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Phil Lesh Quotes

Phil Lesh quotes

American Musician March 15, 1940

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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 acting for the first time in front of an audience that doesn't consist of a high school drama class. 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 Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound kind of way. 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 level in the education of children. 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 Bob and all the guys in the band for making up this wonderful music. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it..."
There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it, from Deadheads. Phil Lesh
Not that there weren't great shows, and not that there wasn't plenty of fine music played. It's just that the consistency and the height of where we could take it, with the help of the audience, was less, I felt, in the '90s. 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 it, at a park somewhere, and it collapsed. Phil Lesh
So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with Colin Matthews, through the Rex Foundation sponsoring recordings of various music that was being recorded over there. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment..."
And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the music, was always a factor. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll..."
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
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 think that's very important. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "I mean, sports are big, big, big business."
I mean, sports are big, big, big business. Phil Lesh
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 the way through as there had been in earlier years. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's..."
Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for one thing. Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh quote: "To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience."
To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience. Phil Lesh

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