No, I am not trolling. This is a genuine inquiry inspired by the "Things Musicians Don't Talk About Podcast". I believe it's important for us musicians to talk about 'taboo' subject matters such as sex, abuse, alcohol, drugs and mental health. The Western classical music profession is notorious for brushing these things under the rug.

• Does sex affect the way you play bass? Does it enhance, detract or has a negligible impact on your planning?
• Does your life as a working musician affect your sexual/romantic relationships?
• Do you date/hookup/partner up with people from inside and outside your scene/profession. Do you prefer one over the other?
• Are you proactive about eliminating sexual harassment and abuse from your music scene?

To prove I am not trolling I will go first:

• I would say it's negligible, although if I have had loads of sex on a given day where I have came multiple times (i.e. at an afternoon at a sex party), it's difficult to concentrate on tasks.
• I don't have any sexual/romantic relationships, let alone much of a dating life and gigs come by only once in a while, so it isn't an issue. Rehearsing a lot and gigging extensively (i.e. for a theatre performance run time) does compromise my ability to socialize.
• Always outside. It's difficult finding partners I am attracted to inside my scene.
• Yes, absolutely. There have a few sex pets weeded out of my local Western classical music scene and one weeded of my nation's pop music production scene. I have learnt in recent years that being talented a specific niche (i.e. historical keyboard performance or conducting community orchestras) doesn't preclude one from being a massive piece of shit. I am currently learning about applying restorative justice to my local music scene.