Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn't ordinarily have that opportunity. I think that's very important.

Recently Lesh has opened a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads and has been performing with Furthur alongside former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir. This was a peculiar turn of events as Lesh had never played bass before. Musical background
Lesh started out as a violin player.

Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15 1940 in Berkeley California) is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. Phil & Friends helped keep a legitimate entity for the band's music to continue but have been on hiatus since 2008.