Rolling Stone Phish Lyricist Tom Marshall on 35 Years of Writing With the Band
Marshall traces Phish’s rich history in the new podcast ‘Undermine.’ Here, he opens up about his deep friendship with Trey Anastasio and what happens on their songwriting retreats
By Jake Silco
Tom Marshall met Trey Anastasio in the eighth grade in Princeton, New Jersey, and they’ve been making music together ever since. Marshall is the lyricist behind some of Phish’s most well-known staples, including “Wilson,” “Bouncing Around the Room,” “Chalk Dust Torture,” “Sample in a Jar,” “Rift,” and more. He has writing credits from the mid-Eighties all the way through