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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What topping have you not yet had on pizza?	asbestos
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Would you ever publish some of the techniques you've developed for character animation?	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What inspired your music style and your overall aesthetics?	just me being normal
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	is there anything that isn't any good whatsoever?	it seems that any good answer to this would therefore be good for answering this. so it seems impossible to find something
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what is your opinion on the range of sounds that an electric guitar can make?	a fantastic, fascinating range
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	from what I can tell your songs use the keyboard more frequently, but I assume you are not opposed to guitar (?)	i love the world of guitar. i would pursue it in an alternate life, where i could dedicate myself fully to all ways and realms of the guitar. instead, i've found myself more involved in the worlds of keyboard, drumming, and language
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what is your ideal set of 3 colors?	FF0000,00FF00,0000FF
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What was your favorite song to make and why	i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	how do you spell "spell"?	i have no idea
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	can you describe the sound of a metal pipe falling at a 45° angle to the ground	kalang, kalangala grrrrrssshhh
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	there is something like a paradox called the ship of theseus. basically there's this ship and a guy called theseus used it to go some places. eventually the ship started breaking so they had to replace some parts and eventually they replaced every part. now the question is: is the ship still the same?	yes and no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	if not, then when did it stop being the same as the old one?	gradually throughout the entire process
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	if it's the first piece switch that makes it no longer the same, then anytime you fix physical, it's not the "same" anymore. this keeps me up sometimes. please help	it's like a gradient. you can speak about it on any level of detail. maximum level of detail would specify exactly how much, and which parts, have changed. minimum level of detail would either call it a new ship or the same ship, depending on whether the conceptual identity or physical condition is the subject of the conversation
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Do you have any good tips on managing time?	all the good tips probably cancel each other out
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Because that's something I struggle with and I was wondering if you had any thoughts	just try one strategy, then see if it works, then try another one, etc........ i don't particularly think there's gonna be any absolute solutions. i've sort of accepted that it's meant to be an ongoing game
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	hello bill, do you think making a website to post your stuff is better than to just have them posted on yt/spotify/social media, etc? why's that? love the website, btw :)	what drove me to make my own website is the level of control, authenticity, and simplicity i can have, that simply isn't available any other way
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What is a good way to pass time in Idaho?	see if you can figure out a way to get into one of the neighboring states
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	is yellow green cause cacti is brown	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Are you gonna make a song about water?	all options are on the table
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What is crem Brule	i have no earthly idea
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	michael jackson?	no i think he is on another website
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what are your strengths and weaknesses	my strong point is being too weak and my weak point is being too strong
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	why didnt you talk about canada	i talk about canada quite a lot. "in canada, there is no speed limit. only maximum speed"
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Why do you make the content that you do?	to see what it's like
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what do you use to make your cool music	'common sense'
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	If Steve's name is my name, wouldn't it be Drew?	for you, yes, if that is your name
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	if you could change the color of the sky what would you do?	make it more colorful
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	can you tell me what my name is	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you think	yes i do
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	opinion on chocolate?	too good
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	7.9.23 9:54 pm my current solution to questionable vocal quality is just to record a whole bunch of takes and splice them together, but is this smart? i worry that because i'm not forced to get one entire super high quality take i won't improve. i'm curious to hear your thoughts on this, and if/when you've used this tactic. thanks	your concerns are valid. the more we have editing technology available, inevitably the more we use it. i always fantasize about somehow forcing myself to pretend i'm living in a universe with no edits allowed. but i've never found a way to make this work. i suppose, in a way, there is a magic blessing in the age of editing which is this: if you do too many takes, your voice gets tired out. so in a way, you're still under pressure to get it right sooner rather than later
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	How many chords you used in total from jingles in "history of the entire world, i guess"	i remember from the production process that there are approximately 66 jingles, and i suppose i could estimate that there are an average of 4 chords per jingle. so my loose estimate is 264
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you enjoy giving facts when the format of the question seems to be asking for an opinion	i do enjoy that. i enjoy the undertone of highlighting the peculiar relationship between fact and opinion
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you have any preference between for example "Dm7" and "D-7" for D minor 7 notation-wise?	for myself, i always write D-7. but when i'm writing publicly i usually say Dmin7, just in case someone might not know the "-" symbol for minor and i don't want them to think i said "D7" or something
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What is your mbti results? Ok it might sound cringe but I'm just asking.	different every time, because i answer the questions differently each time
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	How on earth did I become so different from all the other words for I in other germanic languages?	the only other ones i know are "ik" (nederlands) and "ich" (deutsch) ...... which actually don't seem all that different to me
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	have you ever nerped or durple querple	it's on my to do list
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Are you stupid?	let me perform some calculations
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Why do you never answer my questions?	sometimes i answer other people's questions instead
