Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has revealed a prolonged tribute to his longtime buddy, Bob Weir, following information 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 Useless’s fiftieth anniversary “Fare Thee Nicely” live shows. “I went out to his seaside home, and we spent three nights there alone, simply the 2 of us: enjoying guitar, cooking scrambled eggs, listening to data, figuring out, speaking, and strolling on the seaside,” Anastasio recounted.
Weir regaled Anastasio with the “unbelievable tales about his life,” starting from his early acid take a look at days in San Francisco to life on the highway. Weir was additionally “utterly allergic to compliments in essentially the most endearing method,”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 bought to know Bobby, the extra I favored him,” Anastasio continued. “I discovered a lot from him. He talked to me about all of the loss across the Grateful Useless, so many associates who had died. He mentioned that John Belushi was backstage at a Useless present the evening earlier than he died, wanting very gray and unhealthy, and Bobby instructed him he may need to take into consideration slowing down. I imagine that each one of that loss gave him a singular and exquisite perspective on life.”
However Weir’s largest pleasure was enjoying, “and I beloved that about him,” Anastasio mentioned. “I don’t suppose he ever bought caught up within the bigness. I don’t suppose it meant something to him. There have been occasions after I was speaking to him after I thought he was the final precise hippie. I bear in mind when Mexico bought canceled resulting from Covid, and he texted me, saying, ‘Man, you need to fly down right here, and we’ll simply play on the seaside, no stage!’ That cracked me up. I virtually did. Now I want I had.”
Anastasio mentioned the ultimate time he noticed Weir was at Useless & Firm’s sixtieth celebration of the Grateful Useless at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco final August. “We had a pleasant snort 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 without end. My coronary heart is with Tascha and your stunning daughters.”
