Jerry will never Die, until the last life form on Earth dies out and still if the Earth still spins within is Jerry making the wheels keep turning around the Sun Jerry is Love and Life at its greatest ever💜💙
It’s funny how he balks at every question and then in short order offers up long and enthusiastic responses. He obviously had lots of good times and memories. We should all be so lucky.
I know exactly how you feel. I can relate. I suffer from bipolar with chronic depression. Whenever I start heading to that dark place my husband (God bless him) knows to turn on something from the vault and inevitably his voice and playing and even the fusion of him with the boys improves my mental state immediately! Takes me to a beautiful place and the memories of being on tour.
The best thing about this is that he starts out exhausted at the prospect of talking about these things for the millionth time but within a few minutes he got into it and was genuinely reflecting and not just repeating the same stories word for word. “America became our community.” ❤️ Damn right.
Yeah, not sure if he says it here or in another interview, but when he was 15 his cousin was 17 & he said he was trying to get his older cousin to teach him something/anything. And his cousin told him to "just improvise!" And he asked "what is that?" And his cousin replied "Just make it up as you go along!" And he thought to himself "WHAT A GREAT CONCEPT!" And so by NOT teaching him anything his cousin gave him the concept that shaped his total approach for playing lead guitar. And helped to form one of the Greatest Musical Legends of all time! And also because of that, Jerry developed a thing to where he didn't like playing a song the exact same way every time. To him, that was boring so when he played a song he would try new & different things while playing the song. And so Grateful Dead songs would sometimes go thru this evolution of being played the same but just a little bit different to sometimes being played a lot different. And lots of times it wasn't just Jerry playing the song a little or a lot differently. Sometimes the whole band would do it. I'm not sure if they had practiced during their off times & planned to do it differently the next time they played it or if it just happened. My thought is both. They practiced playing it different but then did it different than how they practiced. And vise versa. It was just the way they were! Like no two of them will agree on anything except they aren't going to play it like they played it last time. This is going to be "the new & improved version!" Wo, oh what I want to know, ho, oh, How does this song go?
One of my favorite parts is when he talks about Cassidy. About how Cassidy was somehow the artist & the art at the same time. And the story of the broken stop sign, & the little ol' lady on the way to church & the "expressive" little pantomime that Cassidy performed, & it was like a perfect minute in time. I just love that. The way he expresses it being like perfect minute. Cuz I know I've experienced things like that & I'm sure others have to. And it's not easy to describe. But...
I really appreciate this interview, and Jerry's musical origin story. He certainly grew up with many musical genre influences. Thanks for this. The Grateful Dead often get stereotyped as a drugged out jam band, but the fact is they were indeed GREAT musicians with diverse skills especially Jerry Garcia. They paid their dues all around the Bay Area becoming a tight serviceable band in 1960's. They were gutsy, influential, The Hippie Band, along with a few others, and finally are Rock Hall of Famers with good reason.
If you like the Dead... and your a diehard Jerry fan.. this is for you. Jerry was a philosopher, musician, and an artist all in one. The man had a point.. worth following.
My biggest regret in life is that I didn't get to see the Grateful Dead play until 1987. I saw my first concert in '79 or '80. I was in the 6th grade & a buddy of mine owed me $10 for some weed. And he told me that he'd give me a concert ticket to ACDC & a ride to the show for the $10. And of course, I had to get an OK from my Mom, which she gave me. And we rode with his sisters boyfriend. We had 8 people in a jeep, 3 in front & 5 in the back. And my buddy Chris, him & I were in the backseat with 3 girls that we went to our school. 2 hotties & one not so much. And a half gallon of Evans Williams going around. And I had a few doobies rolled. But anyway, if someone had only given me a copy of the book "The Electric Kool-aid Acid Tests" in 1980 or '81 then I probably would have seen the Dead a lot sooner than '87. I indulged in LSD for the first time while in the 8th grade, in '81. And if I had known ANYTHING about the Grateful Dead in 1981, I probably would have seem them long before '87. My older brother got to see them in '85 at the Fox. We lived in Atlanta & the Fox was a great place for a show but only held about 2500 people. But, a friend of ours gave my brother a ticket to the last "sold out" show. He enjoyed it so much he drove to Columbia, SC for the Halloween show. The guy that turned my brother on to his first show was named Mark. And in 1990 I had just bought a 1979 Camaro and Mark had mail ordered tix for Louisville, KY show on July 6th. He got 3 tickets and told me & my brother that if I drove & we all split a hotel room that he'd furnish the tickets. So we did. It was the last time I would see Brent Mydland play with the Dead. And the very first time that I drove my own car to an out of state Dead show too. We really had a LOT of fun. Probably the worst sun burn I ever had happened there too. The fact that they opened the show with "Hell in a Bucket" was fitting because Cardinal Stadium on July 6th, 1990 with it being about 106° and the sun having not set yet, felt like we were sitting in a Bucket in Hell it was so hot. The fire dept was spraying those that wanted to cool down it was so hot. It's a shame they removed that show from the Internet Archive cuz it was one of my favorites!!! Jerry did NOT leave the stage for drums, so the rest of the band didn't take much of a break for drums either. But it was a really good experience.
