Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon
Michael Eliot "Mike" Gordonis a bass guitar player and vocalist most recognized as a founding member and bassist for the rock band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, and guitar. He is also a filmmaker and author. He has released four solo studio albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth3 June 1965
CitySudbury, MA
CountryUnited States of America
agree american-musician truly
I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for.
american-musician bands catch imitate jamming riffs tendency
The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band, or I am jamming with a jazz band, I have to catch myself, the tendency is always to do that.
arts great manager record role solid terry vision
Terry is a very experienced arts manager and very well educated. He's got a great record at the institutions he was at before. He's a very solid individual. He has a great vision of where the arts should be and what role the arts should play in the community.
attacked ball early low opened
We wanted to get the ball down low and we just attacked them early in the game. And then that opened it up for the perimeter game.
song play people
We have access to more resources in general, and they are not going to force a situation on us, whether its the producer, or the cover, or what songs we have to play. And it's a small enough company that it seems like the people there care about music and not just about business.
cabinets speakers built
I built all the speaker cabinets myself.
song two jam
I guess there are two things that make me like songs generally, of ours, and that is if they groove well, or if they have a jam that can go somewhere.
guitar cymbals saxophone
I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.
song writing poetic
I've written some poetry, but... songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.
song play radio
It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.
girlfriend grandmother years
Right after I graduated, my girlfriend, who I had been going out with for five years, dumped me, and my grandmother died.
couple two guy
The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili Peppers album, and a couple of Pearl Jam albums. We want to get someone that will sort of bring out the high energy aspect more than the dreaminess that was on the last album.
long get-better records
As long as we keep learning new music and getting better musically, there's a good chance that the record deal won't change anything.
play interesting trying
Actually, it's great to play with someone who tries to come up with interesting drum beats because it pushes the music in different directions.