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	are you dead	absolutely not
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	How can i see my last question or if u already answer a similar question	it was
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	was the highway through the desert in "if the world doesn't end" inspired by a real-life location?	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	if so, could you please share the co-ordinates?	30.86420286073274, -112.95538367400053, oct 2015 (if you need the fence)
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you do all your own music?	yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what are stairs	steps of gradually increasing height, for the purpose of walking comfortably to a higher level
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What did you name your babies in "Outside"?	the only baby i had in "outside" is the song itself, which i named "outside"
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what is steve's real name if it isn't steve	it's the same as yours
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Hey bill, I just graduated from college and am a lifelong musician. Do you think it's wise to just work odd jobs and music gigs and build up my music career, or should I get a masters degree in something more traditional and get a regular job and get regular friends that way?	i have no idea what a masters degree is so i cannot advise
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	how are you doing at this very moment?	pretty good
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Are you Chinese or Japanese?	not that i know of
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Tell me a cucumber fact	a cucumber is considered a NOUN
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what do all these words mean	'hi'
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Is there a fish in your house?	not that i know of
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Whenever I write music, I always find myself writing pretty much the same part over and over for each part of the song. While this sounds okay, it feels empty and I'd like my music to have some more "depth" How would you suggest I fix this?	the best suggestion i have for this is try to deliberately make part of the song terrible. the route back is usually new and great. but it only works if you were genuinely trying to ruin it first
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	opinions on the chemical element neon	always there, ... hard to find
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you think some guy really hated the first song ever made and wrote the second song ever made to spite the original?	i was going to say no but now that i think about it yes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Have you ever?	yes i have
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Does your attachment to creative and intellectual growth cause dukkha?	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Can you teach me music theory? (please)	understanding and analyzing music is a lot like understanding and analyzing beautiful pictures. both people need to at least be looking at the same picture, and try to analyze it first in their own way, then they can compare analyses. so i think what you'd have to do first is try some stuff first (anything), then tell me what you notice. then we can discuss different things we've noticed
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	When you read these words, is there a feeling of subject-object dualism that appears?	no, although i can identify the subjects and objects if i think about it for a moment (and i assume you are talking about grammar)
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Or is the inherent openness of consciousness readily experienced?	your second clause didn't inherently strike me as a direct opposite to the first, so i'll have to approach it separately. in general, consciousness seems not as open as it probably ought to be
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What's the best thing to do by yourself?	rank things
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What is Hate?	the villain of the story
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	How does one remove a cat from a box?	how about publicizing some of its past missteps
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	hey man. i'm new to music, is it possible to just slam random keys on piano and make it sound good or do you need to learn chords and keys and shit	if you are new to music then this is when you should be indeed slamming some keys and then asking yourself if it sounds good
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what is the best thing about the economy	it doesn't mind being blamed for everything. if you say "ah, that's just because of the economy" the economy says "yes, that's right, thank you for blaming me, i appreciate that"
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Is the Earth flat?	it was supposed to be, but something went insanely wrong
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what do you think about august 12th, 2036	it's tuesday
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	If a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle not a square, and a circle is an oval, but a circle not an oval, is a triangle a triangle, but a triangle not a triangle?	an equilateral triangle is a triangle but a triangle is not necessarily an equilateral triangle, and i think you also made a mistake in your cirle/oval analogy by listing them in the same order twice, and also, i think all your 'not' clauses probably require to say 'not necessarily' to really get at what i think you're trying to say. indeed a rectangle CAN be a square, if the measurements are equal
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Is it worth it to study til 2 a.m. because of wanting to become a better person through studying	sure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what are the humanoid things in your recent videos (out for lunch, perfect, 2 friends at the beach, et cetera) called?	...... persons?
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	If you had a pet cat, what would the cat's name be?	then i'd name the cat the same as i named your question. (your question has a name now, but you don't know what it is. .... neither does the cat)
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	why do you have one letter off on all of the pages i dont get it	it's like you know how sometimes logos have designs or pictures, or something stylish.... it's that, but achieved only through text and color, without any images and also without any fonts
