I had the opportunity to sit down with Colby Shumate of the band Dollhands to ask him a few questions. Let it be known that I am also in Dollhands and I wanted to interview Colby for my first interview, I’ll probably do more of these. Colby and I were on our way to Atlanta to see FIDLAR at The Masquerade so I asked him a few questions about bands, our band and Mexican food.
Q: Favorite band now and of all time?
Favorite band at the moment is The Garden, favorite band of all time is Queens of the Stone Age.
Q: What is your favorite album?
“Let me refer to my list that I put up on facebook, Here Come the Warm Jets by Brian Eno”.
Q: What do you like about playing shows?
“Uhhhhh I like playing infront of people, it’s cool. Generic answer.”
Q: What was your favorite show that Dollhands played?
“The Station show with the mineral girls, america is a mistake, and Cuzco”
Q: If you could play with one band, who would it be?
“Playing with FIDLAR would be pretty cool”
Q: What’s the best show you’ve been to this year?
“Violent Soho in DC”
Q: As a drummer, who do you look towards for inspiration?
“Uhhhh I have a lot of inspirations as a drummer, I just find someone new and like try to learn what they’re doing. Probably Joey Jordanson from Slipknot”
Q: Final question; what’s your favorite Mexican restruant?
“Azteca”
