“The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing.” PeopleKindPlayWonderfulBandBenefitsGratefulGood ThingsEnormousWonderful ThingsSantaSanta Claus Author:Mickey Hart
“Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore.” EarthFireGroupsWindBandGratefulSantana Author:Sheila E.
“Music is my catharsis for that. It's an incredible blessing that I have this way of expressing myself through music and lyric, and I'm so grateful for that in moments of pain or of suffering - that I have this means of channeling it; it's really amazing. My band as well - having them around and being able to jump on stage and bond together and share that energy is really uplifting as well.” WayWellsMeanMomentsAblePainTogetherSufferingEnergyShareStageBlessingBandMusic IsGratefulIncrediblesUpliftingChannelingCatharsisReally AmazingSo GratefulMusic And Lyrics Author:Kimbra
“I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there. The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration, the curiosity. No band has inspired more artwork, no band has inspired more books. No band has ever inspired a more loyal following and I'm involved in all of that stuff.” FirstsBookDifferentShowsJoySpiritLeftStuffFrontsInvolvedBandOptimismGratefulInspiredCuriosityIncrediblesFollowingExcitementDifferent ThingsExplorationTeamworkLoyalExperimentationArtworkThings I Love Author:Bill Walton
“I had this fantastic collection of Grateful Dead T-shirts and live concert music the band had give me over all these years, decades of material, and when our boys became teenagers they started going through everything and wearing the shirts and listening to the music and that's what the Grateful Dead is all about.” GivingYearsBoysMaterialsListeningBandGive MeGratefulDecadesFantasticTeenagerShirtsCollectionsConcertsT ShirtLive Concerts Author:Bill Walton