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	bill on 7.29.20 9:24 am you got a question saying " Have you ever got brilliant idea(s) while taking a shower but forgot as soon as you leave the bathroom? It sucks when that happens " and you said you developed some near military grade memory tricks for makign sure that doesent happen please bill what are the tricks	here are some memory tricks. pretend you are explaining the idea to someone else, and start explaining it in as many technical ways as you can. Pretend you have to explain it to them so that they can reproduce the idea exactly, but, you are not allowed to actually demonstrate it. For example, if it's a sentence, say "the first word is ___, the second word is ____," etc... Count the words. remind yourself how many words there are. Say all the odd numbered words. Say all the even numbered words. Think of the first letter of each word, and put all those letters together. try to come up with an alternate sentence using the same starting letters. Try to access the idea in as many different ways as you can. If it is a musical idea, start thinking of the notation of it, imagine you are explaining the musical notation to someone else without singing it. List the notes in order. Count the notes. List the rhythmic values in order. If you don't know musical notation in this way, hopefully you have some other conceptual notation system you use to think about notes and time. What tempo is it? what song has a similar tempo? how many notes are in the first beat? how many notes are in the second beat? etc etc etc. Keep trying to access the idea on as many mental avenues as you can, and this will increase the likelyhood that you will be able to retrieve it. However, ...... if you've really just had the idea of a lifetime, and your life depends on it, then you can get out of the shower immediately and go write it down. it's a good feeling to know you have that level of professionalism
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	do you have a funny gif	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what time signature is i want to be a movie star in	generally the repeating chorus (title lines) are in 9/4 (or, alternating 4/4 and 5/4 if you prefer). the verses seem to almost follow this, but there are exceptions usually at the end of every stanza. and the bridge doesn't follow it either
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	any reason that, when doing on screen lyrics, you break them up by word instead of syllables?	sure. the best reason for me to choose to show the whole word instantly instead of one syllable at a time would be: if i think the single-syllable way would look like crap. Generally i've experimented with a wide range of methods and timings for expressing lyrics on screen, and i'm usually going for what is most potent. timing is essential, so indeed i've tried the single-syllable way, but it almost always looks terrible and actually less potent, probably because we're so used to reading the words the way they are. by a similar token, sometimes in fact single-words is too awkward also, so i sometimes opt for entire phrases. i'm often pretty exhaustive in the amount of ways i try it, in search of the most effective
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	if you became a ghost what would be the first thing you'd do?	get some ghost friends
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	give tips on usimg soap	soap is self using
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	please consider looking at the four good news accounts (matthew, mark, luke, john). each of these was written to a different audience, and each of these men have a unique way of delivering the good news of what they saw. if it has the ring of truth, trust in it! you'll never regret it.	they do indeed ring so. indeed many other voices and stories have such a ring to them as well, and i've found that these rings are by no means limited to the ones found within christianity. for me, the ring actually gets much stronger as i find rings across different cultures, religions, sciences, and contexts
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What 3 words would you change the spelling of to fit the pronunciation?	i'd change every word to candy cane
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	what are all the symptoms of drinking orange juice?!?!!?	getting other orange-juice related things recommended to you
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	why do some things move at the speed of light compared to light instead of just moving at the speed of light?	this is to give you the joy of figuring out why
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Hey Bill, I am a full time musician and multi-instrumentalist, mostly gigging as a jazz pianist, gospel organist, and funk keyboardist in the Detroit area. I love your music and have a particular appreciation for your songwriting and harmonic sensibilities. I have learned many of your songs. Do you ever plan to perform your music live with a band? I would very much like to be in that band. Regardless, I hope all is well.	i hope i can find you when the time comes
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	favorite fruit?	huge
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	If you had a chance to dance with Spongebob on Dancing with the Stars, would you?	no
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	You play a lot of different instruments, but is there like one which you default when coming up with new ideas for songs?	usually a keyboard on a very plain electric piano setting, and my voice of course
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Are birds government spying devices?	no, birds spy for their own pleasure
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	opinion on crayons	the mud-wrestling of pronunciation
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	What is the best way to play Tic Tac Toe?	acquire every square through covert yet legal means
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Why is my boyfriend acting so tough but he is really soft towards me	maybe you are not one of his FOES
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	how can I be good enough for someone I love?	you already are. maybe some day you can explain how you've done it, or maybe they can explain it for you
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	which number is the unfunniest of all	that is impossible because winning an unfunny contest is funny
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	request; please make a list of songs you think are really really good :)	that's impossible. doing that curses every song in the list
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	how did you get the fluttery effect in the main melody of "fly around" thats super interesting and unique	it's like when you flutter on a xylophone with 2 notes. alternate the 2 notes really quick. i'm doing that on one instrument, and then another one is just holding down the notes normally, like a piano would do
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	why is recording vocals so much harder than i expected it to be? like, i think i generally sound fine when i sing, and even when i just record myself singing and playing at the keyboard, but the second i sing right into the mic for a song i'm recording, a billion little imperfections make the whole thing sound.... kinda bad. i can do 50 takes and pick word by word what i think sounds good, but that's no fun. any tips?	recordings are cursed...... or blessed. depending on whether you wanted it to come out good. if you want it to come out good, that will curse any recording. if you don't care whether it comes out good, that will automatically bless a recording
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	I came up with a nice melody I really like and I can play it with one hand on the piano, but how do I figure out how to accompany it with both hands?	try playing it at parties. play it at 10 parties and after the 10th party you'll find something. it might be with your voice. it might be someone else doing it. it might even just be in how you frame the melody in context, based on what you say to people before or after. as soon as you start using this thing for communication, then you'll start seeing what it can do
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	I am bored in the car what do I do	(google 2007 voice) "continue to follow the road"
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	I am bored what should I do	you've heard of 'non-sequiturs', well, screw that mess, start doing some sequiturs
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions-2023-07.html	Pick a number	1

