MikeyKnutson AMA

@poppymoonray
Question from iwantabear: So, can you please link the recording of your amazing hit song Tacos right now?
+MikeyKnutson
https://soundcloud.com/user-12142806/sounds-from-monday-morning
Question from TanjaSimone: What's the best writing advice you've ever gotten? And what's the best writing advice you would like to give?
+MikeyKnutson
Best I've ever gotten. Hm.
I would say the best advice I've ever gotten was to write for myself, not other people. It really opened up my mind a lot in terms of what I'm willing to write about and how I choose to convey it.
To give?
Write when it feels right. Don't feel pressured to write at any time unless you're making fat stacks. Creativity is a beautiful thing and should never feel like an obligation. Once it does, you lose your willingness to continue.
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Question from poppymoonray: What Pokemon do you feel you're most similar to?
+MikeyKnutson
Charmander. I'm cute, but kind of risky to snuggle with. But I'll also light you on fire if you cross me ;)
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Question from TanjaSimone: What's the most fun about working with -30-? What would be your dream with it?
+MikeyKnutson
The 30 fam is my favorite part. We all genuinely get along like we've been best friends for years and we all pretty much have the same sense of humor. It's all dick jokes, in case anyone was wondering. My goal would be to see us putting out multiple books a year and landing some big names. We already have some stuff in the works with VERY well-known companies, so hopefully we aren't too far off!
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Question from imaginarygown: What is your favorite thing about being a writer?
+MikeyKnutson
My favorite thing is being able to tell stories! It's one of the oldest human traditions and I love continuing it. I also really love just making shit up and seeing people accept it. It's also good therapy. And fun. Pretty much everything is sweet! But the idea of one day being a famous story teller makes me see stars.
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Question from poppymoonray: Hall or Oates? Vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry? Nsync or Backstreet Boys?
+MikeyKnutson
Oates. I'm pretentious and like coffee ice cream or strawberry jalapeno. But chocolate. I'm also lactose intolerant. Backstreet boys is what I grew up on. I used to dance in my bedroom while blasting their tapes!! I do love JT tho
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Question from TanjaSimone: In your story Robots Need Less Than Three you write, in part, about robot prostitutes. It was clear that you had done your research on the story. Care to explain yourself?
+MikeyKnutson
Ever had your dick get stuck in a robotic sex doll? Yeah.
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>_>
Question from kneeod: Do you like big butts, and if so, can you not lie about it?
+MikeyKnutson
I like big butts and i cannot lie. You other brothers can't deny that when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get sprung.
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Question from imaginarygown: How do you take your coffee?
+MikeyKnutson
I like my coffee like I like my women: bold, black, and without a dick in it.
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Question from poppymoonray: What's your least favorite story you've written for NoSleep? Why is it your least favorite?
+MikeyKnutson
My very first story was under a different account. I hated it, but i learned a lot from it. /u/imitators, if you want to find it. It was just poorly done and i didn't understand the community at the time so it didn't really work for our sub
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Question from TanjaSimone: FMK - 30 crew
+MikeyKnutson
Fuck Sade, Marry Jess, Kill Greg
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Question from imaginarygown: What draws you to horror?
+MikeyKnutson
I like to be scared. I grew up on it, so I'm partial just from that. But i enjoy feeling uneasy and afraid to be alone
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Question from poppymoonray: Please write a haiku about your love for decomprosed.
+MikeyKnutson
Butt sex for days.
I missed a syllable there
Butt sex for weeks, yo
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Just pronounce it buh-utt
Question from blindfate: James Bond or The Man From UNCLE
+MikeyKnutson
James Bond, bronado.
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Question from TanjaSimone: What's your stripper name and why is it Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
+MikeyKnutson
I actually always thought my real name would be an excellent stripper name. It's Rhys, pronounced Rise. Something something dick joke
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Question from poppymoonray: Who do you think would win in a fight between you and EtTuTortilla?
+MikeyKnutson
Tortilla would, for sure. He's such a big, strong manly man. With all of his burly chest hair and mongo dong
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Question from deadnspread: If an evil wizard named spankdolf the periwinkle transported you into one of your own stories, which would you want it to be and why?
+MikeyKnutson
Excellent question
I would dive into the story Tanja mentioned earlier, Robots Need Less Than Three. In my mind, the world i see when i wrote that story and the after part is phenomenal. I also want to see how realistic a robo hooker is
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Question from imaginarygown: What is the longest time you've gone without sleep?
+MikeyKnutson
Five days! I was 17 and tried to break the record over summer break. I smoked a lot of weed and drank a lot of pepsi. I started seeing shit. When i eventually passed out i slept for an entire day. I don't recommend it
Eh. Maybe four days
Five sounds wrong
Definitely four
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Question from hrhdaf: I read in the interview you like walking.  What's the scariest thing that you've come across on one of your walks?
+MikeyKnutson
Oh man. To be honest, it's hard to say. I walk through rough areas sometimes and have seen crazy things. I would say the scariest would have to be one time i got jumped for my coat. I've gotten jumped twice, and been in a couple of fights but i saw the people coming. This time, it was this crazy kid Cody in my old neighborhood that came out of nowhere and punched me in the cheek really fucking hard. Not expecting something like that fucks you up. I kept the coat though, because i'm not a bitch. I have a part two to this
One time i saw a girl riding a bike across the street get hit by a car. Not scary, but hardest thing to watch
That's all
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Question from KPants: How do you take your covfefe?
+MikeyKnutson
I like my covfefe like i like my women: milky, bitter, and without a dick in it.
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Question from blindfate: Do you dress up as a plant for Sade?
+MikeyKnutson
Just once. My tendrils went too deep and we both got infections. So we stopped that. Now it's a toilet paper mummy. Helps with the clean up!
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Question from deadnspread: If you were stuck on an island and could only bring one book, one movie (and the player of your choice) and one album (and the player of your choice) what would you choose? And how long till you named a volleyball Sade?
+MikeyKnutson
Post Office by Charles Bukowski. Dirty Dancing. And Soundsystem by 311. Also, about twelve minutes. I have urges that i can't control ;)
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Question from TanjaSimone: If you were a Dungeons and Dragons character, which class and race would you be?
+MikeyKnutson
Rogue Orc
Is that an option?
I've never DnD'd
Always wanted to but my friends are lame
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Question from hrhdaf: What would be the first horror film you recommended to child to watch when they're old enough?
+MikeyKnutson
Fuck that's an amazing question
One sec, I'm slowly sipping coffee and contemplating
Um.
I would recommend starting with an older movie, the Killer Shrews. It's black and white, and utilizes jump scares but it's done in a poor way. Just scary enough to be horror, but not enough to mess up the young ones
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Question from KPants: FMK: A taco, the Atlantic Ocean, your childhood pet
+MikeyKnutson
F - the Atlantic Ocean. M - a taco. K - my childhood pet, because Tiger was a bitch of a cat.
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Question from blindfate: Why do you drink skim milk? You could drink whole if you wanted to.
+MikeyKnutson
I actually don't drink any milk. It makes me poop
Like, a lot.
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Question from KPants: How many eggs can you fit in your ass?
Pre or post Sade?
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Por que no los dos?
+MikeyKnutson
I don't know what that says. I took french. But the answer is three
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Question from TanjaSimone: Who should play the next James Bond and why is it Gillian Anderson?
+MikeyKnutson
I never really considered a female James Bond, but if anyone were to do it it would have to be her. I kind of like that idea. It would shut down so many theories too. I love it!
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Question from IrrationalFearsPod: What is your favorite pizza topping and why is it pineapple you disgusting bastard?
+MikeyKnutson
Whateva, i do wat i want!! It's delicious. But my true favorite pizza is bacon and banana peppers. Mmm!
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Question from poppymoonray: What's the name of the electronic album Mikey Moonray composes in our basement?
+MikeyKnutson
Earl or the story of two people peace and security.
Haha my phone predicted that
I love it
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Question from hrhdaf: what is your favorite comment you've ever had on a story?
+MikeyKnutson
Not verbatim, but someone congratulated me on successfully driving drunk haha. Then warned me not to drop the soap. I laughed so hard when i reddit
See what i did there? Ha!
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Question from blindfate: Your favorite story by /u/jaaaaz?
+MikeyKnutson
I've only read one of the stories, but i loved it. I can't remember the name for the life of me and i feel like a huge dick right now because of it.
I read significantly less nosleep than i used to, unfortunately
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Question from KPants: Favorite quote from a movie?
+MikeyKnutson
"The Greater Good"
Everytime i hear that, i go there mentally. I reference it all the time and no one ever gets it :\
@kneeod
(the swan is out again)
+MikeyKnutson
Shaun of the Dead, for the uninitiated
@kneeod
Hot Fuzz, actually
+MikeyKnutson
Shit. Now i look like an ass
I swear that's what i meant!
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Question from TanjaSimone: What do you enjoy the most about your day job?
+MikeyKnutson
Well, I'm a retail store manager so my day-to-day is constantly ever changing and presents new challenges that keep me on my toes.
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Question from kneeod: How do you stomach being so wrong about your Edgar Wright movies?
+MikeyKnutson
I can't and it's honestly really bothering me still. I've watched the cornetto trilogy like a million times and i mess that up. I'm an idiot.
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Question from cold__cocoon: I really enjoyed "Robots Need Less Than Three". What's the story behind it? How did you come up with something so perfectly noir?
