When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.
When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I'm not gonna go around playing 'You Enjoy Myself' for the rest of my life.
When I was growing up in New Jersey, my mom would regularly take my sister and I into the city to see shows. I have many fond memories of standing in the half-price ticket line in Times Square and going to matinees.
What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I've received.
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.
Things don't go on forever, and the quicker you accept that change is inevitable, the happier you're gonna be.
The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly.
The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.
The band feels loose in all the right ways, and it's just so cool looking out and seeing all of these people that I haven't seen in a while.
Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul, you've got to run like an antelope out of control!
Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note.
If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.
Things don't go on forever, and the quicker you accept that change is inevitable, the happier you're gonna be.
The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly.
I think the Internet is going to open up a lot of possibilities with music, and the shake-up of power is exciting to me.
I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.
When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.
Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.
I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric.
I can't wait to play the Hammerstein shows. Things have been exploding in the last week, and that's going to be the exclamation point.