#alex gamuchian

[softmoxymuffin]

why does bbno$ look good in drag?

[jonsbailey]

No point stressing over what people think, just write what feels good. Who cares if it makes sense to anyone else? I mean, it's good if others can relate to your writing and like it, but not the priority for sure. Yeah, you'd be surprised what you can still do if you put your mind to it. Might not be the same as before, it would definitely be fun! A bit of shame I'm too busy for that.

Exactly, I can write whatever the fuck I like and don't have to worry about what people think of it. Unless I feel like releasing it, I guess, but even then I don't care much what others think. Never too late to pick it back up, though, huh?

[jonsbailey]

Yeah, writing a lyric feels much better when you put it that way. Not the 'what did you mean by that?' crap. It's cathartic. On the other hand, waiting for a reply, second-guessing yourself, the lot... that's just tiring. Honestly, I'd take pouring my soul into a song any day, if I had the talent. I'd say the ballet broken leg was also specific, could've just said I broke a leg, but you got that right: that's the lie. I was quite good at it, actually, I shouldn't have quit.

Exactly, plus a song is a one-way dialogue, whereas a text, you've gotta expect a response and deal with that shit. I get that, I don't mind sharing my space with others, but I also know I'll reach a point where I'll want somewhere to escape to. Shit, good stuff. I feel like most British actors start off on the stage in some way, so I think that's true. The honey factory thing sounds really specific, so I'm inclined to say that's true, too. So I'll say you didn't break your leg doing ballet.

[jonsbailey]

Yeah, I can see that, it doesn't matter if it's a bit messy because that's the whole point. Honestly, makes total sense though I'll admit, having my own space is something I couldn't live without now. I love to be able to shut the door and be alone, no interruptions. I love the freedom to be in my own world whenever I need it. Alright, here it goes: I once worked in a honey factory. I actually got my start in theatre, spent a good chunk of time on stage. And I broke my leg doing ballet.

Songs are way easier than texts. With a song, you can speak right from your soul, even if it makes no sense to anybody else, and you can say whatever the fuck you want. With a text, you have to think about how to get your point across, how you'll be perceived, whether you're spelling shit right - a lot more levels to it. Yeah, I don't spend enough time in any city to have a place of my own right now, not until I'm richer, I guess. Not that I'm poor, but I don't want to piss all that money up the wall just yet. Don't think I'm there enough for them to want to kick me out, they just make the most of it when I am home. Got two truths and a lie for me? I feel like you're a man of depth.

[jonsbailey]

See, even though that does look like a lie, I could totally believe it. I can barely get through writing a text sometimes, never mind a hundred songs. Why bother with the LA rent trap when you can bounce around? It's all good things, free rent, no stress, and I bet the fridge is always stocked. You've got the freedom to do your thing without being tied down to some overpriced shoebox. I'm glad they do agree with having you around and they're not, like, trying to kick you out. I see, a half truth. Didn't see that coming.

We are, we've got the cyberware update that makes us just pump out music like our lives depend on it, because it does. That's exactly why I moved back in with them, it means I don't have to rent somewhere in a city I don't spend much time in anymore, and there's no way I'm getting my own place in LA when I can just couch hop, right? I did actually get a back injury, but it's still the lie because it didn't stop any of my athletic dreams, because I didn't have any.

[jonsbailey]

I think writing 100 songs is definitely believable. I mean, you musicians are machines. But living with your parents? Mate, if that's true, I'm jealous! I'm just thinking of all the saved rent and home-cooked meals, especially the latter. I reckon the back injury's the fib, am I right? I hope to be.

Hey, I'm Alex, although you're more likely to know my stage name bbno$, or heard one of my songs going viral on TikTok or something. Anyway, let's cut the small talk and play a game of 2 truths and a lie. I wrote 100 songs for my new album, I could've been a pro athlete but broke my back as a teenager, and I still live with my parents. Somehow only one of them isn't true. @hfrpstarters