Reporting on several guys that have recently passed.
These guys were a cartoonist and author of the comic strip Dilbert; musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead; film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and playwright, best known for his Disney work; and the bass guitarist of German rock band Scorpions.
His memoir provides a vivid and intimate look into his life, his reflections on music, and the evolution of the Grateful Dead.
Phil Lesh, a founding member and bassist of the Grateful Dead, is known for his unique contributions to the band’s psychedelic and improvisational sound. Born Philip Chapman Lesh on March 15, 1940, in Berkeley, California, he showed an early interest in music and studied classical violin and trumpet as a young boy. After high school, Lesh attended San Francisco State University, where he initially focused on studying composition,
