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> [I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't that great for me because it was kinda like going back into the old times without the guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-care-about-being-able-to-play-if-you-re-playing-with-integrity-in/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

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## More by Bill Kreutzmann

> [I am just a guy who plays drums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-am-just-a-guy-who-plays-drums/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [In the Woodstock movie, you see Justin, my son, who is now a filmmaker, being carried off by my wife at the time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/in-the-woodstock-movie-you-see-justin-my-son-who-is-now-a-filmmaker/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [No matter how nice a hotel is, it's not home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/no-matter-how-nice-a-hotel-is-it-s-not-home/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I love the farm, I love growing stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-love-the-farm-i-love-growing-stuff/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [When you go on the stage before thousands of people, you can be excited and nervous, but it's not fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/when-you-go-on-the-stage-before-thousands-of-people-you-can-be/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [Oh yeah, it's great see music and to play music in small places. And it's really fun for me to play here because, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/oh-yeah-it-s-great-see-music-and-to-play-music-in-small-places-and-it/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [Maybe because I'm a Taurus, I like to watch plants grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/maybe-because-i-m-a-taurus-i-like-to-watch-plants-grow/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought to myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-made-that-decision-back-in-1985-i-was-out-here-getting-certified-in/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I've gone through guys who want to lay on their backs and play like they're full of themselves. You know, I don't care about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-ve-gone-through-guys-who-want-to-lay-on-their-backs-and-play-like/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-find-inspiration-and-rhythm-in-everything-really-i-do-and-i-find/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [Well, to tell you the straight honest truth, it was like a Grateful Dead cover band. I didn't feel - and nothing against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/well-to-tell-you-the-straight-honest-truth-it-was-like-a-grateful/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/my-dad-loved-black-singers-so-listening-to-new-orleans-music/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/when-garcia-died-and-i-decided-not-to-play-i-came-out-here/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't that great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-care-about-being-able-to-play-if-you-re-playing-with-integrity-in/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

> [I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-saw-a-drummer-play-once-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-thought-that-s/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

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