His beard, his articulation, and his smile was angelic. He was such a treasure. I got into the GD literally about two months before he died. I’ve since fallen in love with Jerry’s spirit. He plugged his guitar into his soul, and what came out was something all of ours could relate to. Love ya Jerry!
@@danvincent2600Syd was schizophrenic, not some acid casualty. Actually what LSD kinda does is make you feel a bit what it’s like to be schizophrenic. That and that good vibration feeling at the beginning
Jerry and the dead changed my life. I listen to them every single day. They get me thru the hard times, the good times all the times there is a dead song for it.
Hi Ed. Yes, life changed and with so many of the very fondest memories of pure joy. Honestly, a door was opened that I am forever grateful for. The door to surrendering yourself fully to music, to celebration, to the moment of being 100% there.
I went to exactly 50 concerts between '88-'95....and still follow the various GD incarnations---and it's still profound how Jerry's loss feels like a family member gone. Funny how he's like "...ugh, do you really wanna hear the whole history...?"---and then you can't shut him up. A true artist:)
HEY GOT ANY INFO ON WHAT SHOW HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE DOSED BIRTHDAY CAKE!!????? I WOULD LOVE TO HERE THAT SET. HE SAID EVERYONE TURNED INTO MOB MEMBER OR SOME SHIT =D =D
@@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907 see you asked this question on one of the previous posts, the one that had the date in ALL CAPS/ MYSTERY SOLVED.... Some kind Soul posted the date and a link,. I'm going to have to look into that one myself too ...."just playing for my life". Extraordinary.
Wow I couldn't say it any better, thank you Jerry I've listened to and over the many years I've have been to shows (I'm 75)so it's been a while August 95 the music stopped. Been 26 years
If I had to pick one Jerry Garcia interview to survive a nuclear holocaust for future generations to understand Garcia and the GD, it would be this one.
It's great how he starts off almost every topic with "Oh, you really want to talk about that??" And he then tells the most amazing stories in great detail.
first thing I was thinking when I ran across this video, was when it was made! started panicking when I couldn't find the date! it's unbelievable that he died a year later..RIP Jerbear
what about the show with the acid laced bithday cake??> whats the date on that!!?? would love to hear him play that show. He said everyone was turning into mob members and trying to kill him =D =D i can only imagine how he played that night AHAHAHAH
I remember loving "American Beauty" album. Listened to it endlessly. Great writing & some of the Dead's finest vocal work. Bob Weir extrodenary rhythm & vocal structure of the Band. Saw them live once. Somerset theater NJ. Cool show.
We Are Massively Fortunate To Have This Interview With Jerry! He Is Forever Young... Upper Echelon Of The Spiritual World Because Spreading Happiness Gets One There... ✊💪✌💙💛🎸☀🌎
His final interview that he gave for the Marin County Historical Society (Maybe?) is quite wonderful also....He is in really bad shape and is maybe months away from death but it is actually a fantastic interview....Well worth checking out!
@@rishikesh1087 It was Silicone Valley Historical Association, or also known as Santa Clara Valley Historical Association. But yeah, man, that was another great interview with Jerry. Thanks.
This is so very beautiful, and not only fun and insightful, but genuinely healing and soothing to hear that voice and to feel his vibe and his perspective is just like straight up medicinal, as he unravels the articulation of his perspective, I can feel certain wheels and circuits in my own mind start to smoothly reveal themselves......thank you again, infinitely for this beautiful interview❤💀⚡🌹
Seriously! And he seemed like he enjoyed the re-telling, even if it was tough for him to get started. I really admire his talent and his ability to give so much of himself to other people. I don’t know much about this interviewer/ interview but jerry truly is a giving soul. He could’ve kept all of this to himself but he chose to speak his truth. I love this guy and band❤️
Love the way Garcia keeps the listners absolutely glued to his conversation which is as real as his surreal experiences he's had over the years, especially the earlier period and he narrates them so naturally with such ease. For a Deadhead like me or anyone who's just started digging Dead's music, just hearing him itself is so liberating and inspiring, it brings smile on your face all along. Jerry you will always be remembered by the growing army of your fans for Eternity !!!!!
