Quotes By Trey Anastasio

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

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

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

When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.

My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life.

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.

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.

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.

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