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More from MusicPhish bassist Mike Gordon confirmed there are prospects for some sort of band activity in the future, but he cautioned that "there isn't really anything more to say than what's been said, because we don't know yet."
Gordon — who will release a new solo album, "The Green Sparrow," on Aug. 5 — was referring to a recent statement by keyboardist Page McConnell that the quartet, which split in 2004, is exploring "the possibility of spending some time together."
Gordon, meanwhile, said the four musicians actually have spent some time together in the intervening years, both in the studio (McConnell and guitarist Trey Anastasio play on "The Green Sparrow," while drummer Jon Fishman played on some tracks that did not make the cut) and otherwise.
"We haven't gotten together with instruments, only hung out," said Gordon. "We've had dinner a couple times in the last few years, and there's just an overall really nice enthusiasm. There's no hard feelings or anything. And because we don't have a record deal anymore, we don't have a huge operation that needs to be kept going. There's no pressure.
"We all are liking the idea of doing something," he continued. "We've brainstormed some ideas about what we would do — then changed our minds. But there's this sort of feeling something could happen and we'd all be happy about it. But, again, we don't know any more than that."
Gordon did say that he doubts Phish would reunite on behalf of a political candidate, as the Grateful Dead alumni did early this year for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
"Phish has avoided political things with a couple of exceptions," he explained. "We've done a lot for voter registration, but as a band, we've sort of embraced this idea that we're musicians, and it's not necessarily appropriate for us to preach our political feelings when we're musicians."
— Billboard
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