For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part.
JERRY GARCIAThe nature of what we’re doing is something, which is by its very nature, is non-formulaic.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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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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Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat.
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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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I mean, it’s gotten to be really stretched out now. It was never my intention to say, this is the demographics of our audience.
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Nothing left to do but smile.
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The nature of what we’re doing is something, which is by its very nature, is non-formulaic.
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I like all the kinds of music I’ve been into. I’m certainly not a purist in that I will only play country licks in a country song or blues licks in blues stuff.
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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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It turned out to be tremendously lucky. It’s just repellent enough to filter curious onlookers and just quirky enough that parents don’t like it.
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We have quite a large area, and that makes it more fun for us – certainly more satisfying, because it doesn’t restrict us to one particular idea or one particular style.
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There’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
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I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.
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Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it’s been.
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The thing about music is that nobody listens to it unless it’s real. I don’t think that you can fool anybody for too long in music. And you certainly can’t fool everybody.
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I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.
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