Phish television interview 6/19/94 - Part I

Part I of a TV interview I did with Phish at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI on the day of their June 19, 1994 appearance there.
I must mention that after the interview I made a request of Trey for that evening's show: Run Like an Antelope. Check the setlist... :-)

[@Aktunes47]

"I would also like to say that Axilla is the drummer's favorite song"

[@CaptainCavemaan]

"Patterns weave...interamongst... interamongst weaving of the patterns."

[@JustSwell]

This is actually classic improv. They might not be trained in comedic improv but they are definitely doing it organically.

[@newusernamehere4772]

​@@stucothe Beatles and Grateful Dead were funny as shit, Phish are a lot nicer and spend a lot more of their time working on music but theyre still pretty funny sometimes. Also the Beatles

[@dobtoronto]

Trey's Mom was an enormous influence on him and thus on Phish. She encouraged him to write songs. He wrote a song called 'If I were a dog' which is now the final section of Lizards that everyone loves. Hum the first five notes and you'll see how 'If I were a dog' fits. Now Phish donates huge sums of time and money to children's musical education.

[@sduross]

Yeah, it wasn't until after I scored the interview that I realized I had no idea how to do the interview! I'm just a gawky, starry-eyed, gushing fan who's so nervous he keeps cutting off the guests - embarrassing yes, but entertaining nonetheless!

[@pat2e962]

Sean Duross i think you did good. It was very gracioys of them to allow a young kid to rapid fire questions at them .

[@anthonynicholson5523]

This is amazing. And btw...I tested real quick what questions I'd be able to pop off the top of my head for an interview of my favorite band and this would be all them: um...hi! I love you guys! Thank you'". The end. So yeah....great fkn job man!

[@Hendrixphishinfloyd]

Haha. Like Chris Farley meeting Paul McCartney on SNL "You remember that time you played at MSG? That was awesome.."

[@jonny-rg1hv]

This is amazing. So glad you did the interview!

[@tman4029]

You did great. You can tell they knew you were a fan and still were very cool and playful and never demeaning. Such a great thing to have on film. Thumbs up, been really loving this band lately.

[@greatestescapes]

"it's music without meter... but it's timely... it's a music who's time has come" page is the man.

[@Phished123]

lord, i love Phish interviews so much....the intermixing of silly and serious answers is great.

[@ebitdareadthebook1535]

one day after 6/18/94 - one of my favorite shows!

[@NicoleCirilliRDNLN]

"patterns weave interamongs. interamongst weaving of the patterns" i am cracking up. they are so funny. in some interviews with trey he said he knew his addiction needed to stop because he lost his sense of humor. he says his humor with the band mates was "seven layers deep." i think we are witnessing their humor on a deep level in this video. god, the roles/rolls. LOL

[@TheEccentricHippie]

"It's odd, but it's good. It's without meter, but it's timely. It's music whose time has come. Thanks." marry me page

[@benjaminfredrick5791]

"Makisupa Policeman was written in 3rd grade". The first and most important song. :)

[@passengerbob]

What an awesome view into the brilliance of Phish... word play being a part of their creative strength in songwriting. The whole "role" section with Cactus topping it off with "honor roll" brings a deep moment of nostalgic glee during which I completely forget all problems of today recalling a time when all was well or so it seemed in the world...what a different time it was! Thanks Phish and interviewer.

[@darealberrygarcia]

Brilliance is a bit overstated more like melancholy

[@howlindan49]

This is actually brilliant

[@2112CO]

Went to Red Rocks 6/10 and 11 what a great time to be a Phish phan

[@justinoolds]

We were at this show and the next 4 too. What a time to see them! This interview is classic!!

[@draz0909]

The interview where they reveal the Halloween album for '94...

[@dougtom5824]

this was hours after maybe the most epic phish night...UIC Pavilion, 6-18-94. IMO best night ever. Trey discusses divided silent jam in a later interview (2003) as a magical moment. now i understand why they all look blown away...what a bunch of goofballs

[@terrapinbrad]

Thanks for mentioning the UIC show, Doug. I ran a search and found it posted here on YT. You're right. The set's sick and they sounded great! It makes total sense they'd basically be zombies the next day. In the comments under that show, one lucky bastard notes that as his first show! Needless to say, he was hooked after that.

