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hello! comedy is often used to combat sadness. please, tell me a joke!
Hi Steve, it was great to meet with you today.  Let's plan to follow up sometime next week.
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what is the most important lesson you've have learned from parrots?
that parrots exist
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did bush do 9/11?
yes, and he is still doing it
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will you make more of the history of ... videos? I read somewhere in your other video before you uploading the history of japan,you said you are preparing new video in the last 4 months?is that how long you make the history of japan video?if yes,will it mean there's still hope for another history of ... videos?sorry for bad english,also please try not to die before finishing atleast 100 history of videos,if you die bfore finish that 100 videos I'll kill you to death!im not joking,thx
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What is your favourite genre of music?
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How do I work harder without feeling like I'm missing out on things? Do you have any advice on gaining focus? P.S. It's a 9.9 recurring/10 for your Work so far!
gather experiences for as long as possible, and then just when it feels like you're life is starting to run out, start working and never stop
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Favorite Meme?
crime
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do you have a favourite mainstream artist whom you either listen to for recreational purposes or even for music inspiration?
no
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Do you mean to answer these questions in such a snarky way, or are you just trying to get through these quickly?
perhaps my mind is melted from receiving so many of the same questions over and over.  sometimes i melt the answers, to make it more interesting
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Will you ever make another youtube video?
(donald trump voice) billions
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how are social norms your favourite memes? you don't seem to conform to them and this is unrelated but personally social norms are 100% my least favourite memes
for those of you just joining us, the word "favorite" makes my mind implode. i usually either refer favorites questions to the
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Do you like me? CAUSE I LOVE YOU
who is this
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Without being heavily influenced with contemporary trends, how did you define a clear creative direction?
have severe writers block for 5 years, and then finally lose your mind and pick up a piece of paper and just start writing "rabbit snakes" and see what develops
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new canaan is my favorite song right now. what inspired u to write it?
taking a train to new canaan
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Is there any deeper meaning behind or work? Or are you just doing it for the hell of it?
i'm testing to see if the internet still works
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top 5 cereals ?
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Are you ever concerned that people will stop caring about your work because of your lack of uploads since History of Japan?
i can't keep going through life wondering when i am ever going to be able to release all the improv and journals i've accumulated over the past several years. i apologize for the delay it's causing, but if i don't take care of this now it may never happen.
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I feel as though your way of making music, constantly and through any circumstances, is a lot different to other musicians. Do you ever feel "forced" into constantly making content, or find yourself with musicians' block and unable to create anything of substance?
after spending all of 2012 and 13 writing, i have more material than i would ever have time to record
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Aside from ur wonderful Japan vid, would you ever make another vid/vine that isn't solely musical?
of course. i have made many in the past, and will do many many more in the future
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in order to maximise originality, do you avoid listening to or watching other people's work? You seem to place a large focus on doing what other people don't do, so surely seeing other people's stuff would affect your subconscious? Thanks
i think you're right, but the real reason is i don't have time. i do make an effort to keep up with popular radio, but if i want to succeed at what i'm doing it requires full time hard work, so that's the more realistic reason why consuming of other content is sometimes neglected. if i spent my time watching other peoples' content, you would see much less content from me, and there is already not enough, in my opinion. i hope that makes sense
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are you afraid of dying
more afraid of being born. whoops already did it
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How many friends have you made since you opened your email for fans to talk to you?
(donald trump voice) billions and billions
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What is your favorite kind of bread?
SUPER BREAD!!!!!!!
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do you maintain the question section because you enjoy it or is it for us?
i think it's a good learning experience, mainly for me
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what is your favourite meme
social norms
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how to get your crush to love you?
be yourself.  don't even think about trying anything else
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What's your opinion on freedom of opinion?
i think it includes not having an opinion
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Why did you choose Japan as your first historical musical?
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do you only answer the questions which you ask here?
great question.  i don't ask questions here
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buts or boobs?
the entire mind, body, and spirit.  thanks for asking
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what part of french do you speak?
the part you learn in american highschool
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what is your favorite band?
rubber
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If you were going to make a new letter of the alphabet. What would it be and why?
dr. seuss has covered that subject extensively. i have nothing additional to offer
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How often do you have existential crises?
a long time ago i had one that never ended.  i just got used to it.
