Phil Lesh on 93.3 WMMR

[@jerrycurtin8979]

Watching this, I feel like crying...Thank You so much for EVERYTHING PHIL...Rest in Peace

[@TheHuester44]

I first saw the Dead in 1968 at the Spectrum. In 1974 I was fortunate to do stage security at the Philadelphia Civic Center for two shows. After the second show was over and the band members were exiting the building as Jerry walked by I said good night Jerry and he looked at me with that great smile of his and said good night to me . Always a special memory. Now Phil has left the show here on Earth. What a strange but wonderful trip it has been 🙏👌😊☮️❤️

[@TheHuester44]

Also I want to mention since I grew up not far from Philadelphia listening to WMMR was a special treasure and Michael Tearson the my favorite dj . Went to so many great concerts at the Spectrum after the first one I went to in 68 . Saw Hendrix in April of 69 is another special memory and a long list of other great bands from those great days of music.

[@bigbri7519]

Phil...such a major bass influence for so many players. Droppin Phil bombs.

[@staringcontest9733]

I always thought that Phil’s bass playing was the defining thumbprint of the Dead’s sound.

[@Pearls_Have_Eyes]

almost every dead cover band misses this point exactly

[@usernameinvalid2675]

Yes fact and Bills Swinging drum style I love Lesh’s phrasing on bass

[@johnnyaxe2004]

absolutely!!! Phil puts the funk in!!! he is an amazing human!! he has a heart, and liver, of gold!!!

[@newusernamehere4772]

Heh, thumbprint...

[@AlienAmbient]

Thumbprint it was

[@atbglenn]

Phil looks amazing for his age. A real down to earth kind of guy, unlike most rock stars... Always one of my favorite bass players along with Jack Casady.

[@jpwjr1199]

I love Phil Lesh's bass playing. I also love Jack Casady's playing. However, if those are your two pantheons for the instrument, I strongly encourage you to widen your purview.

[@sajunbecker3275]

@@jpwjr1199 Why don't you recommend Glenn some different kind of bassists instead of being a condescending elitist?

[@RockDoc50]

Not too bad for a guy with a transplanted liver.

[@calburge4338]

He was alwTs down to earth that was their motto. Kinda like smile and be nice to everyone

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

Phil played his bass like a lead guitarist ! He was my 1 st friend friend I met in 1978 in Springfield Mass . He remembered me in 1980 when I met Jerry plus we both had that electric thing that was so strong we couldn’t even hug but that nite we had our time together ! We fell inlove ! He came looking for me but ended up in Stonington Maine but when we got to b one , we hugged for a long time but he was late getting back on stage but I got kicked out by big Steve ! He asked me about death so I told him he could stay earthbound + b a ghost 👻❤️🐇🐰🌹☠️💀⚡️🎸🥰😍😘😢😥🥲😰🕊️🪽🩵💜💙I loved all the guys ! May Phil meet all the guys who have passed !

[@edwinhurwitz6792]

Wait, were you the person who caused Weir to say that Phil was cavorting with aliens before the second set? That was a great show!

[@starcat17]

​@@edwinhurwitz6792She was probably staying at the Mars Hotel 💚👽🎸🛸💫

[@skullsplitter3]

What a magical week! I was one of the "Lucky 13" Deadheads who were present in the studio for this. I feel so blessed to have had an opportunity to finally meet my lifetime idol, it was truly inspiring. When he talks about the words to "Box of Rain" about his dad he was SO emotional. I'm glad they got a close-up of him there. I admit I was a little skeptical when he said that this was the best group of musicians ever. I went on Tuesday and was completely blown away. God Bless Phil Lesh!

[@LucyLennon909]

Grate story, tnx4 sharing

[@codybluetarp]

Phil's telling of his 1st meeting Jerry recounts the detail that the 1st meeting with him was him playing guitar in a room down the hall. That is an instance of Phil's musical core. He didn't have to "talk" with Jerry to meet him, but as he also says, "we were both musicians". RIP Phil Lesh. A cultural contributor who is and will be greatly missed. Long Live the Grateful Dead!

[@anonablous]

great interview. RIP Phil.

[@tommeredith7462]

Great content regarding Phil. I’ve always known him as a great bass player. Over the years I never knew much about his life . I’ve always assumed he was the quiet one. Now I find he was a very intelligent man and commanded respect. RIP Phil..

[@calburge4338]

Amazing how Phil’s brain is so clear and coherent after all the drugs he’s done!! Wicked!!!

[@channingchills]

Native Mississippian here. I loved this lineup with Luther. North MS All-Stars are such a underrated jewel.

