I thought the '60s was the most exciting time and the most vital music, and we were really together as one mind then. Then afterwards, the songs and the bad drugs, that took its toll. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
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. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
The musical mystery is: How do you marry tuned percussion and voice? On a metaphorical level, everything that's really important - like the clouds,… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
When you are drumming and really feeling the music, the beat, it is like you are transported to a different place, where you feel… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
I hated science in high school. Technology? Engineering? Math? Why would I ever need this? Little did I realize that music was also about… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
The adventure of composition is a mystery. The muse has her ways, she hides from you, comes for you in the middle of the… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
Yeah, I miss the Grateful Dead. I miss that groove. I miss the brotherhood. Absolutely. There's no doubt about it. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
In the beginning, there was noise. Noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
What is the best music is impossible to define. Just because it's played by a virtuoso player, doesn't mean it's great music. It might… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
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… — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
People will always try to find themselves and their place in the world. — Mickey Hart Copy Share Image
