Jon Fishman Quotes

I guess Zeppelin is some happy stuff compared to us. It's pretty hippy, too.

Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do.

The Grateful Dead, they're my best friends. Their message of hope, peace, love, teamwork, creativity, imagination, celebration, the dance, the vision, the purpose, the passion all of the things I believe in makes me the luckiest Deadhead in the world.

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

There is still nothing under the sun quite like a Grateful Dead concert.

Tame Impala and I love the psychedelia. To me, it sounds like Blind Faith and old bands from back in the freak days. It just hit a nerve to me. I was just really feeling that sound.

When I grew up and went to school, all the cool kids were in Carhartts and Mudd boots, and they were listening to the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers and driving Volkswagens.

I really liked Deadheads and the whole Dead concert scene: the tailgating, the tie-dye uniforms, the camaraderie it was like NASCAR for potheads.

I would love to have played in the '60s. Now that would have been fun.

When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.

I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.

I tend to be a jam-band fan, and I love the Rolling Stones.

Yeah, I miss the Grateful Dead. I miss that groove. I miss the brotherhood. Absolutely. There's no doubt about it.

I'm a fan of the Grateful Dead.

I'm sick of '60s nostalgia. I've been to clubs in New York where it's just like the Fillmore East. And I thought I hated that then.

The Rolling Stones are much more accomplished than Jefferson Airplane, who are more like tribal people. That is, they present something which exists: The music and the hippie.

I liked the Doors and that kind of music.

I used to be into the Grateful Dead, so I understand the Phish thing.

The Grateful Dead always had their iconography down pat.

Two of my favorite bands, Blackberry Smoke and Black Stone Cherry, I just think both of those bands are a good new progressive kind of Southern Rock that's a little different than us but still has a rootsy thing going on.

Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is the opposite of Adrenaline Mob, which has more classic metal influences like Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Pantera, or Disturbed. They are completely different ends of spectrum.

There are all kind of corners of the musical world that are deeply influenced by the Dead that one wouldn't expect. Lee Ranaldo is a crazy Deadhead.

We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes.

Sabbath were a hippy band. We were into peace.

Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.