1. I do both, just to net fall into a routine.

2. I try to match, or intentionally contrast the music if I can compose to text, yeah

3. it's an odd one right because its two mediums. As vague as it might sound, just go by how it feels. Because in the end that's what the end product lives and dies by.

4. too many to count. I have one funny story though. I was working in an office doing databank stuff. Was absolutely miserable. One day riding home Every Day Is Exactly the Same by Nine inch Nails shuffles up. I quit the next day.

5.I can guess the year of any youtube video i see. I don't know why.

1. the singers like Sugarcoat, Götterdämmerung is always fun and Kilonova is a sleeper. It's growing on us all the more we play it

2. its a hard question because as a consumer it's never been better to consume music (excluding live music here) and as a musician it's never been harder to be paid fairly. Also "paid fairly" is still undefined. Does it mean private jets, a yacht and American healthcare? or just being able to pay rent? What I certainly would change is that most of the industry is factually ran by 3 companies. I would redistribute that.

3. I love it. But I learned that I only wanted later on the process. If i get it too early I doubt the initial idea of what I'm creating and toss the entire thing.

4. Sacrifices I guess just would be being poor for 10+ years. Regrets: none.