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.

I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.

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

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family.

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.