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.
JERRY GARCIAListening. 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.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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In this universe the top end is light and the bottom end is real hard stuff.
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The Grateful Dead plays at religious services essentially.
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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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Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat.
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What a long strange trip it’s been.
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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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Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand, anyone who sweats like that must be all right.
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Music is a universal language insofar as you don’t need to know anything else about a musician that you are playing with other than that they can play music.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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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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Too much of a good thing is just about right
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What’s been great about the human race gives you a sense of how great you might get, how far you can reach.
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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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Right now, America is under the gun. It’s being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.
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We’re not thinking about any kind of power. We’re not thinking about any kind of struggles. We’re not thinking about revolution or war or any of that. That’s not what we want.
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