what to title it, but then i named it after the middle |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | And does that mean there is a "the beginning"? | not in my catalog per se |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is love? | you'll find out |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the farthest along you've gotten making a video and not released it? | 100%, but then of course i released it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I just hit eight random white notes on a piano and it sounded really good. How can I reproduce this? | hit eight more |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | my favorite part of valentine's day is the resulting discount on candy and chocolate for a week or so. what about you? | i like that the daylight lasts just a little bit longer than the day before |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you scared of the future? | i was going to say yes but now that i think about it no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you stick your gyat out for the rizzler? | oh man, i haven't done it in such a long time |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Opinions on C Major? | normal |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Was your inspiration for "Hello Sexy Pants" you finding a really nice of pants | in retrospect, i think it might have been a sexy desk |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is your favorite song which you've made? | i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you the kind of person who always likes to engage in a fun activity. It can be just learning about a new thing through internet or staring a new hobby? | yes, how did you know |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the first number where things get weird? | 1 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why is q almost always followed by a u? | it might be a tradition inherited from france, but i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | at what distance away from a nuclear blast would you predict a quesadilla being cooked instantly and able to be eaten without any major repercussions? | this may come as a surprise, but, i am not a nuclear expert |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | everyone is princess | i see what you mean |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how did you where i've been? | 2 ways |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you happy? | sometimes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | did you manually put in the dates for the stuff you put on this site | yes, except for this page |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how often do you try to reassemble things that you've disassembled | 1 out of every 2 times |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why do lamp shades exist when curtains work just as well | for your additional enjoyment |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to get good at breaking up projects into smaller, more manageable tasks that can be done more coherently instead of just thinking about all the complicated shit i want to make that forces my brain to clip through my skull | practice and experience |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you find that you can enjoy music just by thinking about it? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | When I'm sitting in complete silence I can just think of a song I know really well and follow along with it in my head almost as if I'm listening to it. Is that how most people are? | i'm not sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | would you describe yourself as "careful", generally? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are pressed pennies technically NFTs? | no, i know a way to funge those |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | was the natural disaster in "soap tips" caused by the rain at the end of "hi, i'm steve"? | no, but they were both caused by the same thing |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Sometimes I feel my name was on an ostrakon even before I was born. Do you happen to actually have mine? | i will look through some of the other ostrakons i have |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is your favorite movie | still searching for it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you like chocolate cake? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you ever eaten a crayon and/or other inedible objects | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the squarest country | the United States of America |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think i will pass my ap exams this year | i will admit it's possible |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | did you intentionally quote "the lick" in "I wanna be a movie star" at 2:00 | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hi Bill, what are the chords on the final "i can't believe what I'm seeing, it's more than a dream"? | "i" is something like Asus2maj7 with bass either on A or C# (it's different each time). "can't be" is something like Dsus4 to D with bass wandering in transition. "lieve what i'm seeing, it's more than a dream" should be Gmaj7, G6, G6, Gsus2 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can we be friends | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you like pineapple on pizza | i just like the concept. the concept is iconic |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you ever use a reference track when mixing? | i mostly just check it against my previous mixes that came out good |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you think that calling humans fundamentally "good" or "bad" is a waste of time? | not always. it might help to cheer someone up, depending on who is on which side of the debate |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I just noticed something crazy about the banjo, and that's if you're playing a C chord, even if you only want to play the top 3 strings, you've got to either mute the D string (or fret the E on the D string), or it will sound like a C/D chord. Or at least it does on my banjo. It's resonating with the G, I guess? Pretty cool. I love just knowing that C/D is so accessible, anyway. | this reminds me of having to mute the low E on a guitar when you play the D major chord |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is 10 minutes too long for a song? | i have no idea |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Asking for my band cuz I wrote one that is 12 minutes lol | you will find out before i do, whether or not you hate how long it is |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hey bill I'm so glad that you found your way!! Tips to find mine? Should I just be a doctor because it is not as uncertain as other jobs cause if you go to the med school, bonk you are prolly gonna be a doctor and that's what my parents want me to be | if you think you can handle the job itself, and the long long long path to get there, then it might be for you |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I'm a beautiful slug who glistens in the sunlight. Are you proud of me? