Listening. That’s what music is about. You hear it. And I’d listen to it and something would move me one way or another; and I would try and play it.
JERRY GARCIAWe were just in line to see what was going to happen.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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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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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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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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Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
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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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All I know is, if you listen to society, you’ll never get anywhere!
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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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What’s been great about the human race gives you a sense of how great you might get, how far you can reach.
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If you think of music as a universal language, it still has some very powerful dialects.
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What is life but being conscious? And good and evil are manifestations of consciousness. If you reject one, you’re not getting the whole thing that’s there to be had.
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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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I equate Deadheads to people that like black licorice. There aren’t many people that like black licorice, but the ones that do, REALLY REALLY like it! Or buttermilk, or whatever.
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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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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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A simple life, a good life. And think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, or a few steps.
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