Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.
JERRY GARCIAToo much of a good thing is just about right
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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And for me there’s still more material than 20 lifetimes that I can use up.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.
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There’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
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Music is more objective, I think, than a lot of art is, but a surprising amount of it is cultural.
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Getting high is a lot more real than listening to a politician. You can think that getting high actually did happen – that you danced, and got sweaty, and carried on. It really did happen.
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The result, I think, is pretty interesting … we don’t expect to make a fortune at it or ever be popular or famous or worshipped or hit The Ed Sullivan Show or the circuses or the big top.
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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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And there’s a lot of that stuff with people bringing their kids, kids bringing their parents, people bringing their grandparents.
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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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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
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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 know when it happens. I know it when it happens every time.
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You can’t repeat things because each time is different. The universe has changed. Everything has changed.
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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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