Street: What is the #1 most–played song on your iPod? Shane Humphrey: I don’t own an iPod. I’ve never bought an Apple product 'cause I’m just that hip.
Street: What song plays as you walk into a room? SH: If I was going into a wrestling arena I’d probably want something that would pump me up like “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire.
Street: If you got a tattoo what would it be? SH: I’ve always asked myself this question and I think what I would do is…well, so I’ve got an identical twin brother whose got a tattoo. He has some nice Japanese characters. So I’d probably do something in Chinese, the same thing, slightly different but the same thing.
Street: Do you guys have a twin language? SH: We never did. We’re like the worst twins. People would always do that thing where they ask you, “You think of a number, you think of a number. What number is he thinking of?” And so we’d always just say two.
Street: Which do you hate more: writing an essay or studying for a test? SH: Definitely studying for a test because I feel like when I’m studying for a test I feel like I need to be super focused. But when I’m writing an essay I’m usually drinking so it’s kind of drink a little, hang out, put some words on the page.
Street: What lengths would you go to to avoid studying for your test? SH: Once I went to New York to avoid studying for a test. It didn’t work out very well.
Street: If you could go on a game show, what show would it be? SH: Me and my older sister actually made half of a video to go on The Amazing Race. Unfortunately we didn’t finish it because we realized we were way too drunk and coming off as complete assholes.
Street: What would be your strategy? SH: I think my strategy is kind of using my sister, since she’s really tall and lanky. She’d do all the athletic stuff and then she also doesn’t mind eating gross stuff so she’d do all that. I’d like to think I’d look good on a camera. So I’m just there to make sure we get on the show and then she’d just rock it.
Street: If you were in a band, what would it be called? SH: When I was in high school my identical twin brother had a death metal band and they called themselves Deus Ex Magina, which is very death metal of them. I think now I’d be Deus X and we’d be a post–death metal band.
Street: How would you bring your chamber music experience into that? SH: I actually have an electric violin at home, which is like so nerdy of me. But I would totally take that and amp up the distortion and growl all on the G–string. Kind of rock out on the violin.
Street: Can I just say how sexual “growl all on the G–string” sounds? SH: I don’t really know how to respond.
Street: What would be your DJ name if you had one? SH: Probably be something related to Minnesota. DJ Hot Dish.
Street: Serving up the music. SH: Hot and fresh, every Wednesday night.
