American history Quote by Trey Anastasio

There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the…

— Trey Anastasio

“We drove it to the panhandle to listen to Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead in the first round of those Love-Ins the hippies…

— Oscar Zeta Acosta

There is no one who has ever created music with the combination of intelligence, intuition, depth, creativity, and humor that Jerry Garcia has. His…

— Bruce Hornsby

The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.

— Jon Fishman

I like a lot of other music and listen to a lot of other music, but one of the greatest things about the Grateful…

— Bill Walton

There were many times during our career when he could've quit and done something else. But he knew that his power was with the…

— Mickey Hart

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we…

— Mickey Hart

The Grateful Dead always had their iconography down pat.

— Lee Ranaldo

Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years…

— Jim James

Yeah, I miss the Grateful Dead. I miss that groove. I miss the brotherhood. Absolutely. There's no doubt about it.

— Mickey Hart

I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister…

— Anonymous

My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, all…

— Zach Anner