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> [And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late '70s, and it was starting to get very predictable. In other words, certain songs would surface in the same points in the set every so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/and-that-format-was-we-d-been-using-that-format-i-guess-since-the/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

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> [But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the '90s wore on, it became for me more solidified, in that sense that there weren't as many of those magical shows that were just magic all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/but-we-were-really-locked-in-to-that-kind-of-format-and-as-the-90s/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

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## More by Phil Lesh

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/we-sing-a-little-song-before-we-eat-a-little-blessing-before-we-eat/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/michael-is-the-kind-of-guy-who-has-rhythm-he-has-rock-n-roll-in-his/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/to-sing-a-simple-round-is-truly-an-enlightening-experience/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late '70s, and it was starting to get very predictable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/and-that-format-was-we-d-been-using-that-format-i-guess-since-the/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/especially-in-the-realm-of-bringing-an-opportunity-to-do-something/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [If, as some savants of consciousness suggest, we are actually agreeing to create, from moment to moment, everything we perceive as real, then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/if-as-some-savants-of-consciousness-suggest-we-are-actually-agreeing/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/so-what-it-boils-down-to-in-my-humble-opinion-is-that-we-need-to/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other fans were underneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/in-st-louis-some-people-were-hurt-seriously-when-some-fans-got-on-top/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it out, see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/we-borrowed-it-all-from-coltrane-i-started-encouraging-everybody-in/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/in-a-way-it-s-my-way-of-dealing-with-finding-closure-with-grateful/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/yes-pluton-actually-in-the-play-and-i-play-him-in-my-most-stentorian/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/because-first-of-all-we-were-becoming-aware-during-that-tour-that/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [... Everything we (the Grateful Dead) ever did was a demonstration of the value of cross-fertilization, It was unconscious at first, but when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/everything-we-the-grateful-dead-ever-did-was-a-demonstration-of-the/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/when-the-band-would-leave-the-stage-and-then-the-audience-would-just/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

> [Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/actually-the-year-anniversary-of-what-you-just-heard-my-son-grahame/)

[Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/)

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