Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead did as much for mankind as any president.

Rock roll is not obscure, it's really easy to understand. So is my painting.

I don't miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It's like asking, 'Do you miss the fourth grade?' I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don't want to do it again.

My solo albums were each like a half-finished puzzle; they represented only the beginning of a full picture. Simply put, they were inadequate and incomplete.

You don't have to wear fur. They make such great fakes. There's no reason to kill an animal.

Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is not well written, and no amount of applause or royalties can convince me it is. I could have done a better job with those lyrics. They didn't say what I wanted.

Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.