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https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i have heard you say (forgive my paraphrasing) that an effective method of making something good is to try to make it bad since the forces of your subconscious will steer you back towards good, resulting in a something completely different from what you would have tried to make good. can you elaborate on how you make something bad on purpose? i want to do it but i feel like my psyche stops me before i even get to a bad idea. | for example, let's say your assignment is to 'make a sandwich'. well, start out by doing something you know would fail this assignment. for example, smear bread on the wall |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you ever seen west side story? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What question do you think you get asked the most on here | the 'potato' question, which is simply 'potato'. the reason this is the most common of course is because it's the most unique and creative |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do romantic partnerships tend to end more often and more acrimoniously than friendships? | i have no idea. it doesn't help that i'm not familiar with the word 'acrimoniously' |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | does the day go on? | yes how did you know |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why are add4 chords so pretty? like, say the melody note is a G while F major is being played in the key of C....... it's just so damn pretty! i lose it every time i hear it in a song, and i have no idea why | what you described sounds like add2 not add4. but they are both pretty |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | when's the next song/video coming out? | soon but not yet |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I want to name my child with a name related to music. Any suggestions? | how about garth brooks |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | since you write cool hooks, can i call you a hooker? in that case, you'd be my favorite hooker right now | how about hooksmith |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's your favorite season | surpsise me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you in cahoots with my spirit guides or something? I keep getting bombarded with reminders to notice my feelings 😳 | in fact i am in cahoots alone |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you have a shortcut for "i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite"? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you feel like there is a raging creative fire all the time controlling you and you have given up all hope trying to understand it, let alone know what's going on? | i understand it a little better than that |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you have a favorite song out of the songs you've made, or do you like them all equally? | i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | At the end of "987" you say "1 1 meef". What is meef | the end of the song. the double barline at the end of a music sheet, is commonly referred to as the 'meef' |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to make myself do something i dont want to do? the negatives of me not doing it are bad but not bad enough to make me do it ig. i really want to want to do it | under these conditions, it's not gonna happen |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you ever listened to a song you really like backwards? i find it makes it feel like a completely different song in a really cool way (some songs are better than others for this) | almost any songrecording played backwards will have an overwhelming quantity of sucking sounds |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you want to travel | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | If you had to choose your favorite word, what would it be? | a |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how can i focus on getting better at music & stuff the same way i focus when playing video games | maybe it would help to figure out what you really want from music |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what was the inspiration for "la de da de da de day oh"? | i rewrote the chorus of something that basically had the same verse but a different chorus. the pre-chorus mentioned the desire to write a song, so naturally the new chorus goes to illustrate what a 'song' might go like |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Has a question on this site ever affected a song/video you were making? | i don't think so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | have you watched breaking bad? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what should I name my son? | how about Jesus Christ |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are you a fan of typographical posters | i don't see why not |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | So I'm writing a song and I've nailed down the beginning of it and the chorus, but I'm stuck on how to get from the beginning to the chorus, I don't know how to make that transiston | this is one of the hardest puzzles in songwriting |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you feel about extinct animals | curious |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Have you thought about you surname's similarity to the German word for sausage? | not much |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you consider yourself to be arrogant | sometimes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are the videos of you singing into a microphone the actual video of the audio used or are you lip syncing like a music video | they are indeed music videos. the song production has already been completed by the time i am making the video |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is having a opinion the same thing as passing judgment? | no, but they can both be done at the same time, which can be convenient if you're in a hurry |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What is a prime number? | a number with no other factors other than 1 and itself. in other words, 42 is not prime, because you can multiply all kinds of numbers to get it: 6x7, or 3x14, etx. but 41 is prime because 41x1 is the only way to get it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what was the reasoning for giving "the ending" that title? coz that phrase never appears in the lyrics themselves | yes it does |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | (not that they have to, but still im curious) | i couldn't find an obvious title, so i combed through all the lyrics and tried almost every phrase in the song. i wasn't really liking anything. then i took another look through the song and actually realized that i had missed one lyric, which indeed is in a very prominent and climactic place, in the center -- and it looks like you missed it too |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Thoughts on pronouncing British place names? | it might be different than their australian or american counterpart |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how many times would you estimate you've listened to whatever song you've listened to the most? | 200 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you think philosophy makes life more complicated than it is? | no, but it can make itself compliated, if desired |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do I catch myself when i'm overthinking? | you'll have to feel something |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | bill, if you could only save the life of one, would you save the life of all negative numbers, or all positive numbers? asking for a friend | numbers exist beyond the bounds of life |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you believe in unicorns | they are self-believing |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if I want to avoid overthinking something, my only recourse is to underthink it. I've never thought about something the right amount in my life | i understand |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can you be your friend | i believe so |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Would you ever experiment with microtonal tuning? | i use whatever size tones i need, given the occasion |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what feelings do you associate with meaning? | any |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how many letters in the alphabet | how many do you want |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why didn't you shade smooth on the faces of your characters in "perfect" | to exercise my right to not do it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what are your thoughts on dodecahedrons | they seem too good to be true |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you like going to fancy restaurants | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | why one packet of ramen is not enough but two is too much? | this gives you a golden opportunity to tell your story |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | thoughts on hot dogs? | insane |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is the guy in out to lunch the same guy in how to pull a rabbit out of a hat | not quite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Have you ever taken the MBTI test? