Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.
JERRY GARCIAThere’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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We’re like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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Nobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once you’ve been to some of those places, you think, ‘How can I get back there again but make it a little easier on myself?’
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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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If you think of music as a universal language, it still has some very powerful dialects.
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In my own musical existence I don’t feel that being a guitar player is like the best thing on earth to be. I would rather be a balanced musician.
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Nothing left to do but smile.
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Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.
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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’re involved in a society which is undergoing some really weird changes now.
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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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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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I know when it happens. I know it when it happens every time.
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It’s a joke. Greed and the desire to take drugs are two separate things.
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You don’t want to be the best at what you do, you want to be the only one.
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