If you think of music as a universal language, it still has some very powerful dialects.
JERRY GARCIARun faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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An organism that survives well, there is really no need for consciousness in there.
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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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If you’re able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.
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If you assume you haven’t learned anything yet, there’s no reason your playing can’t stay dynamic all your life.
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It’s a joke. Greed and the desire to take drugs are two separate things.
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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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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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To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe.
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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’m goin’ where the wind don’t blow so strange, maybe off on some high cold mountain chain.
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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 mean, just because you’re a musician doesn’t mean all your ideas are about music.
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To me, that’s the key thing, the pursuit of happiness. That’s the basic, ultimate freedom.
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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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