People will always try to find themselves and their place in the world.

In the beginning, there was noise. Noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else.

The point is that the arts are important enough to have influenced the greatest minds and talents we know. Albert Einstein said that if he were not a physicist, he would probably be a musician.

People will always try to find themselves and their place in the world.

When the Grateful Dead needed a quality sound system to deliver our sonic payload, I learned electronics and speaker design.

Egyptian drumming happens to be a favorite of mine. It's a really simple instrument, but it's really difficult to play. You can take it anywhere with you - you can play it in your room, in an airport. It's very quiet, so you explore the quiet side.

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing.