IAM an unsigned musician called Alex Day. My new single 'Stupid Stupid' is currently in the Top Ten in the UK charts. AMA

Hey I'm the caller that requested your song on sunday...how much do you love me? hahaha

OH MAN! Thank you so much <33 Seriously - you managed to do what I spent three months failing to do, get my song on the radio. Thank you! x

If charlie and you were in a domestic relationship, who would be the bottom bitch?

Charlie.

I MEAN

Can I just say thank you for staying for about 4/5 hours. Normally people go after about 30 minutes.

Of course! :)

Hey Alex, love your music and videos in general, but my question to you today: WHEN YOU POOP, do you stand up or sit down to wipe?

When I asked Hank Green this, he said stand up, the weird individual.

Yeah, I stand up.

What inspired you to wear a Union Jack mankini in your Stupid Stupid video (seen by hundreds of thousands of people)?

To me it was the most simple decision: the song is me calling people stupid. If I didn't turn it around and make myself look stupid, it'd seem arrogant.

So my thought process: 1) What would make me look stupid? 2) A union jack mankini.

Done.

Alex Richard George Day,

Is it true that you will be appearing in a Labour Party broadcast before the next election, despite your private support for Lib Dems during the 2010 election? Do you believe that Labour under Miliband is signifigantly different from the party under Brown?

Haha - what? No, I'm not appearing in any broadcasts. I definitely think Labour under Miliband would be better than Cameron.

Your song is just announced as Christmas no.1, officially. (I know you say it won't, but let's pretend) What 3 things do you do first?

Love your videos mate, they make me laugh.

Cheers :)

1. Open the champagne
2. Make a thank-you video
3. Email EVERYONE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

How did you meet Charlie? :)

Just on YouTube! :)

Hey Alex! I love Stupid Stupid, I bought it on iTunes! My question is, which is your favourite episode of Doctor Who?

Thank you so much <3 The Eleventh Hour is my favourite episode.

ALEX! Which of your song's is your favourite?

Good Morning Sunshine and an unreleased one called I've Got What It Takes :)

Hey Alex! I think what you're doing is incredible! I know this AMA is about your solo music BUT is there anything new going on with Chameleon Circuit? Also, would the band ever try for the Christmas #1 the way you are now?

Thanks :) CC is just a fun side-project for us all so it'll never have that kind of attention put on it, but I'm sure we'll do something new at some point.

Two questions:

1) Would you ever do a tour around the UK?

2) Who is your biggest musical influence?

Stupid Stupid is amazing by the way (As are all of your songs). I really hope it gets high in the charts!

1) Perhaps! 2) The Beatles and Michael Jackson.

Thanks very much :D

Oh hey! Always wondered, do you intentionally wear such crazy clothes to help you stand out in order to get more attention (hence more subscribers/sales) and gain further reach with your personal brand? You never used to a few years ago, so what changed?

Not at all - what changed was me. You grow, you change. I've gone through a lot of style changes: used to be big loose open t-shirts, then tight bright t-shirts in pinks and greens and purples, and now the black and white patterned stuff. Not to mention my hairstyle changes. I really don't think dressing like I do helps with my subscribes and music sales. If anything it probably puts people off!

Hi! I love writing songs, but they always just suddenly come to me, and I can never just write a song when I want to. Is there any way to increase my song-Eureka moments?

I had a period during the summer when I devoted 30 minutes a day to working on music. Even if I was feeling completely uninspired. Forcing yourself to work through it can result in some great stuff. Good Morning Sunshine, my next single I've Got What It Takes and a couple other songs came out of those sessions.

Did you know that on iTunes there are already rip-off "tributes" to Stupid Stupid? I think that's 'making it' if anything is.

Ha, yeah, they have AWFUL fake English accents. I'd love to know who makes those, cos they have to basically mimic EVERY pop song effectively and they put so much effort in.

I returned to your videos after taking some exams, what's the deal with the flower and static noises at the end of most of your videos?

