Facts about Phil Lesh

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMarch 15, 1940
Age84 years

Summary

Phil Lesh is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 84 years old and still alive, born March 15, 1940.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Phil.

Related authors: Jerry Garcia (Musician)

21 Famous quotes by Phil Lesh

Small: Not that there werent great shows, and not that there wasnt plenty of fine music played. Its just that
"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"
Small: Bruces band is so different from the Grateful Dead theres no lead guitar player, for one thing
"Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for one thing"
Small: To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience
"To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience"
Small: Of course, we didnt survive to play all the way through the 90s, so I can say that - as I said, everybo
"Of course, we didn't survive to play all the way through the '90s, so I can say that - as I said, everybody in the band was aware of this, and we trying to figure out ways to make it different"
Small: In a way, its my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a
"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"
Small: When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove go
"When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'"
Small: We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and its really - were thanking th
"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"
Small: Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm he has rocknroll in his soul, whether he really plays it or n
"Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not"
Small: I mean, sports are big, big, big business
"I mean, sports are big, big, big business"
Small: But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the 90s wore on, it became for me more soli
"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"
Small: So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at
"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"
Small: Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that wa
"Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around, and they weren't interested in coming in to the shows, they were just interested in hangin' out outside and tryin' to break in"
Small: In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other
"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"
Small: There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it, from Deadheads
"There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it, from Deadheads"
Small: Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who w
"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"
Small: And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the music, was always a factor
"And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the music, was always a factor"
Small: Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play t
"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"
Small: And there was a movement afoot to take another year off, and if we had been able to do that, and rethin
"And there was a movement afoot to take another year off, and if we had been able to do that, and rethink everything, I think when we came back it would have been very different"
Small: And that format was - wed been using that format, I guess, since the late 70s, and it was starting to g
"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 often; it was like rotation"
Small: Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice
"Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice"
Small: So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with Colin Matthews, through the R
"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"