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Where do you live?
turtle island
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is there a chance that you'd still be romantically interested in someone if they did not have good math skills? asking for a friend
who knows.  anything's possible
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how long did it take you to make the japan video? love from finland
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in some of your short music jingle videos you repeat the content twice in the video but other times you don't. is there a pattern of some kind to this?
all the videos from late 2015 were written for Vine, which loops the videos automatically. some of them were written as a seamless musical loop (letterman, have a good day, etc) because that's a good way to take advantage of the looping platform (many vine musicians do this). in order to not deprive the youtube viewers of the looping experience, i sent the loop around a couple times, and sometimes even added a special ending for the youtube version only (i.e. letterman)
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okay i know you have a "yes" video and a "no" video but did you also make like a "maybe" or "i don't know"? or did i imagine those
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Are you tired?
no
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is music really a language?
it communicates feelings more than information
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"i am,  new.    trip,  i am  , new trip.         i am,  the colors are insane." is this about an acid trip? the answer is either 'yes' or 'no'
great question.  no
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What kind of sports do you enjoy?
the one where you try to make each other lose
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Hey Bill, what's your favorite movie?
the first one
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Boy you get some dumb questions here don't you?
i think the proper term is "gifted"
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Will you be making another history video similar to 'the history of japan'?
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When Will You Do The Next History Of A Country? Really Waiting For That :)
Right When You Least Expect It
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When are you uploading your next YouTube video? We miss you
2016
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Today's society likes to have everything in starkly defined boxes. You seem to like for concepts/things to have a more abstract definition. Do you have any comment for how society raises people to think a certain way?
defining things is an important human skill. such as "is this food or not food." i've noticed that it can get a little out of hand, only in 1st world countries. nobody living in poverty is worried about what kind of food their food is considered. they just care if it's food
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what is your favourite thing in the world
the sun
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Have you ever struggled with fuck why is everything fucked?
at times.  it is an important issue, and i think it is a common theme in this world.  in general i have been much better off ever since i figured out what i'm doing with my life
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Have you thought of making music that combines 2 or more odd genres of music? Perhaps smooth jazz and metal.
genres are a hoax
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Do you dislike categorising things?
i would say that's a basic class A no
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Have you ever struggled with depression or anxiety ?
not much
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Do you consider yourself an artist? Would you be comfortable in seeing your work admired, analyzed and displayed?
so far it seems ok
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Do you find this question section be a bit therapeutic?
yes, in a bad way, which is good
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Do any of your songs remind you of other non-auditory sense impressions? Like, is there a song that makes you think of a color, taste, smell, or texture?
no
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How do you organize your thoughts?
discover the way they were originally orgnized. that's the only way they are going to work
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What font do you use.. Helvetica? and why?
i used to worry about different fonts for everything, but that became not only a waste of time, but also distracting from a viewing standpoint. i ultimately made a decision to actually use the default font for everything. it gave me a lot of creative clarity, and greater efficiency. i learned it's better to focus on your strong points, and don't worry about things that are not your strong points. i don't make my own fonts, and i don't have access to a large font libary, so this would not be a strong point. by religiously using the default font only, i found that i could instantly put all my focus on things that are my strong points -- positioning, angles, motion, and timing.
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you have sheet music available for some of your songs? where?
just the original writing, not a transcript. so in many cases this would be years before it was recorded, and might not include all the detail as the recording (and might even have changed on the recording). they would be on the expert page, and most of them are probably from 2010 or earlier
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what even is a question?
a request for specific information
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answer: yes now you write the question
is our human experience on earth meant to be an epic and spiritually fulfilling journey of learning and growth, despite its ruthless and unforgiving hardship
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Trump 2016?
i think it is likely
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Besides English and possibly French, do you know how to speak any other language?
music
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What happens if I introduced myself to you but I have received little to no response from you?
if all you did was introduce yourself, i might not have known how to respond... because you already know who i am.  i find when people jump straight into the big issues, pretending they already know me, it works very well. i'm sorry, maybe i have some kind of mental condition, but to be fair you probably already noticed that from some of the material i have released
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Why do ads ruin your life when u see them ?
because they are twice as loud, and they talk to you like you are a dog, and it's the same one every time, which is based on a google search you did 6 months ago
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what's your favorite kind of season?
different
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What makes you laugh?
business suits
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What languages do you speak ?
