How Phish’s Jon Fishman went from the ‘worst kid in band’ to a SAMMY Lifetime Achievement winner
“You’ve got to love your work. If you wake up in the morning and you like going to work, that’s as good as it gets.”
That’s the advice Jon Fishman’s father, Dr. Leonard Fishman, hammered home while his kids were growing up. Love what you do. And for three decades, Jon — drummer for the band Phish — has heeded his father’s words.
Thursday night, the Syracuse Area Music Awards will bestow upon Jon Fishman its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, for spending his life doing what he loves. It’s an accolade earned by just 18 artists, including Ronnie James Dio, Dick Clark and Jimmy Van Heusen.
During an hourlong interview from his home in Vermont, Fishman — a 1983 graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School — was initially at a loss for words regarding the award.
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