[@adamcrary1602]

LutherDickenson is def. a great musician and seemingly a really laidback Southern guy. Love his guitar playing,. I believe i first heard him play live w the Black Crowes,in upstate NY…then a couple yrs later i found the N. Miss. All-Stars cd( maybe their first🤷🏻idk..) and thought it was really unique and awesome music… …and then a few yrs later he brought his own band to Levon Helm’s place in Wdstck, NY and he really just seemed like the nicest guy. He had a lot of good stories ( about the whole Allman Bros. extended family of musicians, etc)…and great songs. So, yeah, gotta agree. Reminds me to check out what he’s been doin’ recently…👍🏻🤟🏻✌🏻❤😊

[@creekfishin]

amazing interview. so proud of phil and so proud to be a deadhead for life.

[@Formisdestiny]

What an awesome interview,one of the best I’ve seen.

[@chrisanderson1498]

We love you Phil !! ❤️

[@namcat53]

Very lucid, eloquent, intelligent guy. Thanks for this!

[@bradgoren5710]

Watching Phil play with his kids is so heartwarming. He really gets a kick out of it

[@bradgoren5710]

John, Graham is a hard working musician and you are belittling him without any knowledge of his dedication and work ethic Graham Lesh earned the right to play on stage with his dad.. Jerry left $30 million, your not into wealthy musicians either? BTW, can you send me a copy of Grahams trust fund or bank account? I'd like to see how much his dad gives him.

[@johnpo53]

John, I also think the 'rich kid' label is not fair. Many rock star's children have followed in their parents footsteps to become musicians themselves. Sure, Phil has enough to produce a 'rich kid', but that hardly seems very characteristic of him to do so. I get the impression they are more about the music than the money. I'm poor, I don't have a trust fund for my sons, but as a dad (and a deadhead) I could imagine how heartwarming it would be for him, onstage jamming with his sons.

[@Justdon-s2s]

I grew up with WMMR…thank God!

[@marcinfo3099]

Grew up at Jersey Shore, MMR was crucial conduit for music in the 80s

[@Justdon-s2s]

@@marcinfo3099 WMMR WYSP WIOQ and the station from UPenn exposed us to such great music. Musically speaking it was a great place to grow up!

[@PaulFormentos]

Yeah member when MMR would broadcast live shows as they happened?

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

@@Justdon-s2s please don’t use god as anything to do at how great that band was ! They were as 1️⃣ playing together without much practicing , it just came normal for all them to play together ! They never thought how famous they were going to get ?! ♥️🐇🐰🌹🐦‍🔥🐉💯☮️😍🥰😘

[@Justdon-s2s]

@@Bunbeck-pf9iw Hail Satan 😎 Saw the Dead a bunch, thanks for the lecture 🎈

[@undergroundjohnny]

Phil is a true gentlemen!

[@maureenobrien7895]

Now more than then!😂

[@jacobbuxton932]

What a happy human being

[@latneyb]

28:39 I love any insight I come across to the songwriting process with Hunter, I didn't know that Phil already had the vocal melody written. Loved the interview.

[@FruitfulSoundsystem]

Lovely interview. I love the warmth in the Jerry story. Golden days.

[@vootee1]

Really great interview. Very well done!

[@Sunflower0122Z]

I really enjoyed this interview. Phil's passion for music and family is inspiring. I would love to see Phil play on a Symphony tour next summer.

[@robertking7269]

Thanks for leaving the song that will see us through. Panic holds the record for shows at Redrock. I’ll bet the Dead will hold the record for shows at venues until they tear that building down Let the music play

[@melissabirch459]

Fooey Yu, Phil may not be a great singer, but he was the music theorist for the band, and is also AN AWESOME MUSICIAN. Love him!

[@michaellewis9075]

Finally, an interview with a couple of questions that aren't normally asked. I've read Phil's book, along with as many interviews and clips that I can. Interesting to hear the evolution of his liver problem > transplant. An early Jerry-Bobby story that I've never heard him tell. All-in-all: a good interview.

[@davidmccaffery7977]

Loved Phil's bass playing with the Dead. What a career! Love that they now play covers from various bands..

[@michaelmcconnell-n5n]

Pierre had more fun doing this than we can imagine

[@michaelmcconnell-n5n]

My favorite dj!

[@TomRomanofski]

Thank You ❤️ blessings ☘️ 🙌 🙏 ✨️

[@fishtownboy]

Phil!!! Great interview.

[@sandygarling6765]

love you PHIL

[@winstonmagill]

Box of Rain is one of the most poignant songs of all time

[@raelco1234]

Woo Hooo-psyched for more Phil!!

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

I’m so glad that he has sons left to b very proud of their dad ! Of course his wife too who I knew too ! I was part of the Dead family for 10 years but I got kicked out by big Steve ! I went in 1990 at an outdoor show in Vermont or New Hampshire !

[@deanl0]

Phil the survivor

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

What a wonderful story about Jerry ! The man who I still love until I die ! I’ll b with him in the end ! ❤️🐰🐇🌹😂love u Phil !

