73 Quotes by Trey Anastasio

Swing will never sound as good as it did in the '40s.

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

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

Working on a play is a vibrant and collaborative business. Everyone from the choreographer to the music director to the director to the writers work together toward the same goal, and everyone chimes in on everything.

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.

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.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.

I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.

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.