Trey Anastasio Quotes

Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction.

Festivals are great because you get to just walk around the corner and see a new band that you've heard but not had the chance to check out.

The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.

I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons four or five times.

I'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals.

One of the best things I get to do is meet people that have been to the shows and listened to the music. I still don't indulge in the social media side of things, so that's my way of starting conversations - actually hearing people talk.

I really enjoy the social aspects of music as much as anything.

I want to let fans know how much I appreciate them and how much I appreciate them showing interest in our music and me personally.

I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.

I love the Stones, but I've gone to a lot of gigs.

Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music.

When I'm on tour, I'm in a new city every single night, and the energy and the crowds and the kids and the screaming and them knowing every single word of my music and being onstage is such an energetic feeling with a big payoff.

But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live.

After every concert, I greet young people in the lobbies. And I see a huge surge of young people playing music.

What turns me on is to walk into a sold-out venue. The audiences are so much the same as they were in the '60s. It's just an amazing thing. I can't explain it, but I hope it never stops.

Whitesnake more than most rock bands would get a very significant percentage of women in the audience and those were the ones I'd hear the voices because from where I am on stage is a pretty good spot.

I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.'

I do music for the fans. I want to lift fans up.

The best thing about being on tour is meeting the fans.

All my friends are usually at festivals... I just have so much adrenaline running, I literally could run a marathon after my shows.

The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.

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

If I wasn't in the band, I'm a Zombie fan, and I'm a White Zombie fan.

I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.