Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has revealed a prolonged tribute to his longtime good friend, Bob Weir, following news of his passing on the age of 78 on Saturday.
Anastasio shared that he and Weir had knew one another for years, however grew very shut round Grateful Lifeless’s fiftieth anniversary “Fare Thee Nicely” concert events. “I went out to his seashore home, and we spent three nights there alone, simply the 2 of us: taking part in guitar, cooking scrambled eggs, listening to information, understanding, speaking, and strolling on the seashore,” Anastasio recounted.
Weir regaled Anastasio with the “unimaginable tales about his life,” starting from his early acid check days in San Francisco to life on the street. Weir was additionally “utterly allergic to compliments in probably the most endearing manner,”Anastasio added. “I’d say, ‘Man, that guitar riff you have been doing on that track sounded actually killer’ and he’d reply, ‘Nicely, I’m positive I’ll fuck it up subsequent time.’ I beloved that about him.”
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“The extra I received to know Bobby, the extra I preferred him,” Anastasio continued. “I realized a lot from him. He talked to me about all of the loss across the Grateful Lifeless, so many associates who had died. He stated that John Belushi was backstage at a Lifeless present the evening earlier than he died, trying very gray and unhealthy, and Bobby instructed him he may need to take into consideration slowing down. I consider that every one of that loss gave him a novel and exquisite perspective on life.”
However Weir’s greatest pleasure was taking part in, “and I beloved that about him,” Anastasio stated. “I don’t assume he ever received caught up within the bigness. I don’t assume it meant something to him. There have been instances once I was speaking to him once I thought he was the final precise hippie. I bear in mind when Mexico received canceled as a result of Covid, and he texted me, saying, ‘Man, you need to fly down right here, and we’ll simply play on the seashore, no stage!’ That cracked me up. I virtually did. Now I want I had.”
Anastasio stated the ultimate time he noticed Weir was at Lifeless & Firm’s sixtieth celebration of the Grateful Lifeless at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco final August. “We had a pleasant snicker backstage, then I went and frolicked with him and his stunning household on his bus. I may inform his well being was not what it was,” Anastasio commented.
“Relaxation in peace, Bobby. Thanks for all of the items you introduced into the world, and for all of the love you gave to so many people. Your spirit lives on ceaselessly. My coronary heart is with Tascha and your stunning daughters.”
