Mike Gordon

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102 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 7 Jul

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Science Friday · Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish · 7 Jul 2026 podcast

So the idea leads to the device, but then the device will lead to the ideas.

It's sort of like a symbol of the experience that I would like to make in a tangible form.

The idea for me is to make it autopilot.

And, yeah, it would be interesting to try to turn on and off lights and things, but I think what happens that's magical...

is when the muse plays the music rather than the musician.

So that's my ultimate goal.

You know, just to say early on, some peak experiences playing music with these guys in the middle of an improvisation inspired me to write years of journals just to figure out what happened on one particular night or another night.

Because it's such a different level of being human.

And it doesn't feel cosmic or...

you know, out in the middle of La La Land.

It feels just like going for a walk with a friend or doing the dishes.

It's like being more myself than I've ever been before, which is why Maslow talks about self-actualization.

And I think it could happen, you know, if someone were with a loved one watching a sunset or, you know...

singing music with their daughter, which I get to do, or whatever.

But I found it through music, and my bandmates have too.

And when we talk about it, even right now, it sounds like just another normal thing that you could read in a self-help book or in a science journal.

But experiencing it, people...

change their whole lives, whether they're playing or going to listen and experience it for years.

So it's intangible.

Thanks.

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