Ha - I answered this in my last AMA but people still ask. It's a finishing stamp.

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Haha - yeah, I've had a couple bad days this year. The evening after Stupidfest was pretty grim - I just had to accept that I'd failed in front of everyone and there was nothing I could do about it. I'm feeling better knowing I'm still in the top ten :D

Are you still following the no soap hygiene regime and if so how is it working now that you've had a decent amount of time to live with it?

I am, and it's great! I shower every other day, my hair and skin still feels and looks and smells great.

Hey Alex, just seen your video and wanted to let you know that such a massive donation to Save The Children is great! Really awesome thing to do man.

Started watching you on YouTube, me and my friend stumbled upon pokemon what happened to you, and ever since supported your mad antics to get in the charts. As someone who doesn't like 90% of the music in the charts, it's a great feeling knowing the internet can help lift people like you to achieve these huge goals, and having decent music helps too!

My questions are!

1. What is the biggest "WTF" moment in your career so far?

2. What is the weirdest thing a fan has sent you in the mail?

3. If you had the opportunity, would you change any big aspect of your life/career?

Thanks mate! All the best for sunday.

Thank you so much! :) I really appreciate it.

Biggest WTF moment - I think on Sunday when I was told I was beating One Direction in the charts and the audience went CRAZY with cheering (instead of revolting against me like I expected). I actually don't have a fanmail address cos I find it weird to encourage strangers to send me gifts. If I could change any big aspect of my career, I'd have radio play my songs!

Do you reddit often?

I wish I did it more. I really like r/minimalism and r/productivity.

How did you first get into YouTube?

I was bored and should have been revising :)

What do you sing in the shower?

I have a big Spotify playlist which I put on shuffle and sing to. At the moment I'm listening to a lot of Christmas stuff :)

What are the future plans for Sopio?

We're working on Deck 5 (theme: Sopio In Space) right now :D

Hi Alex, Do you read poetry?

I love Walt Whitman :D

Who are your major inspirations in the way of music?

Michael Jackson for production, The Beatles for melodic style, Green Day for energy :)

Hey Alex! Just have to ask - what's been your strangest fan encounter? (really hoping it wasn't me.....)

A girl once gave me an apple along with a condom and her phone number sellotaped to the side. (My first question: why the apple?)

Have you ever considered that the reason why your music doesn't do well on a consistent basis, and have to resort to questionable loopholes and your already large fan-base as a consequence, is not because you're an independent musician, but because your music just isn't very good?

You clearly have.

Also my music DOES do well on a consistent basis. I've sold 300,000 downloads in the last twelve months and have charted higher than any other independent musician in the world. I'd say I'm doing alright.

Where did you get those crazy jeans?

H&M and American Apparel!

Are you going to release I've Got What It Takes?

Yes! It's all recorded and done.

The song is at #59 on iTunes currently, what will you do if you miss the Top 40 entirely with this song?

I definitely won't miss the Top 40 - my song's already sold enough to be in the Top 40. The iTunes charts isn't reflective of the UK charts. I'm at #10 on the UK charts. Remember all of the other remixes and the physical CD sales all count and they don't show up on the iTunes chart.

Who are you backing for Christmas No.1 this year? Other than yourself, of course.

Cheers for the AMA by the way Alex!

James Arthur has it, I think - and well deserved, I think his track is really great. And of course, no problem :D

Hi Alex! Congrats on #10!

How excited are you about Ben Cook's "Becoming YouTube" series? How did that come about? Was he a friend of yours originally or did he just have some brilliant plan to create a YouTube documentary and wanted you to be a part of it?

Becoming YouTube is AMAZING! I love it. Yes I've been friends with him for a while, as have most of the YouTubers, which is most of the reason he decided to do it: he was uniquely connected to do so.

Hi Alex! I used to be a pretty avid musician myself and I have a question. Do you sometimes feel disappointed in your progress as a musician and how do you deal with unsatisfactory moments?