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What topping have you not yet had on pizza?

asbestos

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Would you ever publish some of the techniques you've developed for character animation?

yes

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What inspired your music style and your overall aesthetics?

just me being normal

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is there anything that isn't any good whatsoever?

it seems that any good answer to this would therefore be good for answering this. so it seems impossible to find something

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what is your opinion on the range of sounds that an electric guitar can make?

a fantastic, fascinating range

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from what I can tell your songs use the keyboard more frequently, but I assume you are not opposed to guitar (?)

i love the world of guitar. i would pursue it in an alternate life, where i could dedicate myself fully to all ways and realms of the guitar. instead, i've found myself more involved in the worlds of keyboard, drumming, and language

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what is your ideal set of 3 colors?

FF0000,00FF00,0000FF

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What was your favorite song to make and why

i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite

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how do you spell "spell"?

i have no idea

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can you describe the sound of a metal pipe falling at a 45° angle to the ground

kalang, kalangala grrrrrssshhh

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there is something like a paradox called the ship of theseus. basically there's this ship and a guy called theseus used it to go some places. eventually the ship started breaking so they had to replace some parts and eventually they replaced every part. now the question is: is the ship still the same?

yes and no

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if not, then when did it stop being the same as the old one?

gradually throughout the entire process

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if it's the first piece switch that makes it no longer the same, then anytime you fix physical, it's not the "same" anymore. this keeps me up sometimes. please help

it's like a gradient. you can speak about it on any level of detail. maximum level of detail would specify exactly how much, and which parts, have changed. minimum level of detail would either call it a new ship or the same ship, depending on whether the conceptual identity or physical condition is the subject of the conversation

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Do you have any good tips on managing time?

all the good tips probably cancel each other out

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Because that's something I struggle with and I was wondering if you had any thoughts

just try one strategy, then see if it works, then try another one, etc........ i don't particularly think there's gonna be any absolute solutions. i've sort of accepted that it's meant to be an ongoing game

