Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.
JERRY GARCIAI think that America is in danger of losing its adventurous spirit in the cause of some kind of illusion of safety, or substitute of law and order there.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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It turned out to be tremendously lucky. It’s just repellent enough to filter curious onlookers and just quirky enough that parents don’t like it.
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Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand, anyone who sweats like that must be all right.
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The dialect part of it comes into play, but nothing like the differentiation that language sets up, for example.
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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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For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The MUSIC is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument.
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Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat.
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I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.
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Live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!
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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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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win! live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!
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An organism that survives well, there is really no need for consciousness in there.
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I 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.
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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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We play at the religious services of the new age. Everybody gets high, and that’s what it’s all about really.
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Everything is traditionally slow – much faster than it ever has been on earth but still far, far too slow.
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