And it’s causing serious health problems in lots of kids around the country.”. In 2007, he emerged from semi-retirement to perform a series of shows with the Yonder Mountain String Band, including a large portion of their set at the Rothbury Music Festival which happened the summer of 2008.

[8]. the vac or 'lux) has been in the repertoire (played as an instrument by Fishman) since circa 1989. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Fishman was voted #11 on the list of Most Intriguing People of 1997 on People's web site. Jonathan Fishman was born on the 19th February 1965. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, and is a musician, drummer best known to the world as a founder of the jam band Phish, with which he has released 13 studio albums, including the “Junta” (1989), “A Picture of Nectar” (1992), “Undermind” (2004) and “Big Boat” (2016) among others. ... Fishman, his wife Briar and their five children live in Lincolnville, Maine. [5] Fishman had a passion for the drums from an early age and emulated John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, Bill Bruford of Yes, and Keith Moon of The Who. Worthy of note are his more serious vocal efforts, including lead vocals on Phish's cover of the Talking Heads song "Crosseyed and Painless," and his vocal duties on the Phish originals, "The Moma Dance," "Taste," and "Ghost."

Before the risks to children were known, lead was used in many products, including paint before 1978. Their foul mouthed comedy shows often occur directly after Phish performances. “The hazard is any surface that has lead on it,” Briar Fishman said, adding that they made the snap decision to move their family back to a newer, lead-free home in Vermont while they began to deal with their house. [7] In addition to drumming, he also sings back-up vocals and occasionally lead-vocals (usually on cover songs, most of them humorous – the best examples are Prince's "Purple Rain", Neil Diamond's "Cracklin' Rosie", Will Smith's song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd's "Bike"). Fishman was also announced as a member of fellow Phish member Trey Anastasio's new side-project Ghosts of the Forest.

There are ways to control lead dust in a home that has lead paint, but they weren’t comfortable with that option.

Fishman was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Syracuse, New York. Young children can chew or lick pieces of peeling paint or swallow house dust or soil that contains small pieces of lead paint. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that at least four million households. [6], The band Phish was named after him (he is commonly referred to as "Fish" among many other nicknames) though other explanations for the name have been given.

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