To all future generations and anyone unfamiliar. Jerry Garcia is the single most loved musician ever. No one had his presence. When he played all eyes were on him. He was a virtuoso guitarist, arguably the greatest, and his singing was with feeling and sincerity.
Supernova1987A I saw Jerry and Duane on the same stage on February 11, 1970. I would say Jerry held his own. Duane was a tiger on the guitar, no doubt, but most of the time, he was sniffing glue and only fire came out. Little Martha was the one tune he did that was slow enough to expose his heart. Jerry Garcia, on the other hand, while not as incendiary as Duane, had a wider palette and there was and will never be a better songwriter. There is room enough whether the two of them are for both of them and lots more. Rest in peace, Duane and Jerry.
Duane was still a kid when he died. His career was too short to compare to 30 years of Jerry's. He was playing with Clapton for Chrissake. During those years, you were either high or you went to war. Even worse go to Nam, get high then shoot elusive strangers. Anyone who knows rock music knows Duane and his music WELL! Not bad for a glue-sniffing meathead. There might be three of four guitarists In his league, Hendrix and SRV are two of them.
Jerry never seemed to bend a note, ever.Certainly talented, tho.I guess its like a woman:you like this one...I like that one.Clapton never did it for me, either.
Not sure how many times I've listened to this interview but IT NEVER GETS OLD TO ME! My two favorite things that he says is very brief but very to the point. "Music is emotional". Which that was the reason I loved Dead shows was because Jerry & the Grateful Dead could make you feel very emotional depending upon the song they were playing. And I've never experienced that near as much at other concerts. The other thing is how he describes the instruments having conversations with each other but stay out of each others range. Definitely one of the greatest musicians to ever live. And I feel good about myself knowing that.
I'm making a reply to my own post cuz it's just easier. I took care of my wife who was bound to wheelchair cuz she couldn't breath enough to walk & she was dying of COPD. And for 3 years we were living on the street cuz I couldn't afford rent & pay for her medications too. At times we were able to afford a hotel room. Or spend nights at a hospital when it was cold. But she would ask me "Why do you stay with me?" And I would tell her, "I stay with you for the same reason I married you! I love you and I love being with you." After she passed away I had people tell me that they were surprised I stayed with her til she passed. And evidently those people didn't know anything about me. There is no way I would voluntarily leave my wife to die alone! I love her & she is dying. I can't imagine walking away from the woman I'm in love with cuz she is dying. Taking care of her and watching her waste away was hard. And taking care of her & being with her wasn't easy but I enjoyed being with her. Regardless of all the other stuff she isn't gone yet. And although living on the street & taking care of someone dying while being on the street was probably the hardest thing that I had ever done. NOW that she is gone, living without her is definitely the hardest thing I've ever had to do. While taking care of her in any situation, I would gladly trade for her not being here at all. But at least she doesn't have to suffer anymore. That is the only good thing that I can focus on. When she was first diagnosed as terminal, I didn't believe it. But then I began to believe that it was true. They said she had 2-6 years to live. She lived 5 years. So they were right. I really wish they had been wrong. But like I said. At least she doesn't have to suffer anymore.
This Christmas Eve it will be 9 years ago that she died. And I've been homeless again now for 3 years come Thanksgiving. The 3rd time in my life that I haven't had a home to go to. Kinda strange cuz I spent 2 years helping my parents build a home in South Carolina. But nothing is going to make me go back there again. Idk, something about that place isn't right. I believe something bad happened there and now somehow it's just not a good place. Cuz the bad keeps reoccurring or has found someway to keep making other bad things happen there. I've never felt that way about a place before. But I believe it is possible for a place to become "evil". It's like there is something there that can some how attach itself to people & cause bad things to happen to them. Although I can't say I've been to other places that are like that, I do think that it can happen. There is a spirit world that is next to this world. It is weird & strange. And so are those within it. And at times it can have influence in this world somehow. I don't know how or why but to be honest, It scares me. Yes, I believe in God! And a very strong belief in the power of God. Even though I'm not supposed to "fear evil." For example "the Lord's Prayer": Ya though I walk thru the valley of darkness I will fear no evil... IDK, evil still scares me. Cuz I don't understand it. It doesn't make sense to me because I understand love. And how you act when you love. But to have so much hatred that you want to be evil, I just can't imagine someone being so lost.
