@KingGunshot - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: In what ways do you feel your experiences have shaped your personality and outlook on life, as well as defined the habits and skill sets you have cultivated? Would you say these manifest positively, helping you achieve your goals in life?

Q1: I feel my life experiences have very little to do with how my personality ended up developing. I was diagnosed with autism at a very young age, so I've always felt like my potential has been limited in a way. Still, I feel like I've been doing much better recently than I have in the past.

Q: What were your goals, compared to what are your goals now? And why do you have your goals?

Q2: As an artist, the only goals I'd say I have are to improve and to get somewhat popular.

Q: The story of your username: KingGunshot

Q3: I remember reading an interview with Childish Gambino where he said he got his name from an online "rap name generator." I decided to try that and I ended up liking the results.

Q: How did you discover the NG website? What made you decide to join the community? Do you feel differently about the site now compared to when you first joined?

Q4: I remember going on the website semi-frequently around the time I was 10 and finding it entertaining. Years later when I got a tablet, I wanted to post my stuff online and decided Newgrounds would be the best option.

Q: Why do you enjoy creating art?

Q5: I think the essence of it is remembering that feeling you got as a kid when you discovered Invader Zim or Daft Punk or whatever the fuck it was you were obsessed with at that age and wanting to know how it feels to be the one responsible for that feeling.

Q: Why did you start playing guitar?

Q6: My mother bought a guitar ages ago and gave up on playing it after like a week, I just sat there collecting dust for a while before I convinced her to let me have it.

Q: Why do you like to collect and burn DVDs?

Q7: I think the main appeal of it to me is that its a cheap hobby. an external DVD drive is only like $50, and if you have a few thrift stores nearby you're bound to find something decent eventually. I was lucky enough to find one of those CRTs with a player built-in for $20 too, which I feel really adds to the appeal of watching them.

Q: How would you describe your experience with LootCrate? You have a closet full of it, and you consider it embarrassing crap. Why can't you get rid of it? Why do you want to get rid of it?

Q8: My grandmother (god rest her soul) got me a subscription as a birthday present when I was like 12. I used to have all the stuff up on display, but I took it down once I realized I had pretty much no chance of having sex with a room like that. I've been too lazy to actually do anything with it though, so it's just been sitting in a spare room until I decide to move out.

Q: How did you get interested in creating music?

Q9: I was about 17 years old and i'd started listening to this artist named Daniel Johnston a lot. He was a severe manic depressive who recorded himself playing the organ in his parent's living room on a cheap boombox. despite this, he still remains one of the only musicians whose work could consistently bring tears to my eyes. It was listening to him that really gave me the confidence I needed to start creating music despite my lack of knowledge.

Q: What advice has helped you the most?

Q10: "You steer the ship the best way you know how. Sometimes it’s smooth, sometimes you hit the rocks. In the meantime, you find your pleasures where you can." - Corrado John Soprano Jr.

Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Q11: Hopefully still with the same passion for art I have today. I'm just about to start a graphic design program that seems promising, but I know how doing something as an occupation can suck all the enjoyment out of it.

Q: Your favourite food and drinks

Q12: Some nice baked pasta with a Diet Pepsi.