So, after bugging the hell out of RLM, Ambrosia Healy specifically, I was given an interview with Trey for his Syracuse show. I've interviewed him before, but with the premise that Phish does not come up.

This time, however, there are no stipulations. I am asking the people of .net what kinds of things they would like to know from Trey. I am doing a story for a magazine, a newspaper and an online news outlet.

Let it flow!

Ask him why he is such a liar.

Ask him if they knew what the setlist was going to be for the FYF show or if they just knew they wanted to spell out f*** YOUR FACE and picked songs at random

ask him about the 'nipple thing'

Definitely the posts by @wordsfromasong and @haroldhood too, very interesting questions

Ask him about how he composes his music, both in the early days and now. Does he write it out on staff paper or the computer? Does he write with guitar or piano? Also any advice for music majors

Ask him what his .net handle is.

Kids: are they musically inclined? Do they aspire to be rock stars?

Fans: what are the ways in which you preserve your 'personal' connection with fans (AKA do you PT/.net)?

Music: fav current artists, people you hope to collab with in the future

Nipples: gnarly from multiple slice wounds? intact?

And for further reference: If you could ask Trey...thread

Aside...
You know, I remember back in 2010 (or early '11) someone did an interview with Trey. They asked him where Chris Kuroda lived and Trey said in a storage container (or something along those lines)...dropping hints about Fest 9's Storage Jam? Be careful, OP, read between the lines! That cat is tricky.

@relax_ - Good ?s...

And for further reference: If you could ask Trey...thread

There is another thread that I cant dig up that has a lot of good discussion points as well.

@johnnyd said:

Whats the deal with tix being generally all the same price? Are they trying to keep it "equal" for everyone? Or just dont want to bother with tiered pricing? Are they aware of the scalping shitshow?

THIS. PLEASE.

@RoverPhish said:

really want to know why he walked off stage during ghost (10/31/98) but that might be a touchy subject.

Please tell him all of us Phans and .Netters are so happy they are back and sound great!

The set was ending!

Ask him if they're recording a new album/how much rehearsal time for the New years run!!!

@relax_ said:

Aside...
You know, I remember back in 2010 (or early '11) someone did an interview with Trey. They asked him where Chris Kuroda lived and Trey said in a storage container (or something along those lines)...dropping hints about Fest 9's Storage Jam? Be careful, OP, read between the lines! That cat is tricky.

CORRECTION: It was Trey interviewing Lars Fisk (Lars said he lived in a shipping container house)

@johnnyd, I searched but could not find (ask%trey, trey%interview, trey%question, etc.)

@mymindisgoo said:

ask him if fish really did drop all that acid that he claims he did. or that someone claims he did.

I don't find this hard to believe at all.

Dude, Justin Bieber. Really?

What's he been listening to lately?

@Jimmymac03 said:

Ask him what his .net handle is.

hhahahaha, also if he ever has gone on .net forums.

Tell him how I licked my hand after he reached down and held it at the Richmond TAB show. Tell him I enjoyed that immensely. I am trying to use the DNA to clone him and give birth to little red bearded babies.

ask Trey if he remembers living in Saratoga and going out to eat at the Saratoga diner. Apparently, my mom recognized him and went up to say "hi" and thought his name was Marty. She did this a couple or few times until in the last encounter he said "I'm not MARTY."

If he remembers this, say that I'm sorry for my mom and would like to have lunch together with him and her so we can set the record straight.

as for a question or two for the article:

1) How is your sleep schedule? Do you sleep through the night or stay up till 4 am? When your on tour I can't imagine you getting to bed before 2 or 3.
Do you stay on a tour sleep schedule at home or go to a "normal" rhythm?
How many hours do you rest with your eyes closed during a 24 hour period.

2) Did Mike leave the stage during the Big Cypress Midnight set? I don't remember him taking a pee break or anything?
Page left for a few, you and Fish ended up in the port-a-let for like 10. I just don't remember Mike taking a break. Does he pelletize his pee like grasshoppers?

3) About Birdwatcher. Why did you take it away from TAB and not include it on Traveler. I loved it, with the girls singing their verses. With TAB it was a fun song, with Phish it's kinda blah.

4) When you play at the cool venues that you used to play at with Phish. Do you ever feel like a stealth, mini venue Phish tour might be in order?

5) What did you do for the holidays? Did you and the family do to the islands? Head to NJ for charity work. Hang in Vermont and get full on good food and family time?

6) When can we get a full tour of webcasts for either TAB or Phish? People would love it.

7) Are we ever going to see another Phish show with the Giant Country Horns?

8) Since TTE is the greatest song you've written in a while. Will we get to hear it, a little more often, in coming years?

9) Would you ever consider, making a Gamehenge themed festival? With the different regions that Colonel Forbin visited? With the music taking a whole day or a few sets to complete?

10) Have you found another dog friend. I know Marley was beyond special. The times that I met her and we hung were priceless. She taught our pup many a lesson when being babysat by friends. I can understand if no other canine has made a connection with you. I feel the same way about out "Lady".
Not sure if any other could or if I'd want to go there again.

I appreciate all the feedback. Holy wow! I checked this after being out on assignment and there's a million comments.

A lot of these are good, legit questions that I will pose. I get a 30-minute phone interview and a brief meet-and greet at the show, so I have to use time wisely. I will post the story here, and photos of Trey and I from the show.

Thanks for all the input!

Mt 4 later

Ask him if Phish would ever play the Super Bowl.

Ok, so I've had this thread festering in the back of my head for a few days, and here's what I'd love to know:

How democratic is the act of rip-cording when a jam could potentially stretch out longer, and in what ways have the band's overall setlist/playing/jamming philosophy changed from the 1.0 & 2.0 eras to the 3.0 era? I'd sort of like to know if they have some kind of signal (like when they'd say 'hey' during their old band practices) that lets the others know, 'dude, we're starting to sound too self-indulgent here, let's play another song.'

**I would ask this as tactfully as possible because I truly love how tight they've been playing since the '09 return. I've had the best times at shows in the last few years! Still, one of the most frequently mentioned issues around here is how fans would dig some deeper exploratory improvisation. Think of how much well-deserved hype the Bethel 'Waves' got last summer, and how the most popular show this summer was the FYF show--not just because of the setlist-spelling gimmick but because they wailed out 'Chalkdust', 'Carini', 'Jim', and 'Undermind.' Moments like that indicate that they could let their improv meander more loosely, but they choose not to. When they do it's that much more of a treat, right?

Can you ask him his jogging schedule in Central Park - I'm feeling like a run soon.
I'm visualizing running with him and chatting about wheat croissants.

I'd also like to know what is in that cup he drinks on stage - and if tea - what kind?

Does he use honey? If so what kind.

I'm visualizing he is a buckwheat honey guy like myself.

Ask him if he'd rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses.