Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around, and they weren’t interested in coming in to the shows, they were just interested in hangin’ out outside and tryin’ to break in. Phil Lesh Read Quote
Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I’m acting for the first time in front of an audience that doesn’t consist of a high school drama class. Phil Lesh Read Quote
In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other fans were underneath it, at a park somewhere, and it collapsed. Phil Lesh Read Quote
Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock’n’roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not. Phil Lesh Read Quote
We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it’s really – we’re thanking the Lord and the Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound kind of way. Phil Lesh Read Quote
And there was a movement afoot to take another year off, and if we had been able to do that, and rethink everything, I think when we came back it would have been very different. Phil Lesh Read Quote
But we were really locked in to that kind of format, and as the ’90s wore on, it became for me more solidified, in that sense that there weren’t as many of those magical shows that were just magic all the way through as there had been in earlier years. Phil Lesh Read Quote
Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn’t ordinarily have that opportunity. I think that’s very important. Phil Lesh Read Quote
