There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.
Trey AnastasioI'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.
Trey AnastasioMusic is a spiritual expression of what's in your heart. Music as a way of getting rich is a pretty new thing, and I often wonder if the mega-bucks glitzy atmosphere is making the quality of music suffer. You have to work really hard to get around that and remember why you're in it in the first place: because you have to be. It's like an addiction. You can't go a day without picking up your guitar. To me, the only commercial goals that are really valid are, 'Boy, I wish I didn't have to go to work. I wish I could do this all the time.'
Trey AnastasioMusic has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.
Trey AnastasioWhat happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.
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