I always feel disappointed that I'm not where I want to be: how I deal with it is by working hard. The whole Rafiki thing: I can either run from it or learn from it.

You should sing fairy tale of new york with carrie, how about it?

Haha - only if I can do it the same way I did it in my video.

Do you think it's possible to achieve a number 1 in the UK charts without being signed to a major label? If so can you be the one to do it?

I currently hold the Guinness World Record for charting without a label (my song last year got to #4) - so I have the best chance! :)

When did you get your newer t-shirts? Also, I miss the roadmap :(

Topman mostly :)

How long did it take to create the music video for Stupid Stupid, and what do your family think of it? :)

About five hours - the quickest video shoot yet. And they all loved it :D

i met you at SITC back in 2010 and along with Tino i think your one of the nicest youtubers, stupid stupid isnt my favourite song but i still plan on buying the physical from hmv purely because of how nice you are to your fans n_n good luck for the number 1 and congrats on top 10 at least

Thank you very much! That's really kind of you :)

What'd you think of the three new Green Day albums/do you have a favorite song off of them? Assuming you've heard them.....

I wasn't impressed. DOS was my favourite and the lead single from it (something Heart - Stray Heart?) was my favourite of that.

Do you plan on coming out with a full-length album again anytime soon?

Next year :)

What happened to your second channel?

Second channel?

When's VLR coming back? It's only my favourite podcast.

When I have time to edit it instead of trying to break music - sorry! I love it too :)

In your last AMA you mentioned a song about being stuck in a video game, can you tell us anything more about that or has it been shelved for stupid stupid?

Yes! It's called Don't Let The World Turn Past Me. It's about what a video game protagonist thinks when the console is turned off and he/she's just frozen, out of control, waiting to fulfil his destiny but unsure if he/she ever will. It'll be out next year not as a single but as part of my full-length I hope.

Hey Alex,

I know we aren't quite there yet but as you've said it seems unlikely you'll manage #1 this year, thoughts on what happened this year vs last?

Last year was the first time we did this. Everyone saw it as a fun one-off thing to try. I didn't: I saw it as my first big single of many. But I think for most people the 'novelty' of trying to get songs in the charts has worn off.

Hey Alex, I'm a huge fan! Just wondering whether you were planning on going to MCM in May and if you have any other new songs planned? A new album maybe? Thanks!

I wanna release a full-length next year :)

You're well known for fucking with your audience and having a lot of the dumb shits believe it - what's been your favourite troll? I'm personally partial to the alleged pornhub video between you and Carrie.

Ha, yeah - Carrie's dad sent her a text message that day which scared the shit out of me. I haven't made any jokes like that since then.

I think my favourite one is the 'cancelled by Fox' line.

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Acoustic guitar, £35 that my nan bought for me as a Christmas present :)

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Most of my singles all put together would be enough for an album, so I could release all those together but I doubt people would get much out of that.

What do you attribute your incredible success to?

Hard work, good songs and the kindness of my audience :)

When did you first decide to become a musician and how did you go about doing that?

It wasn't a decision, really. I couldn't help wanting to. I bought my first guitar at 15 and just started writing songs.

Hi, Alex! What do you eat for breakfast on a normal day?

Cheers.

Four scrambled eggs :)

If you could collaborate with any Youtuber, be it a musician to record a song or an entertainer to make a video, who would you choose?

Boh3m3!

Whhoooaaaa.....I don't really know what to ask you...I'm a massive fan! This is really exciting!!!

Oh wait I've got a question...Why did you bulk buy condoms and then show them all in your bedside drawer in a video? Just curious :)

Well, I think it's pretty obvious why I bought them ...

What type of MTG deck you running these days?

Since RTR I've been playing a Golgari deck focused on +1 counters and a few scavenge creatures, but when Gatecrash comes out I'm sure some of the blue will creep back in (I identify most with Simic).