Jon Fishman Quotes on music

The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.

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Jon Fishman

Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer known for his work with the band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983, and which was, in part, named after him. He is credited with co-writing nineteen Phish songs, eight with a solo credit.

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Jon Fishman

I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.

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But I do think that we approach music, in of itself, with a religious attitude.

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I just wanted to say one more thing: I also think that when you go to play music, you're there to play music.

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I think it's like music for the sake of music, and a lot of the words stem from liking music a lot, wanting to be a good band and having a good sense of humour, and living in a situation where we're free to pretty much do what we want.

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Jon Fishman

The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.

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