Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio
Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio IIIis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth30 September 1964
CityFort Worth, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.
My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.
Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family.
What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.
Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history,
I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.
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.
Music 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.'
We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.
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 consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.
If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.
I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.
When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.