Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you.

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

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

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.

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

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

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.