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

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.

I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.

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

I’ve always loved the experience of working together with other people toward an artistic goal.

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.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.