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is your favourite day of the year? | january 1 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why are all of my favorite songs of yours in E major? | i have no idea |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | pancakes are called that because you used to have to pan for them in a stream. like gold. soggy pancakes from the river | that makes sense |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | ive noticed that when some musicians experiment with world music, they use gamelan or imitation gamelan percussion. have you experimented with it or similar, let's call it "non-contemporary (with big quotations)" percussion? am i obsessed with gamelan? | sure. i'll use anything i can get my hands on |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is your opinion on adding extra spaces to text? | it's lovely. so lovely it's sometimes illegal |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is the overall goal of your life? | we'll see |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do i motivate myself for studying | i don't think that's possible. you are either motivated to do it or you are not. maybe if you understand what it is your studying and why you are asking, you might find out that there is motivation already there. in fact, already, something already has motivated you to inquire about this |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the meaning of life? | a trick question, to make you think there is only 1 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | When does normality become abnormal? | day in, and day out |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Should we allow people the right to sometimes be baffled? | as rights allower, you should indeed allow this right |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What's your least favourite thing that you like? | dessert |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | should i quit my job | not yet |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What exactly is a scheme? | it's like a plan, but it's more mischievous |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why are you so nice to us | for good measure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you call a music recording without lyrics? | an instrumental music recording |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can it still be called a song? maybe a piece, or a track, or something else entirely? | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is there any reason why one would use a semiflat or semisharp in music (lowering/raising a note by a quarter-tone)? | it looks extremely impressive on paper, especially to people who are in the midst of their music education. but there might be other reasons i don't know about |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is it ever used? | generally no. when it is, it is usually advertised as such. they will let you know explicitly that they are doing it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Can anything even play that? | sure. a trombone could play it. your voice could sing it. you can set up a digital instrument to accomodate it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how come conspiracy theories aren't called conspiracy hypotheses | maybe they are |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you feel about how many lives you've changed? | good i think |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why are you so cool | as a last resort. or first, if it comes down to it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What does "almost" mean in response to "are you proud of me"? I'm not the person who asked initially, I can't help but wonder if I am missing some context here. | of course. the person didn't include enough context in the question. but there was 'almost' enough |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is your fav color | surprise me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you happy? | almost |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | who do you want to win the super bowl | everyone |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What really makes someone insincere? | it's hard to tell |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do i be a little more hardcore | how about going for a walk |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how much is a lot? | literally so much |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you like multitasking? | sure, as long as it's not while i am multitasking |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | opinions on the "big apple" (new york)? | no one really calls it that, unless they are living either outside new york, in the past, or both. but that's ok |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is there a word that's the opposite of "comparison"? | contrast? |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Hi Bill! I've noticed you seem to have an affinity for scribbles/squiggly lines. They're beautiful and I see them in your videos a lot. What is the reason for this? | if beautiful, then that would be reason enough. if not, then perhaps i somehow hope that they are |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | any tips for a recital i have coming up? | i'm not entirely sure i know what a recital is |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What kinds of questions do you answer | good, bad, |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How do you deal with the concept of the flow and relativity of time when perceiving your work? | it depends on my mood |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | when is it ever a good time to do anything at all? | anytime |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you like the ends of the bread loaf | i like the beginning |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the most specific "sub-genre" that comes to mind | 2.11.24, 5:11 am |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's the weather today | it's normal |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I often walk my cat, but most of the time he walks me back. It's mutually beneficial because it's often the only time I'm out in the sun and we both get to enjoy "outside." Is "i like to wear soft clothing" a love song for you? For me, it is! | there are moments of the chorus that feel that way |
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