In the new documentary When You Are Wild: A Day in the Life of J. Willis Pratt, Phish drummer Jon Fishman helps chronicle the history of the metal-leaning group J. Willis Pratt & We’re Bionic, who co-mingled with Phish during their collective days at Goddard College.
Recalling the first time he saw the band live, Fishman says, "At that moment, I have to say, I almost dropped to my knees... At that moment I decided, 'Yeah I'll play drums with you for the rest of my life.'"
Fishman co-produced Pratt’s early ’90s album Lost Paradox, and - making good on a promise years before - Fishman invited the band to open for Phish on Dec. 12 and 13, 1997 at Albany, NY's Pepsi Arena (now the Times Union Center).
Fishman has also sat-in with the band periodically through the years.
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