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Was the farms the 2 friends were driving through in Ohio?
no
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I read the script in your artifacts section and it said it was in Ohio.
i realized it was more important to find locations that actually are plausibly near each other. and after searching ohio for the other 2 locations, i realized, especially for the restaurant, it would be a struggle to find something cozy enough. so i was able to concede the 'Ohio' note and realize that that actually just means it's supposed to be open farmland. so i found some relatively spacious farmland (for the driving scene) within one of the smaller/older states, where i also found the restaurant and art gallery, with the farmland being plausibly en route between them
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what was your inspiration for making such... let's say, crazy videos and songs.
crazy is but 1 of the basic elements in the food-chain of healthy content
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what do you recommend doing about self-esteem issues?
recommend to someone else how to deal with those same issues
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does an idea come first or the idea of an idea come first
idea, usually
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what's your favorite line?
"hello"
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What is your favorite ocean? Least favorite? Why?
i don't know how to favor oceans against each other
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hi how are you
pretty good
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what would be a good stage name to adopt
stagey
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In the original sheet music for la de da de da de da de day oh (the one with the different chorus) why is the old chorus censored? Do you just not like it that much?
it's a different song entirely. for possible production some time in the future. but i also don't really like it very much
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the one problem i have with the 'spend time with the keyboard/instrument' method of learning music is that i have no idea if i'm doing it right, if i'm making progress, etc. I think it's a great idea, but i feel so ungrounded and uncertain when doing it, which is probably not a good thing
search for ways to enjoy yourself, within the instrument. if that feels too trapped, then it's also good to sandwich that in with non-instrument things
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Why are my achievements never recognized by others?
this is a test, to make sure you're sure of them
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I still don't think I understand exactly what a podcast is?
it's a show
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I suppose it's just a talk show, but on the internet instead of tv/radio? Or is there something else that make a podcast different from a talk show?
it's a talk show. usually like the ones with long conversations. the reason it's called a "podcast" is because sometime around the year 2003 it was originally supposed to remind you of the ipod, which it also had nothing to do with. and the name stuck because it made so little sense
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What is the best part of West Virginia?
being john denver and singing it on a record
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i'm designing a simple website for myself where i can put everything that i've made, but i can't shake the feeling that it's way to similar to yours visually. like, i just have everything in lists with dates over a dark background, but you already did that. at the same time, though, how on earth would i reinvent the list? i just worry that people will look at my website and go "oh look, he's copying bill wurtz!"
i didn't invent the 'list'. it's just that everyone else seemed to be trying so hard to uninvent it
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Did you have any turning points that made you who you are today
yes, i have had some
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have you done a collaboration with door frames yet
yes, most of my work in in collaboration with door frames
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what do you think about science. and magic.
they're pretty good
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if they fought, who would win?
they would make sweet sweet love
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i agree with all your answers, does that mean im you?
no
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should i drop out of dropping out school
sure
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If my brain knows how to kill bacteria in my blood then why can't it just tell me so i can kill it on my own?
it's sort of like Apple. they're afraid the user will fuck it up if they know too much
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Is there a snake in your boot
no there is not.
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how do your ideas work? like how can i idea the way you idea?
it's impossible. there is no possible way for an idea to be. that's because it's impossible to define what an idea is. the shocking thing is, they still happen. this is where the word "idea" comes from. "i dea" means "what the f where did that come from"
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how did world start?
how would you have started it?
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what key is chameleon by herbie hancock in?
Bb
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like i've seen people say dorian,
oh right, that's what 'mode'. yes, Bb dorian would be a good answer
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but i thought dorian was minor with a major 6, and chameleon has a Db from the Eb7 chord
indeed, no conflict there
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What's the favorite video you've made? ( You can't say you want to make a new one to be your favorite)
yes i can
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Was the painting the 2 friends bought worth 12 million dollars or pennies? If it was pennies, the painting would be worth only $120,000, making it less expensive.
i realize now that the currency of the land (whatever place they live) is unspecified. you'd have to infer from the street lines and signs, and/or the architecture, which country it is. given that, i'd assume that when people say "12 million" they are talking about dollars
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Is there are cure for taking everything too seriously
yes, and the cure is jokes/humour
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people say 13 is an unlucky number but do you actually think it is
it probably doesn't have to be, but because so many people think about it that way, it actually might be
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What does 'ulterior' mean?
i'm not sure
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And can anything other than a motive be ulterior?
not anymore. that's become a fixed expression with an otherwise obsolete word, i think
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favorite fast food restaurant?
if one of them could serve food instantaneously, that would get my attention
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you said the moon is made of cheese was one of, or the most fun you had making a song.
that sounds unlikely for me to say. i don't tend to be capable of ranking experiences in that way, unless somehow pressured or backed into a corner
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i'm wondering what song was the least enjoyable to make...one where the production was hell
all of them have that quality for some of the time
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if someone was asking where a certain sound in your music came from, under what circumstances would you be willing to tell them?
if the answer was interesting
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will learning music get me hot chicks??????
learning music, not necessarily. 'doing music', more likely
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Would you classify yourself as a zestful person?
i have an average amount of zest
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What is the average amount of time it takes you to answer a question on your website
1 second, unless for some reason the question stirs up a deep conflict within my soul
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what's your favorite shape
dot
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Do you always answer 5.5 on "scale of one to ten" questions?
no, but that's a good compromise for when i don't know what the hell i'm talking about, because it's exactly in the middle
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is the whole world just a bunch of things in a bunch of places?
not just
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Are you inspired by Talking Heads music?
no. sometimes when i have inspiration, 'talking heads' music takes it away. this is not their fault, it's surely my own problem
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Ja!!! Het is kaas! 🤩
bijna niemand heeft van "kaas" gehoord, omdat de meeste mensen het "cheese" noemen
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Happiness has to be fought for. Thoughts?
sometimes it comes peacefully
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what do you know about June
planet is full tilt during june. night or day maybe at its longest, in some parts of the globe
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what is the best?
the most good
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I wrote a song as a lead sheet and want to know how long it is. It's 112 measures long, in 4/4, and 119 BPM. How can I gauge how long it is, without having an opportunity to record it. With Math?
4/4 means 4 beats per bar, and it's 112 bars, so 112 x 4 = 448 beats in the whole song. at 119 beats per minute, ... 448 divided by 119 means 3.76 minutes. about 3 minutes and 3 quarters of a minute. so that's 3 minutes and 45 seconds
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should i play tenor sax or bass guitar in a jazz ensemble?
how about directing it
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How do you cut with a knife?
get yourself a bladeless knife
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can you
sure i can
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what are your thoughts on people asking your thoughts on topics, such as people asking your thoughts on certain topics?
this could get out of control
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what is where?
when?
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why do I love empty boxes? is it because I can make anything out of cardboard? is it because i can store anything inside?
that sounds about right
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I try to use the "make something bad" technique very frequently, since I can see its merit, but every time I find myself wanting to put in effort because something sounds kinda cool for a second. however, this just sticks me back at square one because then I'm """trying""" when I'm supposed to be using the not trying trick. I hope you see what I mean there. in short: when using the "make it bad" trick, how can I overcome the need to make it good?
if you say it starts sounding good for a moment, that means the trick is working, in that moment. however, that also immediately makes it stop working, so you have to keep re-setting the trick
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whats in the lobster section at the restaurant in "2 friends at the beach"
was supposed to be lobsters. but the graphics department blew the budget on table settings and meals
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are you going to answer my question?
sure
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why did you drop yourself on your head when you were young
clickbait
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thoughts on El Niño?
not the only Niño
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do you plan to use the "negate" image layer tool effect thingy in the future like from the past
sure
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Why didn't you do Coachella for your first concert?
too easy
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Opinion on cheese
't is kaas
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How to eat
i'm not totally sure
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have you ever had ideas
yes
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will your next song/video feature: the ocean, italy, hammers,spiders, something invisible that is acknowledged as such, pancakes and/or the concept of forgiveness?
none of the upcoming videos feature any of those things. except forgiveness...... they all should feature forgiveness
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is it normal to zone out constantly when listening to music
yes, and in
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Why do I always fall in love with people I shouldn't?
