If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

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

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.

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.

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.

Swing will never sound as good as it did in the '40s.