Magic is what we do, music is how we do it.
JERRY GARCIAIt’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness.
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We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life, a simple life, a good life.
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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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I mean, it saves you from ultimately from the boredom of having one point of view, like being locked in a room with nothing but your own point of view, your own references.
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I think that the revolution in music is over, and what’s left is a mop-up action. It’s a matter of the news getting out to everybody else.
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The pursuit of happiness is an overview kind of thing. It’s not in the Bill of Rights.
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What we’re thinking about is a peaceful planet. We’re not thinking about anything else.
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I don’t know why, it’s the same reason why you like some music and you don’t like others. There’s something about it that you like. Ultimately I don’t find it’s in my best interests to try and analyze it, since it’s fundamentally emotional.
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If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously.
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It’s not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.
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You listen to a politician making a speech, and it is like hearing nothing. Whereas, music is unmistakably music.
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Whistle through your teeth and spit cuz, it’s Alright
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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 were very fortunate to have a a little time in history when LSD was still legal and were able to experiment with drugs just like we were doing with music.
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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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I think that the important changes have already happened, changes in consciousness. It’s mostly a matter of everything else catching up to that.
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