Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history.

Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you.