Trey Anastasio, The Brains Behind Phish

OVER THE LAST several years, Phish has emerged as rock's most surprising success story, building a massive grass-roots following and becoming one of the nation's top-grossing touring bands; the two-day "Phish Phest" (officially titled the Clifford Ball) held last August in Plattsburgh, New York, yielded $3.3 million all by itself.