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21 quotes by Jon Fishman

Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit. Fishman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was then adopted, and grew up in Syracuse, New York with a Jewish family. Fishman had a passion for the drums from an early age, and emulated John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, Bill Bruford of Yes, and...
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I think that Phish has been a band, we've all had- I've had a great life growing up and everybody in my band's had a really good life... →

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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... →

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I mean people have compared us to like the Grateful Dead and all these like psychedelic sixties bands.

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Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you... →

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Nirvana was like that- Nirvana was like the only band to come out of that- it was like the same thing, Seattle was like this whole scene and it was... →

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For me from a pretty young age up until about 21 years old hallucinogenics had a huge place in my life.

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When I go on stage man I just want people to have fun, I don't want people to think about their problems, I want people to get energy and... →

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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... →

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You're not there to spread any particular- if you're Bob Marley you're there to spread a message, but very few people can do that... →

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I don't know how you can go your whole life and not listen once to Bob Marley - what's the point?

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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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Led Zeppelin was pretty much what made me pick up drum sticks.

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