Each person makes their own decision about what it is that is happening, whether they like it or don’t like it, whether they want to lend their energy to it or not or what, you know.
JERRY GARCIAWhat a long strange trip it’s been.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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If you think of music as a universal language, it still has some very powerful dialects.
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Too much of a good thing is just about right
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If something doesn’t work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn’t going to work.
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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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You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.
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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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Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
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We were very fortunate to have a a little time in history when LSD was still legal and were able to experiment with drugs just like we were doing with music.
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Some things may work, but they definitely won’t work every time. Some things may work at various times.
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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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The implications, to me, are immense. I mean, how far can it go?
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We play at the religious services of the new age. Everybody gets high, and that’s what it’s all about really.
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There’s a need for a ritual and for real joy and real bliss. Real fun.
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Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life.
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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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