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hello bill, do you think making a website to post your stuff is better than to just have them posted on yt/spotify/social media, etc? why's that? love the website, btw :)

what drove me to make my own website is the level of control, authenticity, and simplicity i can have, that simply isn't available any other way

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What is a good way to pass time in Idaho?

see if you can figure out a way to get into one of the neighboring states

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is yellow green cause cacti is brown

no

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Are you gonna make a song about water?

all options are on the table

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What is crem Brule

i have no earthly idea

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michael jackson?

no i think he is on another website

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what are your strengths and weaknesses

my strong point is being too weak and my weak point is being too strong

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why didnt you talk about canada

i talk about canada quite a lot. "in canada, there is no speed limit. only maximum speed"

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Why do you make the content that you do?

to see what it's like

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what do you use to make your cool music

'common sense'

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If Steve's name is my name, wouldn't it be Drew?

for you, yes, if that is your name

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if you could change the color of the sky what would you do?

make it more colorful

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can you tell me what my name is

no

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do you think

yes i do

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opinion on chocolate?

too good

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7.9.23 9:54 pm my current solution to questionable vocal quality is just to record a whole bunch of takes and splice them together, but is this smart? i worry that because i'm not forced to get one entire super high quality take i won't improve. i'm curious to hear your thoughts on this, and if/when you've used this tactic. thanks

your concerns are valid. the more we have editing technology available, inevitably the more we use it. i always fantasize about somehow forcing myself to pretend i'm living in a universe with no edits allowed. but i've never found a way to make this work. i suppose, in a way, there is a magic blessing in the age of editing which is this: if you do too many takes, your voice gets tired out. so in a way, you're still under pressure to get it right sooner rather than later

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How many chords you used in total from jingles in "history of the entire world, i guess"

i remember from the production process that there are approximately 66 jingles, and i suppose i could estimate that there are an average of 4 chords per jingle. so my loose estimate is 264

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do you enjoy giving facts when the format of the question seems to be asking for an opinion

i do enjoy that. i enjoy the undertone of highlighting the peculiar relationship between fact and opinion

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do you have any preference between for example "Dm7" and "D-7" for D minor 7 notation-wise?

for myself, i always write D-7. but when i'm writing publicly i usually say Dmin7, just in case someone might not know the "-" symbol for minor and i don't want them to think i said "D7" or something

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What is your mbti results? Ok it might sound cringe but I'm just asking.

different every time, because i answer the questions differently each time

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How on earth did I become so different from all the other words for I in other germanic languages?

the only other ones i know are "ik" (nederlands) and "ich" (deutsch) ...... which actually don't seem all that different to me

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have you ever nerped or durple querple

it's on my to do list

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Are you stupid?

let me perform some calculations

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Why do you never answer my questions?

sometimes i answer other people's questions instead

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are you dead

absolutely not

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How can i see my last question or if u already answer a similar question

it was

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was the highway through the desert in "if the world doesn't end" inspired by a real-life location?

yes

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if so, could you please share the co-ordinates?

30.86420286073274, -112.95538367400053, oct 2015 (if you need the fence)

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do you do all your own music?

yes

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what are stairs

steps of gradually increasing height, for the purpose of walking comfortably to a higher level

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What did you name your babies in "Outside"?

the only baby i had in "outside" is the song itself, which i named "outside"

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what is steve's real name if it isn't steve

it's the same as yours

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Hey bill, I just graduated from college and am a lifelong musician. Do you think it's wise to just work odd jobs and music gigs and build up my music career, or should I get a masters degree in something more traditional and get a regular job and get regular friends that way?

i have no idea what a masters degree is so i cannot advise

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how are you doing at this very moment?

pretty good

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Are you Chinese or Japanese?

not that i know of

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Tell me a cucumber fact

a cucumber is considered a NOUN

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what do all these words mean

'hi'

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Is there a fish in your house?

not that i know of

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Whenever I write music, I always find myself writing pretty much the same part over and over for each part of the song. While this sounds okay, it feels empty and I'd like my music to have some more "depth" How would you suggest I fix this?

the best suggestion i have for this is try to deliberately make part of the song terrible. the route back is usually new and great. but it only works if you were genuinely trying to ruin it first

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opinions on the chemical element neon

always there, ... hard to find

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do you think some guy really hated the first song ever made and wrote the second song ever made to spite the original?