+MikeyKnutson
I wish i had some cool story to answer this with, but i don't. I wrote a song in high school with that same title and always wanted to make a story based off of it, so i did. I can link the song later. It's kind if horribly great! The noir element i added to meet the contest requirements, honestly. I never imagined it going in that direction prior to do that. Fun fact: that is in the works to be published by an indie publishing company for a novella printing. There's about four continuations to it!
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Question from poppymoonray: What ocean creature do you most want to befriend?
+MikeyKnutson
My favorite animal, the walrus!
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Question from kneeod: What's your opinion on mom's spaghetti?
+MikeyKnutson
They're like little penises for my mouth
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Question from KPants: If the color blue had a smell, what would it be?
+MikeyKnutson
Silver Mountain Water cologne by Creed. I've contemplated that answer before lol
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Question from deadnspread: If you were given a free bear what would you name it? Follow up question, do you want a free bear? Only responsible for 13 maulings in the last few weeks so he's getting better....
+MikeyKnutson
Berenstein! Because that's how it was spelled and fuck the naysayers. Only 13 maulings though? That's just a bit disappointing. Hit me up when you get to seventeen.
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Question from EtTuTortilla: Which of the six prototypical stories is your favorite?
+MikeyKnutson
Man in a Hole, by far.
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Question from poppymoonray: What's your favorite type of bug? Why /that/ bug? Why not roly polies?
+MikeyKnutson
I hate bugs. A lot. But i like bees because they help us and don't bother us for anything. Roly polies freak me out. I was doing yard work the other week and i found like 100 of them behind a rock. I got goosebumps typing that.
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Question from cold__cocoon: what are your beliefs on aliens and the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe?
+MikeyKnutson
I am a strong believer in aliens/life outside of our planet. With the universe being so vast, it's ignorant to believe we're the only intelligent life. Especially with NASA being so open about our limitations on reaching far out of the galaxy. Like, we just haven't made the connection yet.
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Question from kneeod: Largest object you think you could deep throat without gagging?
+MikeyKnutson
I could probably do a pickle spear or a spinbrush. I do gag sometimes from my spinbrush though.
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Question from deadnspread: MFK Luke, Anakin, and Rey? May the force be with you.
+MikeyKnutson
Daisy Ridley. Ugh. I just want everything to do with her. Buuuuuttttttt. M- Rey, F - Anakin, K - Luke
May the force be with you
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Question from KPants: Does the moon ever make you angry? If yes, how do you handle your unbridled rage?
+MikeyKnutson
It hasn't been too much of a problem since my tail got ripped off, tbh.
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Question from cold__cocoon: building off your answer to the question about aliens, what are your thoughts on cryptids like Bigfoot, Chupacabra, and the Loch Ness Monster?
+MikeyKnutson
I believe basically the same thing, except that i do believe bigfoot and nessie were hoaxes, as was admitted multiple times. I believe that there's species out there that fit the bill, though. It's a big planet with lots of moving parts.
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Question from poppymoonray: When you adopt Kenickie Knutson, kitty extraordinaire, what middle name are you going to give him?
+MikeyKnutson
I believe that would be something we both have to decide together ;) <3
How about Kody?
@poppymoonray
I vote Kneesocks, but we pronounce it Kuh-neesocks
So his name would be Kuh-nickie Kuh-neesocks Kuh-newtson >_>
+MikeyKnutson
Boom. It's happening. Let's go get us a kiddo!
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:D <3
Question from kneeod: You can have dinner with anyone on the world, alive or dead, who do you choose?
+MikeyKnutson
My dad. I have some questions.
Ooh. Didn't expect me to get that deep, did ya??
Question from KPants: When did you lose your virginity?
+MikeyKnutson
Ugh. Don't judge me! 13.
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Question from poppymoonray: Favorite song lyric of all time?
+MikeyKnutson
Teeth the Size of Piano Keys by Chiodos. "There is no living creature as foul as I, and all of my poems are false." It's also from a Bukowski poem, but the way Craig screams it sends shivers down my spine. It'll probably be my next tattoo
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Question from SailorScarlet: I see you James bond man. Who's your favorite batman
+MikeyKnutson
Sean Connery.
Oh wait
Christian Bale.
He added a lot to the character even though i hated his batsuit voice
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Final question, from poppymoonray: What are your favorite and least favorite aspects of the NoSleep and NoSleepOOC communities?
+MikeyKnutson
I love our togetherness, and support of each other and the outsiders that join us regularly. I hate that sometimes people are assholes to the uninitiated in the OOC. We're better than that. That goes for both subs
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Thank you the majestic MikeyKnutson for taking the time to answer our questions! We'll see you back at NoSleepInterviews June 12th when we speak to the Irrational Fears Podcast!