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" What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I've received. "

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" I understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric. "

" I think the Internet is going to open up a lot of possibilities with music, and the shake-up of power is exciting to me. "

" Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam. "

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

" My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life. "

" 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. "

" The folk music definition has changed in this fast music world and musical styles are blending really quickly. "

" 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. "

" My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol. "

" The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward. "

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

" There's so much excitement around the Phish tours, and if it stopped feeling that way, it would ruin everything we've done for seventeen years. "

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

" I've always loved the experience of working together with other people toward an artistic goal. "

Working Together

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

" 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 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. "

" As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you're in it for, then you're alright. And I'm in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously... real seriously. I mean I could sit and talk all day about the music. "

" 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. "

" I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go. "

" I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour. "

" When I was growing up in New Jersey, my mom would regularly take my sister and I into the city to see shows. I have many fond memories of standing in the half-price ticket line in Times Square and going to matinees. "

" When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I'm not gonna go around playing 'You Enjoy Myself' for the rest of my life. "

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

" Equality implies individuality. "

" 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 always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition. "

" It was amazing and inspiring to see so many people come together through music to aid the great state of Vermont. "