All photos by Galen Oakes.Claude VonStroke is a man of the people. The Dirtybird frontman has gone from DJ to producer to label head to BBQ planner to festival wrangler over the past decade, on the back of a playful brand of West Coast house that's equal parts funky, bodymovin', and just plain out-there.At CRSSD Festival in San Diego this weekend, VonStroke performed along with Dirtybirders J.Phlip, Will Clarke, Ardalan, and Claude's partner in crime in Get Real, Green Velvet. To prove how his salt is still very much of this Earth, we got him to ask fans at the festival the weirdest questions he could think of. Check out the results.Claude VonStroke: If you had one opportunity to talk to Smokey the Bear, what would you ask him?
Blake: I would ask him if I could smoke a blunt with him. I wanna smoke a blunt with Smokey.Aren't you worried about forest fires?
That's part of the fun of it! The danger! He's not supposed to be doing it.If you could only wear an outfit made completely of rhinestones, would you choose a unitard or a dress?
Rebecca: A unitard. Absolutely. I need to be able to dance, and in a dress, it constricts my movements. A unitard is perfect!How much worse is the new Ghostbusters going to be than the original?
Danny: There's no Bill Murray! A million times worse! It's all about Bill motherfuckin' Murray. No Murray, no me!If a bear shits in the woods and no one's around, can you hear it?
Chris: Yeah, you can hear it…What does it sound like?
It's loud as fuck, yo!How much weed could a woodchuck smoke if a woodchuck could smoke weed?
Brandon: Uh…Two-and-a-half pounds.What's your boyfriend's most annoying trait?
Whitney: Farting!Is it the smell or the sound?
It's the consistency…It's constant.If you were stranded in the middle of the night with no car and you didn't know where you were, what superhero would you call to get you home?
Joseph: Superman. He'd get there quicker. Just like that! He'd fly.Which superhero would you go to the afterparty with, though?
Batman.Can I ask you some questions?
Green Velvet: I don't do interviews.Okay, fine. you ask me a question!
When did you start growing your beard?Probably nine years ago. I didn't have a beard when I was originally Claude VonStroke. I had black glasses and no beard. I looked totally different.
Is that because you used to be a swimmer and you were trying to be aerodynamic?Find Claude Vonstroke on Facebook // SoundCloud // TwitterJemayel Khawaja is THUMP's Editor-at-Large - @JemayelK
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Blake
Blake: I would ask him if I could smoke a blunt with him. I wanna smoke a blunt with Smokey.Aren't you worried about forest fires?
That's part of the fun of it! The danger! He's not supposed to be doing it.
Rebecca
Rebecca: A unitard. Absolutely. I need to be able to dance, and in a dress, it constricts my movements. A unitard is perfect!
Danny
Danny: There's no Bill Murray! A million times worse! It's all about Bill motherfuckin' Murray. No Murray, no me!
Chris
Chris: Yeah, you can hear it…What does it sound like?
It's loud as fuck, yo!
Brandon
Brandon: Uh…Two-and-a-half pounds.
Whitney and Yosef
Whitney: Farting!Is it the smell or the sound?
It's the consistency…It's constant.
Joseph
Joseph: Superman. He'd get there quicker. Just like that! He'd fly.Which superhero would you go to the afterparty with, though?
Batman.
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Green Velvet
Green Velvet: I don't do interviews.Okay, fine. you ask me a question!
When did you start growing your beard?Probably nine years ago. I didn't have a beard when I was originally Claude VonStroke. I had black glasses and no beard. I looked totally different.
Is that because you used to be a swimmer and you were trying to be aerodynamic?Find Claude Vonstroke on Facebook // SoundCloud // TwitterJemayel Khawaja is THUMP's Editor-at-Large - @JemayelK