The pursuit of happiness is an overview kind of thing. It’s not in the Bill of Rights.
JERRY GARCIAThe pursuit of happiness is an overview kind of thing. It’s not in the Bill of Rights.
JERRY GARCIAPlaying in a group, I’m tending to think more about the music and less about the guitar. That’s just me getting older. I’m not interested in being a virtuoso guitar player or anything like that.
JERRY GARCIATo me, that’s the key thing, the pursuit of happiness. That’s the basic, ultimate freedom.
JERRY GARCIAYou do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.
JERRY GARCIAWhat is life but being conscious? And good and evil are manifestations of consciousness. If you reject one, you’re not getting the whole thing that’s there to be had.
JERRY GARCIANobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life.
JERRY GARCIAIf you think of music as a universal language, it still has some very powerful dialects.
JERRY GARCIACats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand, anyone who sweats like that must be all right.
JERRY GARCIAAmerica is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That’s the nature of America, I think.
JERRY GARCIARight now, America is under the gun. It’s being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.
JERRY GARCIAAll I know is, if you listen to society, you’ll never get anywhere!
JERRY GARCIAYou can’t repeat things because each time is different. The universe has changed. Everything has changed.
JERRY GARCIAThere’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
JERRY GARCIAI equate Deadheads to people that like black licorice. There aren’t many people that like black licorice, but the ones that do, REALLY REALLY like it! Or buttermilk, or whatever.
JERRY GARCIANobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once you’ve been to some of those places, you think, ‘How can I get back there again but make it a little easier on myself?’
JERRY GARCIARun faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
JERRY GARCIA