Bill Kreutzmann

I am just a guy who plays drums.

— Bill Kreutzmann

In the Woodstock movie, you see Justin, my son, who is now a filmmaker, being carried off by my wife at the…

— Bill Kreutzmann

No matter how nice a hotel is, it's not home.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I love the farm, I love growing stuff.

— Bill Kreutzmann

When you go on the stage before thousands of people, you can be excited and nervous, but it's not fear.

— 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…

— Bill Kreutzmann

Maybe because I'm a Taurus, I like to watch plants grow.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought…

— 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…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments.

— Bill Kreutzmann

Well, to tell you the straight honest truth, it was like a Grateful Dead cover band. I didn't feel - and nothing…

— Bill Kreutzmann

My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.

— Bill Kreutzmann

When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here.

— 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…

— 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…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I mean, we just started, it's a new thing. We're doing this for fun and we're going to see where it goes.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I just don't see myself as retiring. As long as I'm healthy and can play the drums, that's what I'm going to…

— Bill Kreutzmann

At first I missed it, but it was the amazing energy thing that happened during shows, when a lot of people were…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years.…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I went to prep school for one year in Arizona. It was called Orme.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I've always loved New Orleans music. I always loved it when the Neville Brothers opened up for the Grateful Dead and the…

— Bill Kreutzmann

I always thought it would be really cool to be playing the drums in the show and then have your astral body…

— Bill Kreutzmann

It's not the same without Jerry. It never will be.

— Bill Kreutzmann

I really like to go for the essence of things - the most beautiful parts of things - of human beings or…

— Bill Kreutzmann