i was going to say no but now that i think about it yes

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Have you ever?

yes i have

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Does your attachment to creative and intellectual growth cause dukkha?

no

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Can you teach me music theory? (please)

understanding and analyzing music is a lot like understanding and analyzing beautiful pictures. both people need to at least be looking at the same picture, and try to analyze it first in their own way, then they can compare analyses. so i think what you'd have to do first is try some stuff first (anything), then tell me what you notice. then we can discuss different things we've noticed

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When you read these words, is there a feeling of subject-object dualism that appears?

no, although i can identify the subjects and objects if i think about it for a moment (and i assume you are talking about grammar)

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Or is the inherent openness of consciousness readily experienced?

your second clause didn't inherently strike me as a direct opposite to the first, so i'll have to approach it separately. in general, consciousness seems not as open as it probably ought to be

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What's the best thing to do by yourself?

rank things

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What is Hate?

the villain of the story

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How does one remove a cat from a box?

how about publicizing some of its past missteps

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hey man. i'm new to music, is it possible to just slam random keys on piano and make it sound good or do you need to learn chords and keys and shit

if you are new to music then this is when you should be indeed slamming some keys and then asking yourself if it sounds good

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what is the best thing about the economy

it doesn't mind being blamed for everything. if you say "ah, that's just because of the economy" the economy says "yes, that's right, thank you for blaming me, i appreciate that"

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Is the Earth flat?

it was supposed to be, but something went insanely wrong

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what do you think about august 12th, 2036

it's tuesday

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If a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle not a square, and a circle is an oval, but a circle not an oval, is a triangle a triangle, but a triangle not a triangle?

an equilateral triangle is a triangle but a triangle is not necessarily an equilateral triangle, and i think you also made a mistake in your cirle/oval analogy by listing them in the same order twice, and also, i think all your 'not' clauses probably require to say 'not necessarily' to really get at what i think you're trying to say. indeed a rectangle CAN be a square, if the measurements are equal

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Is it worth it to study til 2 a.m. because of wanting to become a better person through studying

sure

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what are the humanoid things in your recent videos (out for lunch, perfect, 2 friends at the beach, et cetera) called?

...... persons?

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If you had a pet cat, what would the cat's name be?

then i'd name the cat the same as i named your question. (your question has a name now, but you don't know what it is. .... neither does the cat)

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why do you have one letter off on all of the pages i dont get it

it's like you know how sometimes logos have designs or pictures, or something stylish.... it's that, but achieved only through text and color, without any images and also without any fonts

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bill on 7.29.20 9:24 am you got a question saying " Have you ever got brilliant idea(s) while taking a shower but forgot as soon as you leave the bathroom? It sucks when that happens " and you said you developed some near military grade memory tricks for makign sure that doesent happen please bill what are the tricks

here are some memory tricks. pretend you are explaining the idea to someone else, and start explaining it in as many technical ways as you can. Pretend you have to explain it to them so that they can reproduce the idea exactly, but, you are not allowed to actually demonstrate it. For example, if it's a sentence, say "the first word is ___, the second word is ____," etc... Count the words. remind yourself how many words there are. Say all the odd numbered words. Say all the even numbered words. Think of the first letter of each word, and put all those letters together. try to come up with an alternate sentence using the same starting letters. Try to access the idea in as many different ways as you can. If it is a musical idea, start thinking of the notation of it, imagine you are explaining the musical notation to someone else without singing it. List the notes in order. Count the notes. List the rhythmic values in order. If you don't know musical notation in this way, hopefully you have some other conceptual notation system you use to think about notes and time. What tempo is it? what song has a similar tempo? how many notes are in the first beat? how many notes are in the second beat? etc etc etc. Keep trying to access the idea on as many mental avenues as you can, and this will increase the likelyhood that you will be able to retrieve it. However, ...... if you've really just had the idea of a lifetime, and your life depends on it, then you can get out of the shower immediately and go write it down. it's a good feeling to know you have that level of professionalism

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do you have a funny gif

no

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what time signature is i want to be a movie star in

generally the repeating chorus (title lines) are in 9/4 (or, alternating 4/4 and 5/4 if you prefer). the verses seem to almost follow this, but there are exceptions usually at the end of every stanza. and the bridge doesn't follow it either