[@PhinneganPhipps]

Help! I can't stop watching this & I have to go to work....

[@codybluetarp]

This time, hearing and seeing consistent with what I have observed in time, there is always "something else" to notice in an interview such as this - where Phil describes Bob Dylan's comment about his accessibility to (and by), "the public": "Everybody wants me to be just like them. I try to be just who I am; but everybody wants me to be just like them." Yeah. That's what we do to 'Celebrities', right? Phil thankfully transcended all of that and remained real. Again, The Grateful Dead. Long Live The Dead. * re: "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"

[@melissabirch459]

If it wasn't for Phil there would have been no Grateful Dead

[@thelastboyscott]

same goes for every other dead band member

[@Steve-uv9kb]

or Bob, or Jerry, or Billy, or Pig. They all founded it man.

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

but phil too

[@rampantjingoism]

take jerry out of phil's life and he's a shoe salesman. sorry.

[@claymationwaves]

but phils more special!!

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

I have plus I’m very healthy at my age , 75 years old ! Bobby thought he was my age but he met his dad then found out he was a couple of years older but he is the youngest of the band ! ❤️🐇🐰🩵💜💙😍😘🥰

[@mikeyj.3605]

Dude, that's Phil Lesh!

[@AMRARDvermebrungruppe]

This might be the first time I've ever heard Phil's speaking voice

[@rolandramirez4557]

It's funny how I reacted when he said that they performed Freebird in the middle of Dark Star. Haha. Everyone else's reaction was the same.

[@rjtonks]

11:51: "We did some benefit. We did a big fundraiser at Penn State for him, along with some other bands - I don't remember." For the record, "some other bands" was The Allman Brothers Band. One of the best shows I've ever attended. The first time the Grateful Dead's living members reunited for a public concert in 4 years. 15,000 hardcore deadheads freaking out inside, and a ton more partying outside. The Dead rose that night, playing a fire set of jam vehicle favorites. (I recall Allmans also killed it with Dreams and Whipping Post.) At one point Penn State tried to enforce some curfew by turning on the house lights. The band ignored the curfew and kept playing on. The fans stayed put. Penn conceded defeat and killed the lights. I'll never forget one thing Bob Weir said on stage that night (I'm paraphrasing): “If every deadhead in the state of Florida had voted in 2000, we would be living in a different world today."

[@lanerider7265]

Freebird in dark star sounds sic af.

[@jms-wo7dm]

Love seeing musicians with money like Phil invest it back into the music with terrapin crossroads

[@3243_]

May he rest in peace.

[@markbrownner6565]

phil and bob grateful dads and tribal elders......

[@blueishpurple]

Anyone have a link to that album he mentioned? The album he said a guy made Dead covers and they were really good?

[@gratefulaya192]

the dead should open a place up where they can play together a couple days a month, or at least use one of the places they already have. Bob, hart, Bill and Phil are the most down to earth people i have met at their stature but Bobby was the reason i started listening to the dead and I can't wait to see Bob, Hart and Bill play together, just wish Phil was with them. I think Phil would play with them if they didn't travel as much, or they just played at one venue kinda like they do in Vegas

[@forestbirdgirl]

Grateful a, this is where we all can take 5 minutes everyday and send our healing energy to this end…(like Phil once suggested in regard to Fran, a friend with cancer). The world needs this now, the people need such a positive Force to gather us in a place and space that honors all of or differences, that allows us to be freaks, to keep us afloat in this sea of political fear and negativity that wants us all to be the same and conform to some standard of sameness in the name of safety. Phil and his family and friends are an amazing example of our ability to transcend bigotry of every sort, indeed like Jedi Warriors. I love all of the many saplings that sprout from and around the Phil Tree of Life…But there's no denying the Ultimate Sound Vibration of the Billy-Micky-DRUMS! and Bob's voice and guitar combined with Master Phil's Bass~it's like a sacred event... the only band that does what they do with music…I'll use PJ's Harvey's phrase "The Community of Hope" (since she is so uniquely talented and wise and she likes dressing like a bird.

[@newyork1401]

Jerry thought of Phil as equal, classically trained musician and composer

[@Finechug]

Rip Phil

[@jellyfish74]

cuddly yet muscular

[@chrisdher65]

Wonder if Barry gave them all “ I too was used by Obama”

[@andrewptob]

Phil could be pretty curt with some answers, but he's a great dude

[@johnvalencia9927]

because the interviewers questions are stupid and shallow

[@davidlescht4865]

He’s Gone.

[@DWAtwood]

75 ? Looks 50.

[@TM-vq1bf]

Glad he quit drinking

[@maurysteigman4437]

Hall of Fame sucks.......tell it , Phil.....RIP

[@robdelplato9239]

Stay out of public politics please !

[@clovergrass9439]

Nervous interview....