The surviving members of the Grateful Dead say plans for a special 60th anniversary reunion were in the works prior to Phil Lesh’s recent passing.
Lesh, who was the founding bassist of the band, died in October at the age of 84.
Five days later, bandmates Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart sat down for a previously planned interview with CBS This Morning which was intended to include Lesh as well.
The interview has finally aired, with the surviving members noting a reunion project for the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary had been in the works.
Weir said, “We were going to see where it goes. But we were just going to play, the four of us. And now there’s only three of us.”
Kreutzmann added, “I was hoping that we could play with him again one more time. So that was my sadness on that one, ’cause I know he wanted to play with us again, too.”