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how do dreams work?
you stop accepting input from your eyes, ears, etc, but your mind keeps running. so that means even the smallest tiny little bits of input (thoughts, memories, etc.) can manifest into realities. but because they are not actual sensory input from the solid outside world, they are prone to wild transformation on a moment to moment basis.
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do u like clams
never had one
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What would you do if someone gave you lemons?
not currently accepting lemons, i apologize
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how far do you have to look back in your past work to start finding it embarrassing
about 6 months
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in the sheet music of "i like" there's a second verse so i was wondering why it ends after the oh damn yeahs instead of continuing
wow i totally forgot about all of that. guess i must have made an executive decision in the studio. probably thought it was stronger to wrap it up there
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is it okay that i ask almost more than three questions a day here
i think that's great. i'm sorry if i haven't been able to answer all of them. feel free to introduce yourself if you haven't already
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why.
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do u ever write poetry?
i understand that poetry has strict rules and regulations, but i would assume at least something
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modern medicine: fact or fiction
murder mystery
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isn't it ironic how i like alanis morissette i learned the word from her
hey what can i say.  you live, you learn
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who is the best
you, duh
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Aside from answering questions, what are you doing right now?
fighting the war on terror
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whats your favorite kind of pie?
cutie
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did you ever get bullied in school bill
the bar has been constantly lowered for bullying.  nowadays i think frowning at someone is considered bullying. so yes i was bullied
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what happened to verse 2 of 'i like'?
that song doesn't really follow verse-chorus form.
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would you ever consider befriending one of your fans?
absolutely. especially if working 24/7 on a lifelong creative endeavor seems relatable to them
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What are you looking for in a significant other? Other than them being 'as impossible as' you
strong math skills
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How many animals should I have? I love animals and I want to save them all but there's a lot and they're all soft will you help me save all the animals?
working on saving the humans first, if possible
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i know you work alone, I get that. but have you ever tried creating with another person? The biggest advantage I take out of this is because it is more fun, to laugh with another one. keep up the good work! love you
trust me, the only reason i work alone is because i have to. i spent years and years thinking you were "supposed" to collaborate, and that i was just messed up for not being able to make it work.  i knew i "could" do it alone, but i thought it was frowned upon. and i knew it would certainly be more enjoyable and less lonely to work together with someone. but i very rarely found anyone i could work with, and i tried many many times to collaborate and failed miserably. i just always wanted to take it to mars way too quickly. no one would really take me seriously. while the whole time i thought i was the one being serious.  finally i saw an interview with a very successful songwriter about collaboration, and he said "i actually don't collaborate well. one of the reasons i like songwriting is because it's something you can actually do all by yourself."  that's when i finally stopped feeling guilty about it, and that's when the real work started. ever since then everything has been going fine, although i am still lonely
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have u ever been in love? with a person? I only include that last part bc u have a tendency to avoid answering questions by being a smartass
i think the proper term is "dumbass."   and yes
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did u bulid this website or someone did it for you? if someone did it for you kill him and if you did it kill urself my man
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do you still live in a church?
no
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Rate your memory from 1 (almost non-existent) to 10 (almost eidetic)
9
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do you live with anyone?
maybe
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Est-ce que tu voudrais une amie nouveau? (C'est moi, l'amie est moi)
oui svp
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do you ever just wake up and feel good about yourself?
sometimes
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did it hurt when you dropped your head when you're young?
i think so. i landed on my face
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What are you afraid of?
great product offers
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What's the opposite of tragedy?
something good happening
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How do you deal with procrastination ? ... Also hi
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would you consider yourself a music professional?
it's interesting that you bring that up, because aside from my independent career of trying to explode the universe (via this website, youtube, vine, twitter, etc.) i also happen to be a professional musician