improves the story line
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so, i've spent a while trying to figure out the chords to the first verse of "i like to wear soft clothing", and i ended up with this for the first 8 bars after the intro: Bb6 Cm7 | Dm F7sus2sus4 | Bb6 C7sus4 | Dm F7sus2sus4 | Bbadd9 Cm7 | Dm F7sus2sus4 | Bb7 Cm7 | Dm F6
there's no way those 1 chords are 6's. that should be Bbmaj7. and there's no way the 2 chord is C7sus4 the second time around. should be the same as the first time. this is just a repeating cycle. any variations are up to the players, but still, that second Cmin7 chord would certainly never be missed
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it seems to mostly repeat with minor variations. i did come across one kinda odd thing, though: in the 6th bar, on "me", the vocal is on a D, but there's something playing an Eb a minor 9th above it. i didn't really know what to make of that, so i just picked the Eb to put in the chord and left the D out of it
sure that's fine, although it's fairly likely that the guitar is doing like Ebmaj7 (with F in the bass, or the bass may be doing G to A there. i don't recall)
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a lot of this is probably spectacularly wrong (some of those notes feel REALLY quiet - hell, i may have started making them up at a certain point), so i'd love any feedback you may have. thanks!
i'd prefer not to listen to it at this moment because listening to the recordings can bring up some anxiety for me, so i'll only speak about it from memory, but i'd have to assume that the guitar/chord part is probably just repeating 2 voicings (Bbmaj7, Ebmaj7), and then the bass mostly probably will go 1, 2 to start (or sometimes maybe 1, 4), and then often 3, 4-5. or sometimes 5, 6-7. i'm also aware that i forgot to do it the way i wrote it. the way i meant it to be, for the bass, was more like 1, 4, 5, 6-7. OR sometimes maybe 1, 2, 5, 2-5. in actual reality, when i got on the bass, i just played the song instinctively and forgot about the specific chord choices i'd made when writing it before
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have you ever tried making your own language
yes
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hi Bill I'm showing a friend all  your songs and they really like them. what's your favorite song that you think i should show to them?
i would prefer to make a new one to be my favorite
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can you teach me about music theory? i am honestly curious
you'll have to learn it firsthand, by actually creating the music yourself. but then during that process we can also talk about it, and share some of the things we've felt and noticed
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do your songs all have hidden meanings, do only some of them, or are they all presented as they are?
they are presented as they are, with all possible meanings
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what is the way the cookie crumbles?
1 crumb at a time
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i live one or two major cities north of you and it smells like cigars and the sky is grey and i'm scared. any advice?
it's better now
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are there any easter eggs in this website
no, but there are some birthday gifts
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How many numbers are in Alaska?
all of them
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are magic 8 balls correct a hundred percent of the time?
no
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what is the ultimate language
mathematics
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I'm meeting my long distance girlfriend for the first time soon and I'm nervous. How can I make myself less nervous on the day we meet?
that's impossible. the nervousness will decrease on the following days
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are you an introvert or an extrovert
intrA vert
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how do i not let the boring bad things i need to do in my life erode my true passions
sometimes if you just move around a bit, physically, this can bring you into a better mood and you can see things in a better light
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why am i so unproductive and procrastinating even though the stuff i'm supposed to be doing is fun? :(
because at the moment it hasn't been fun enough. maybe it needs to be shaken up a bit. maybe you need to see it from a different angle
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how do you feel about fractals?
they keep me grounded
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how big is space?
1 unit
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you ever keep a checklist of all the stuff you need to do
yes
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If we have only seen logic operate with our senses, how can we be so sure logic follows even beyond our senses? How can we claim to know anything for certain if it pertains to a world beyond our senses (if one exists)?
common sense
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why do i see 4/4 + 5/4 a lot comparatively to 9/4
9/4 makes the bar huge. you could be part way through the bar and it's like you're swimming in an ocean. you might even forget when the bar started, it's so long ago
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is there something?
sure
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if so, why?
it's worth a try
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Would you say the intro to the on the ground plane song is minor?
not quite. i'd say it's main identity seems to be in the grey area between mixolydian and dorian. even so, it still borrows a flat 6 and even a flat 2 momentarily
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I realise that it's sus most of the time but the melody lands on the flat 3 on "like" in the lyric "I don't like it".
yeah but that doesn't count for as much because it's on the 4 chord
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im asking this from my wii u how does that make you feel
i was going to say the choice of input device does not affect my feelings. but now that i think about it, i am glad to see there is a non-autocorrect option, which gives me a warm feeling
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whats the biggest thing in the world
the world
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got stuck writing the same thing all over again how do I just write different music thats still good
try the 'make it bad' challenge. try to make the worst thing that's ever been made. see if you can get in the guiness book of world records
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what's your most motivating statement
motivations change, so that would be from time to time a different statement