I 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.
JERRY GARCIAAmerican society has gone completely into denial.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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It doesn’t matter what their music is, you can find something that you can play together, with what their culture is.
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All I know is, if you listen to society, you’ll never get anywhere!
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A simple life, a good life. And think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, or a few steps.
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If the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.
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I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.
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American society has gone completely into denial.
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I’m trying to have a guitar built. What’s needed is better instruments, better amplifiers, better hardware for electric music to get better.
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Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it’s been.
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I mean, it’s gotten to be really stretched out now. It was never my intention to say, this is the demographics of our audience.
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If something doesn’t work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn’t going to work.
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I think the Muslim religious is a little too tight. It doesn’t fit humans. Humans can’t possibly fit into it, so there are a lot of really unhappy people, terribly repressed.
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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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People may need something to celebrate. They need a context in which to celebrate things. They need something that fills the void that’s left by the bankruptcy of religion and so forth.
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Music goes way back before language does. And music is like the key to a whole spiritual existence which this society doesn’t even talk about. We know it’s there.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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