10 Questions with Julian Powers

We asked Julian Powers to answer 10 questions for us so we could all get to know him a little better. He kindly obliged, plus added a couple bonus answers. 

1. What do you like to listen to while working in your studio?
Recent top 10 on my playlists would include:

Chalk Dinosaur
Charlie Cunningham
James Vincent McMorrow
Jim James
Julio González
Neil Frances
SOHN
The War on Drugs
TV on the Radio
Washed Out
 
2. What is your favorite [book, movie, or television show]?
Book: Dune
Movie: Inception
Show: Dark (Netflix)
 
3. Do you have a personal motto, mantra, or philosophy on life?
"How do you wake someone who is pretending to be asleep?" ~ Indian proverb

Similarly

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ~ Upton Sinclair
 
4. What is your astrological sign?
Scorpio
 
5. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Hypocrisy
 
6. Do you collect anything?
I have thousands of Skeleton keys.
I plan to make a sculptural piece out of them eventually. Maybe an entire show on the evolution of security.
 
7. Which famous historical person would you want to spend the day with?
Nikola Tesla
 
8. If you could be any animal, what would you be?
Bald Eagle
 
9. What do you daydream about?
Winning the lottery
 
10. If you could trade places with anyone for a week, who would it be?
Elon Musk
 
11. Outside of art, what hobbies do you have or how do you like to spend your free time?
Running & exercise
Hiking
Thrifting
 
12. What is one skill would you like to master?
Piano or learning new languages