Oh. Him talking about music being emotional. And Jerry is the only musician that could very easily convey emotion just by playing his guitar. I mean other artists actually need the lyrics of a song to convey their emotions. Jerry could use the lyrics to convey emotion but he could just as easily convey that emotion with the notes he was playing on his guitar. I've seen a lot of really good guitarist in concert. Clapton, Page, Betts & Haynes, Houser, Medlock. And they all played really well, & played really good music. But none of them seemed to reach that level of play to where they made me feel emotional just from their guitar playing. Maybe Duane Alman playing "Soul Seranade" is about the only recording that has ever made me feel that way. Like Jerry could make me feel live. And a lot of recordings of Jerry don't have the same emotion as he could make you feel live. And I don't understand why a recording doesn't capture that emotional feeling even close to how strongly his live performances made me feel. But I still felt it.
I'm not a huge Grateful Dead fan, but I've always appreciated Jerry Garcia as a visionary person. This interview is probably the best I've heard or read with him. Thanks so much.
That was a great interview. Jerry saying that the Dead would play and have off times where you would shake your head and wonder what the heck was that? Or they would play and be totally on and blow you away. I saw them a couple of times around 1966 and '67 but I must have missed them playing their best. I never understood what all the fuss was about. But you can't please everyone, and maybe I did hear them in top form but their music just wasn't my thing. But they would go on for hours. There was none of this come on stage at a certain time, play for a an hour or two and it was over. The Dead would go on and on. I remember thinking in the Filmore Auditorium the sun is going to be coming up here soon, I'm exhausted I need to go home and get to bed! Back in the 70's I was in North Beach, a neighborhood of San Francisco, with a friend and we were having a bite to eat at this place called the US Restaurant. We took a table and I had the seat facing the door. I looked up and there at a booth near the entrance with some people I didn't recognize was Jerry Garcia. He was facing me and I was facing him. We acknowledged one another with a nod and that was it. He went back to his company and I leaned to my friend and whispered, we are in here with Jerry Garcia! So that is my contributing bit of gossip, lol.
Towards the end are my favorite nuggets of wisdom from Jerry. He mentions how technique can overshadow the emotional foundation of music, which to me is the key to his approach to playing. If music conveys feeling through relayed experience, then the storytelling aspect has to be appreciated to be conveyed. Jerry was like a master conveyor of all the experiences he'd been through or imagined. The feeling his playing could convey still overshadowed his brilliant technique. While he played with utterly amazing facility, it was always in the service of the songs. Those songs were coming from this ancient complex "Turtle Island", as the Native Americans called North America. With a staggering rich complexity and a vast mosaic of diversity, America was and still is a sometimes wild, unruly, strange place filled with beauty and mystery. The Dead with Jerry framed it, made it their community and never took their inspiration for granted. It was what made them unique. Heart and head floating on a raft, rolling down the rivers of a 30 year adventure.
Man,,at first It looks like Jerry is being forced to do an interview he doesn't want to do but then he opens up and tells some really great stories. I love seeing this man smiling and laughing...Missing him again.
Happy Daze Between everybody.. let us not forget the great lessons we have learned from Jerry, not only with his beautiful words but through the music that I'm sure has helped us all grow as humans. Much love. We love you Jerry.
Just a magical person - what a wonderful human being man. I was lucky enough to see him 37 times through 1981 - 1989 (all over the US) and weather it was GD or JGB, it was incredible. His passing was a huge tragedy - may he RIP forever - thank you for everything you were about Jerry - thank you so much!!
@@frankrichards3089don’t think the drugs were a choice man. Lotta factors that made it hard to avoid them especially for a guy like him. Same personal traits that made him the unbelievable musician he was, made him disposed to drugs. When he got off on something, he did it to death. Not to mention the cult surrounding him basically turned him into a hermit on tour. He was so famous he couldn’t leave his room. So he did heroin, coke, smoked cigs, ate bad food and played guitar.
