I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio More Quotes by Trey Anastasio More Quotes From Trey Anastasio Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam. Trey Anastasio jam age birthday We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one. Trey Anastasio spontaneous want adventure Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other. Trey Anastasio musician community player It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it. Trey Anastasio surfing pain beautiful There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did. Trey Anastasio trying long people I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go. Trey Anastasio doe trying What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles. Trey Anastasio drawing circles squares Creativity is the antidote to destruction. Trey Anastasio antidote creativity destruction Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family. Trey Anastasio blessing dream play Music is a spiritual expression of what's in your heart. Music as a way of getting rich is a pretty new thing, and I often wonder if the mega-bucks glitzy atmosphere is making the quality of music suffer. You have to work really hard to get around that and remember why you're in it in the first place: because you have to be. It's like an addiction. You can't go a day without picking up your guitar. To me, the only commercial goals that are really valid are, 'Boy, I wish I didn't have to go to work. I wish I could do this all the time.' Trey Anastasio spiritual heart boys As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you're in it for, then you're alright. And I'm in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously... real seriously. I mean I could sit and talk all day about the music. Trey Anastasio real long mean Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control. Trey Anastasio gears soul running I feel a great responsibility to deliver for our audience ... I am like their servant, but there's only one honest way to lift people up, which is to feel genuinely elevated yourself. And the way to do that is follow your heart. That's all we try to do. Trey Anastasio music responsibility heart Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you. Trey Anastasio air feelings joy My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol. Trey Anastasio drug alcohol sick Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history. Trey Anastasio grateful musical important I am a prince I have it all, and I hear your foot steps on the wall, I wait in silence for your call, and take a shot and watch you fall. Trey Anastasio wall feet fall There's so much excitement around the Phish tours, and if it stopped feeling that way, it would ruin everything we've done for seventeen years. Trey Anastasio done feelings years When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness. Trey Anastasio musician consciousness common If I had a ghost living on my street. I would try to stay alive, and offer him some meat! Trey Anastasio alive meat trying