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | If so what personality type did you get? | a different one each time, but that's because most of my genuine answers are not among the available choices so i have to alternate, as an approximation |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What kind of question is this? | question question |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is you a frog | not quite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Opinion on wario? | can't be real |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you every imagine imagining something where you imagine that you can imagine because imagining hasn't been imagined yet but you can't quite imagine yet because creativity hasn't been invented yet so you cant create creativity to imagine imaging | i was going to say no but now that i think about it yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how do you not be bored? | how about getting scared |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you like phaser effects | occasionally |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what do you do if the world ends | start a new one |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | i keep coming back here and leaving questions and then forgetting to come back and check if my question got answered. is this question common? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is it about jazz that makes improv such an important part of it, compared to other kinds of music? how did it happen? | it's kind of like if you start hanging out with someone named Bob, then over time the two of you start to be known as The Bobs, and then eventually people just think your name is Bob. even though it originally wasn't |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is the meaning of feelings? | they will help you on your quest |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | can i be your friend | sure |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | where can I ask questions about asking questions? | apparently right here |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are 17 and 19 spicy numbers | not nearly as much as 323 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what are your thoughts on the modernist cuisine? | i can never remember what time period that's supposed to be from |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | What happen to the person in the "How to pull a rabbit in a hat" video after when he got in the hat? | maybe went to lunch |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | if you put someone in a situation, let them do stuff, then ran this repeatedly, would they do the exact same thing each time? | no, especially if they have memory of the previous times |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | or would there be some special examples? | every occurance would be special |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | do you ever get the feeling that everything you're trying isn't working and that there's no solution to any of your problems. | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to deal with that. am scared. | feeling this way is one of the standard life scenarios. all the best things in life arise from these situations |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I know when you get asked what your favourite song is, your response would usually be that you'd prefer to make a new one to be your favourite. I do like that answer, but I am still curious, if you were to look back on your previously finished projects, would there be a particular one that stood out to you as one where you were the most happy with the finished result, or one you enjoyed making the most? | i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Do you think the people who fall asleep listening to music actually listen to the thing | a little |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Are you a "planning person"? | i have the ability to plan |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Like do you prefer a very strict detail daily routine? | yes but that's not because i plan. with the same daily routine, planning is no longer required for that |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Why is your song slow down so good? | that's just because you like it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over The Lazy Dog | i believe you |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is a trapesoid? | probably a quadrilateral with only 2 parallel sides |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what is your favorite day in the year | january 1 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to live? | try teaching someone else how to do it |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Sometimes I wake up and question reality. | sometimes i do those in the opposite order |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's a song with a really goofy/weird rap verse | 212 by azealia banks |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what's your opinion on sound | it's insane |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I want to understand how your brain works. would you be okay with that | you can try |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | How do you maintain the motivation to finish projects? I very often find myself starting more projects than I finish, losing motivation for it somewhere along the way. | your misery about unfinished projects will have to outweigh whatever other opposing forces are at play |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Is it pronounced minute or minute. | that's your choice, depending on your mood |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | will you be my girlfriend? I will be your girlfriend also | that may be a little difficult |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | on a scale of 3 to 734.5? | ... there is a range of 731.5 |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what questions do you answer | this one, for example |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Where do babys come from, | it's so ridiculous you wouldn't even believe me |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | Someone corrected my spelling under a comment of mine and i deliberately changed it to be more wrong, to spite them. Am i the asshole? | no |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I actually haven't figured out if it's okay to have my own perspective and personality. most of the time it seems like it isn't, so I try to ignore and suppress it, but I don't notice that I'm doing it | that's too bad |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | are clouds real | punch one and find out |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | when are you going to make a new song to be your favorite? or is that what you're always doing every time you make a song | any song i am working on must be favored, in order to get the proper treatment |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | is there a threshold for overthinking? | yes |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | what counts as overthinking? | triple reverse psychology |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | am i overthinking right now? | not quite |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | how to bill wurtz? | i can't explain so i'll have to just do it instead |
https://billwurtz.com/questions/questions.html | I understand your notebook so well it hurts. I write stuff like that all the time and what you write makes a ridiculous amount of sense. I could never explain it, but I understand. How common do you think this type of writing is? | i estimate 78% of the population does it |
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