I think it’s too bad that everybody’s decided to turn on drugs, I don’t think drugs are the problem.
JERRY GARCIATo me, that’s the key thing, the pursuit of happiness. That’s the basic, ultimate freedom.
More Jerry Garcia Quotes
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As long as we can play, we’ll play, regardless of what it’s for, who it’s for or anything. It’s fun for us – that’s the important thing.
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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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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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Every silver lining has a touch of grey.
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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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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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I think that the important changes have already happened, changes in consciousness. It’s mostly a matter of everything else catching up to that.
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It’s a joke. Greed and the desire to take drugs are two separate things.
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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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The world that you can go walk outside and walk around the block. That’s reality. The reality that’s being talked about is something else entirely.
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I think that the revolution in music is over, and what’s left is a mop-up action. It’s a matter of the news getting out to everybody else.
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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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The satisfaction of producing a work of art is the thing of getting off on it on some level.
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All I know is, if you listen to society, you’ll never get anywhere!
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We 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?
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