Quotes by Trey Anastasio

About Trey Anastasio:

Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist noted for his work with the rock band Phish, and his solo career, including the Trey Anastasio Band and the orchestral "Evenings with Trey Anastasio" performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Colorado Symphony.
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Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

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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.

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It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermont.

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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.

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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.

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

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What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I've received.

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We're never going to stop! Three hundred shows a year forever!

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

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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.

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I've learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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 m...

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Author Bio

  • NameTrey Anastasio
  • DescriptionAmerican guitarist, composer, and vocalist
  • BornSeptember 30, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Singer-songwriter; Composer;