“I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound

Phil Lesh of The Dead performs part of the bands "Wave that Flag Summer Tour 2004" on June 26, 2004 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.

This feature was first published in the August 2002 issue of Bass Player magazine.

The offbeat meanderings of bassist Phil Lesh were crucial to the Grateful Dead's sound, so it came as no surprise that after disbanding in 1995 following Jerry Garcia’s death, Lesh kept the group’s adventurous spirit alive through his solo project, Phil Lesh and Friends.