Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garciawas an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead, which came to prominence during the counterculture era in the 1960s. Though he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth1 August 1942
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.
You have to get past the idea that music has to be one thing. To be alive in America is to hear all kinds of music constantly: radio, records, churches, cats on the street, everywhere music. And with records, the whole history of music is open to everyone who wants to hear it.
Magic is what we do. Music is how we do it.
I Don't Think There's A Good Excuse For Being Unhappy. I'm Not Particularly Unhappy, But I Know What Pain Is. I think That Life Is Characterized By Pain, Partly. Part Of The Way You Can Tell You're Alive Is By How Much Pain You're Experiencing, Or How Little...
America is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That's the nature of America, I think.
Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat. I know what I'm askin'. I know it's a lot. Just to say that I love you. Believe it or not.
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.
We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life, a simple life, a good life.
If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.
All I know is, if you listen to society, you'll never get anywhere!
Live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!
You don't want to be the best at what you do, you want to be the only one.
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.
Truth is something you stumble into when you think you're going someplace else.