[@chochemerlyn]

Brad Sittloh My first show was in 94 at the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum Dallas, TX. I feel super lucky to have been there and knew at the time too. Later, I found out that was regarded in the top 5, but also have heard that it is regarded as their best show ever. I wish I would have been to more Phish shows in that period, like the one you guys are talking about. Seems it was a good year for them!

[@ebitdareadthebook1535]

@@chochemerlyn Hell of a first show. I love that tweezer!

[@rosskarshen850]

6-18-94 was my phirst show

[@BobWeaver3000]

" must mention that after the interview I made a request of Trey for that evening's show: Run Like an Antelope. Check the setlist... :-)" Now, that is a truly Epic... FAHT > ANTELOPE... one of my favorite versions.. awesome work bruh!!!

[@Silveryback]

That was awesome... And hilarious, due to the low-quality of it. Hearing the people in the background was awesome. The interviewer did a great job, I'd say, and I'm glad he was very familiar with their music. This was great to watch, thanks for posting it!

[@dougtom5824]

Good deal fellas. No doubt 94 was an epic year. I'm actually a poser, my first show was 95. Regardless of superlatives, I'm so grateful to be at any show where the musical heavens opened up! Glad to share the experience. I've had a thank you letter set aside for the guys for some time now...I should send it eh

[@gazicj]

same here-first show in 95-the old heads were already lamenting newbs

[@darealberrygarcia]

And now you are a wage slave to afford this crap band who preaches equity hahaha pay us $100 for a ticket and get lectured privileged white man! Hahahah phish sucks

[@Displaysac90]

He's honor roll.

[@rogerailiff4941]

"Patterns weave enter amongst, inter amongst weaving of the patterns"- Cactus

[@matthuzilla3]

i was there and the next 3shows :) thanx !!

[@Masada253]

lmao...passing the mic is awesome....it's like so high tech

[@bluewaterpig]

God this is great. Love this band. Really funny stuff.

[@Catmaster3001]

Haha! I can't believe I didn't know this existed. Watching the intro, I thought, that's the Kalamazoo state theater.. And it was! This would have been my wife's first phish concert!

[@JW75383]

This was on my 19th birthday which coincidentally, was right around the time I started getting into PHISH.

[@cupflppr]

GREATEST INTERVIEW EVER!!!!

[@EatAPeach25285]

lmao look at page zoning out at 5:54 when the camera starts to zoom in on fish.

[@colbruce]

good job preserving this view of music history

[@phartknocker]

thank you for posting this! big daddy is the mack daddy.

[@mikedarcangelo3112]

I think that might be the best al capella ditty i've ever heard

[@har1ey00]

This is the interview game where your supposed to take a hit of acid every time they say the beatles

[@Spatulater]

Zooming in on Fishman staring at the camera. Classic.

[@briandrum1]

Did the interviewer know before hand that they would be fucking w/ him and his questions? Love this interview...good ole' fashioned PHiSH!!

[@sarahlarson-dennen4298]

Nearly coughed out a lung watching this while laughing. Needs to go into a time capsule.

[@Rhet0rik]

This is pretty funny stuff! Fishman is great!

[@drel432]

they are so fuckin goofy i love it

[@vankula]

"The gay 90s"

[@DirkBeveridge]

i love these guys

[@Vinsanity15814]

Page is honor roll.

[@stk32018]

I wonder if them talking about the Beatles a lot is foreshadowing to the Halloween show they would do later in 94 where the cover The White Album...I'm pretty sure it is for the record

[@mamygailamos]

Wow this brings back some memories. My first show was in June 94. Is it just me or were they hinting at what the Halloween costume would be in 94.

[@MG-re4lw]

This is so freaking great.

[@jaysenperkins1550]

I saw them at Wings Stadium the following year!

[@phqutub]

That guy thought he was going to be an MTV VJ

[@sinker0]

actually I liked him..seemed really cool when, in all reality, fish was a little embarrassing. He seemed like a really nice guy

[@134590174]

You sound as if that is a crime.

[@averyprice9422]

Dude was/is a fanboy... So that makes the interview cool

[@PizzaT]

Dude, THIS IS EPIC, and so is your hair.

