My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life.

Anastasio is the co-composer of the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody. In addition to his orchestral compositions he is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs 140 of them as a solo credit in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole. One of Anastasio’s signature compositional techniques is the use of episodic (or organic) form.

Anastasio is the co-composer of the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody. In addition to his orchestral compositions he is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs 140 of them as a solo credit in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole.