... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a way to… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'. — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
The decision to change the name meant we were getting serious, because we couldn't make a record if some other band had… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I can say that - as I said,… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for one thing. — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it's really - we're thanking the Lord and the… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not. — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late '70s, and it was starting to get very predictable.… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn't ordinarily have that opportunity. I… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
If, as some savants of consciousness suggest, we are actually agreeing to create, from moment to moment, everything we perceive as real, then it… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other fans were underneath… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it out, see… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a way to Jerry and… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice. — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around,… — Phil Lesh Copy Share Image
