The Best Trey Anastasio quotes

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

I am excited to get on tour, if I’m speaking to the Phish fans. I can’t wait. — Trey Anastasio

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

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam. — Trey Anastasio

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol. — Trey Anastasio

The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly. — Trey Anastasio

Swing will never sound as good as it did in the ’40s. — Trey Anastasio

I’m not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go. — Trey Anastasio

Equality implies individuality. — Trey Anastasio

We always felt like we were throwing a party for our friends, regardless of the size or the place, because we actually were throwing a party for our friends. We’ve always had a very tight knit community. — Trey Anastasio

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is. — Trey Anastasio

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime. — Trey Anastasio

If there’s one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it’s that you can’t go backwards. — Trey Anastasio

We’re never going to stop! Three hundred shows a year forever! — Trey Anastasio

We were always a party band and we used to play outside a lot. — Trey Anastasio

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

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

I cannot spend my entire life going around the country playing ‘You Enjoy Myself ‘. — Trey Anastasio

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

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. — Trey Anastasio

I’ve always loved the experience of working together with other people toward an artistic goal. — Trey Anastasio

I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric. — Trey Anastasio

Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it’s still on a high note. — Trey Anastasio

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. — Trey Anastasio

Things don’t go on forever, and the quicker you accept that change is inevitable, the happier you’re gonna be. — Trey Anastasio

When you’re a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness. — Trey Anastasio

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can’t plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one. — Trey Anastasio

I’ve been sober for two–and–a–half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold–out tour. — Trey Anastasio

What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I’ve received. — Trey Anastasio

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

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. — Trey Anastasio

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul, you’ve got to run like an antelope out of control! — Trey Anastasio

The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward. — Trey Anastasio

If I had a ghost living on my street. I would try to stay alive, and offer him some meat! — Trey Anastasio

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