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any reason that, when doing on screen lyrics, you break them up by word instead of syllables?

sure. the best reason for me to choose to show the whole word instantly instead of one syllable at a time would be: if i think the single-syllable way would look like crap. Generally i've experimented with a wide range of methods and timings for expressing lyrics on screen, and i'm usually going for what is most potent. timing is essential, so indeed i've tried the single-syllable way, but it almost always looks terrible and actually less potent, probably because we're so used to reading the words the way they are. by a similar token, sometimes in fact single-words is too awkward also, so i sometimes opt for entire phrases. i'm often pretty exhaustive in the amount of ways i try it, in search of the most effective

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if you became a ghost what would be the first thing you'd do?

get some ghost friends

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give tips on usimg soap

soap is self using

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please consider looking at the four good news accounts (matthew, mark, luke, john). each of these was written to a different audience, and each of these men have a unique way of delivering the good news of what they saw. if it has the ring of truth, trust in it! you'll never regret it.

they do indeed ring so. indeed many other voices and stories have such a ring to them as well, and i've found that these rings are by no means limited to the ones found within christianity. for me, the ring actually gets much stronger as i find rings across different cultures, religions, sciences, and contexts

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What 3 words would you change the spelling of to fit the pronunciation?

i'd change every word to candy cane

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what are all the symptoms of drinking orange juice?!?!!?

getting other orange-juice related things recommended to you

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why do some things move at the speed of light compared to light instead of just moving at the speed of light?

this is to give you the joy of figuring out why

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Hey Bill, I am a full time musician and multi-instrumentalist, mostly gigging as a jazz pianist, gospel organist, and funk keyboardist in the Detroit area. I love your music and have a particular appreciation for your songwriting and harmonic sensibilities. I have learned many of your songs. Do you ever plan to perform your music live with a band? I would very much like to be in that band. Regardless, I hope all is well.

i hope i can find you when the time comes

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favorite fruit?

huge

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If you had a chance to dance with Spongebob on Dancing with the Stars, would you?

no

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You play a lot of different instruments, but is there like one which you default when coming up with new ideas for songs?

usually a keyboard on a very plain electric piano setting, and my voice of course

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Are birds government spying devices?

no, birds spy for their own pleasure

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opinion on crayons

the mud-wrestling of pronunciation

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What is the best way to play Tic Tac Toe?

acquire every square through covert yet legal means

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Why is my boyfriend acting so tough but he is really soft towards me

maybe you are not one of his FOES

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how can I be good enough for someone I love?

you already are. maybe some day you can explain how you've done it, or maybe they can explain it for you

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which number is the unfunniest of all

that is impossible because winning an unfunny contest is funny

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request; please make a list of songs you think are really really good :)

that's impossible. doing that curses every song in the list

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how did you get the fluttery effect in the main melody of "fly around" thats super interesting and unique

it's like when you flutter on a xylophone with 2 notes. alternate the 2 notes really quick. i'm doing that on one instrument, and then another one is just holding down the notes normally, like a piano would do

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why is recording vocals so much harder than i expected it to be? like, i think i generally sound fine when i sing, and even when i just record myself singing and playing at the keyboard, but the second i sing right into the mic for a song i'm recording, a billion little imperfections make the whole thing sound.... kinda bad. i can do 50 takes and pick word by word what i think sounds good, but that's no fun. any tips?

recordings are cursed...... or blessed. depending on whether you wanted it to come out good. if you want it to come out good, that will curse any recording. if you don't care whether it comes out good, that will automatically bless a recording

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I came up with a nice melody I really like and I can play it with one hand on the piano, but how do I figure out how to accompany it with both hands?

try playing it at parties. play it at 10 parties and after the 10th party you'll find something. it might be with your voice. it might be someone else doing it. it might even just be in how you frame the melody in context, based on what you say to people before or after. as soon as you start using this thing for communication, then you'll start seeing what it can do

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I am bored in the car what do I do

(google 2007 voice) "continue to follow the road"

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I am bored what should I do

you've heard of 'non-sequiturs', well, screw that mess, start doing some sequiturs

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Pick a number

1