… Grateful Dead – that’s it !! … nobody in the band liked it, (the name) I didn’t like it, either, but it got around that that was one of the candidates for our new name, and everyone else said, ‘Yeah, that’s great.’
JERRY GARCIA… Grateful Dead – that’s it !! … nobody in the band liked it, (the name) I didn’t like it, either, but it got around that that was one of the candidates for our new name, and everyone else said, ‘Yeah, that’s great.’
JERRY GARCIAThe bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
JERRY GARCIAToo much of a good thing is just about right
JERRY GARCIADone time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat.
JERRY GARCIAFor me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The MUSIC is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument.
JERRY GARCIAWe 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?
JERRY GARCIAIf something doesn’t work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn’t going to work.
JERRY GARCIAWhat we’re thinking about is a peaceful planet. We’re not thinking about anything else.
JERRY GARCIATruth is something you stumble into when you think you’re going someplace else.
JERRY GARCIAThe dialect part of it comes into play, but nothing like the differentiation that language sets up, for example.
JERRY GARCIAWhat’s been great about the human race gives you a sense of how great you might get, how far you can reach.
JERRY GARCIAYou have to get past the idea that music has to be one thing.
JERRY GARCIAIn 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.
JERRY GARCIAThere’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
JERRY GARCIARun faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you’ll always win!
JERRY GARCIANobody 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?’
JERRY GARCIA