[@SunnThunder]

Ah, the EV635a. When aliens find our destroyed civilizations in a few thousand years, they will dig up one of these microphones, plug it in, and it will still work

[@moheganson]

... patterns weave inter amongst ... inter amongst weaving of the patterns ...

[@rumneyjoe]

great post!

[@ABlock146]

Interview questions started off slow and awkward but got better towards the back half. You could see the band respond better once he started asking about singing and playing at the same time.

[@coryjarosz7663]

6/22/94 was a fucking bomb ass show. That second set was nasty

[@townnerd1]

this is sooo funny, im crying

[@420HEADY]

FISHMAN THAT CLOWN !!!! holding that glass LMAO

[@ZachEngel]

I'd also like to say that Axilla is our drummers favorite song.

[@carolwade]

PAGE IS SO EFFING CLASSY!!!!

[@MobbSuit]

great stuff

[@bucketzakkdimetconn]

they are all high out of there minds!!!!!!!!! classic phish

[@littlekidlover569]

the guy farthest to the left reminds me of michael cera

[@DanXile]

Fishman is just the funniest dude ever

[@UngratefulLiving420]

"Bird-singer" LMAO

[@huntersantiago6514]

Page is on a roll, alright lol

[@greeeenmachine]

page is honor roll

[@dcfanchris]

Their all gonzo on something esp Paige and Fish.

[@420HEADY]

AXILLA !!! Cool questions man.... Hope you get MAIL ORDER FOR LIFE !

[@blastingcaps]

I told mike i liked his shirt and it can be heard on the tape of the show. I have you beat.

[@Lifesuit]

Nuff said!

[@blastingcaps]

was at the kalamazoo show.

[@blastingcaps]

A LOT more than most people.

[@rastamacro]

Trey and Tom wrote Makisupa Policeman in the 3rd grade!?! wow fun fact, i never knew....

[@spk13066]

page is actually on a roll

[@HaleysComet81]

This is the funniest shit I've seen in a while.

[@JDS00000]

Who knew, Kalamazoo! ;-)

[@michaeldematteis3409]

I love axilla also.such a mean riff

[@brianharnois9529]

Oh this is just so ridiculously ridiculous............it's like music without meter🫠

[@Phishcactus]

nice shorts guys

[@markclemmens2862]

so ridiculous, I love it.

[@waderchristian]

patterns weave inter-amongst, inter-amongst weaving of the patterns.. ahhahah

[@thryve8831]

311 YES

[@vintagetoast3038]

I'd seriously love to hear your story, bud. What brought you there and what you're up to now

[@andrewdyke5561]

Day after that chicago show man

[@Ringo-Starr]

Interamongst weaving of the patterns

[@peetrwilson]

..and the beatles.

[@TheChknptpie]

@littlekidlover569 its the bassist mike gordon, and i thought that for YEARS since i saw michael cera in arrested development

[@stevenkatz1665]

My role, as well.

[@ScarletxFire413]

Weaving of the patterns

[@Mooj]

Is interamongst a word? Cause I'm going to start using it.

[@moheganson]

It is

[@skinny326614]

it's without meter, but it's timely

[@jessicavorobel]

i've gained a little weight on this tour. and i think that roll gets in the way the most on this tour.

[@elitt]

dig mike's shorts, one decade behind

[@MJZ1974]

I'll never forget how damn HOT it was inside the theatre that night!

[@cockworms]

hahaha "interamongst weaving of the patterns"

[@johncaudy8739]

"Pete Schall"

[@ajmcdavis]

this is hilarious

[@TheQuinnski]

"Bird singer."

[@HarpuaND84]

I actually own the "Holy Grail." This is a stop on that run.

[@arz703]

hey guys did you know axilla is the drummer's phavorite song?? lol

[@straightcashhomie1]

This was 2 days after the OJ show.

[@jonathanleitch6176]

straightcashhomie1 which was on Jam On tonight. Run OJ run!

[@redhouseovayonda]

page is hilarious

[@redhouseovayonda]

sick tshirt

[@oooooooooooooq]

they fucking keep making jokes, i too have a roll

[@blahman178]

"my parents loathed the beatles, and all other music"