People Will Always Try To Find Themselves

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.

People Will Always Try To Find Themselves And Their Place In The World.

In The Beginning, There Was Noise. Noise Begat Rhythm, And Rhythm Begat Everything Else.

The Adventure Of Composition Is A Mystery. The Muse Has Her Ways, She Hides From You, Comes For You In The Middle Of The Night, At Midday, At Dawn. You Must Believe Wholeheartedly In This Divine Power. Its An Elusive Gift That Can Appear At Any Time, Anywhere. Artists Are In Awe Of It.

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 Not Reflect The Soul Of A People, Which Is Really My Criteria For Great Music.