What we’re thinking about is a peaceful planet. We’re not thinking about anything else.
JERRY GARCIANobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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We are experiencing a real confusion here in the United States, you know. Why is it OK to drink, but it’s not OK to take drugs?
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Playing 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.
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How many Beethovens are there that just for lack of the training, the world doesn’t get exposed to.
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See, there’s only two theaters, man that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that – the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.
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Every silver lining has a touch of grey.
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We were just in line to see what was going to happen.
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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
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Listening. That’s what music is about. You hear it. And I’d listen to it and something would move me one way or another; and I would try and play it.
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If you assume you haven’t learned anything yet, there’s no reason your playing can’t stay dynamic all your life.
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As long as we can play, we’ll play, regardless of what it’s for, who it’s for or anything. It’s fun for us – that’s the important thing.
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Right now, America is under the gun. It’s being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.
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You need music, I don’t know why. It’s probably one of those Joe Campbell questions, why we need ritual.
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American society has gone completely into denial.
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Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
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I’m goin’ where the wind don’t blow so strange, maybe off on some high cold mountain chain.
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