@@Throwawayjim119 Yeah, that pretty much says it right there. I'm a heroin addict. But I started using as a self medication for pain. It was so difficult to get pain pills & I injured my back in 2002. 2005 was the very first time I ever even laid eyes one heroin & I'd been smoking weed since probably 1975 when I was 8 years old. And from 5 years old to 8 years old I was taking phenobarbital for anti- seizure meds. But I never wanted to take opiates cuz my Mom injured her back in 1979 & I watched her struggle with addiction to Darvon & then Darvocet after the aspirin gave her stomach ulcers. But after getting tired of severe chronic pain I started using heroin cuz I couldn't find or afford a pain doctor. And thanks to my wife who passed away in 2015, she was the one that turned me on to the pleasure of heroin. And nowadays it ain't even heroin no more. It's fentnyl but it lasts a lot longer so I don't have to use it as often. I've got social workers trying to get me to quit. But I told them to find me an alternative to help with my pain & I'll consider it. BUT right now I'm the same age Jerry was when he died from a heart attack in a detox facility! And I've had 3 small heart attacks in my life already.
saw the GD once, in Boston 1994 (this same year) when I was in junior high school. I really wanted to see them, & glad I did...it was eye opening to say the least. they've been a mainstay my whole life
I keep coming back to this interview with one of my musical idols. I just love everything about Jerry especially his electric guitar playing. He is so bright and down to earth.
Just a pure soul, and my all time favorite guitar player songwriter.. crazy he's been gone over a quarter century, and his music continues to sell out shows all over the world, where u get 4 to 5 hours of almost euphoria. Nothing like a dead show, between the music, and people, pure joy. Rip Jerry.
I always enjoy listening to Jerry tell a story. Love the details he always provides. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall throughout some of his wonderful & rare experiences during his time here on earth.
What a wonderful interview! Thanks for posting! I love his definition of music, as something you can always get better at, that offers endless possibilities. (43:00). “There’s no road from rapping into music… The level of expertise that’s available to every young musician today is incredible!”
Me too! Let's say the top 3. Id say Jerry, Tesla and the third I have many to choose from but I havent decided as of yet. This interview was not only entertaining on the surface but I see him being a prophet and even in this short clip has so many lessons and wisdom to offer. He is definitely a unique soul who's depth was immeasurable.
@John Downs He was definitely in the running, but settled on Kerouac. It was also a toss up between Dylan and Neil Young, but I met Neil before, though hardly a conversation... plus both are still alive but Dylan is a hard one to get to, apparently.
That’s how it works! The worst guitar in the group plays the bass! Everybody wants to play lead guitar and front the band. If they stay together long enough it becomes obvious who the best guitar player is and that person automatically becomes the nucleus around which the music is built. Somebody help me out here. What am I tryin to say. I’ve talked other people who have had similar experiences. People come, people go, and with a little luck a nucleus forms around something that resembles ‘a band’, if enough of the participants are enjoying it, maybe it lasts a while and takes on personality of it’s own. It never happens exactly the same way, but the foundations are often very similar. The band creates it’s self while all the pieces are trying to put together something that makes sense. At least in someone’s philosophy it begins to make sense. If egos don’t get in the way, something like a path can form which can be followed to places that didn’t exist before. OK , I’m tired, g’nite.
We had the opportunity to visit highly experimental places, under the influence of highlly experimental chemicals, before a highly experimental audience. It was ideal you know.
I am thankful that I got to see several live concerts where Jerry Garcia performed. He was known for doing lots & lots of drugs, but this guy was born in the early forties, during the same month as my (late) father, and he had heard it all... from the Big Band "boogie woogie" music, to the British Invasion, to the disco of the 70s, thru the eighties, and into the early to mid nineties. Thank you so much, Jerry... and all of the haters here ought to rethink their messages.
Such an interesting Interview. Jerry takes you on an amazing ride from start to finish of his musical journey. His open mindedness and kindness to all things is infectious. Loved every moment of this. 🤗
Very true Dave. Interesting. In 94 we were all worried about his health. This interview is just terrific. Ironically, he seems prepared to answer questions, and he is sober as a judge here. This interview really showcases his personality. Jerry was insightful and pleasant, and I miss him tremendously.
Watching him die over the last four years sucked. But onstage he always gave it everything he had every night. We all knew what was up and it ain't like nobody tried to help. He just wasn't having it.
this is GREAT. There are surpisingly few good, thorough, Jerry Garcia interviews. He didn't think he was that interesting, and didn't think he opinion should be put on anyone. That was a big part of his philosophy. So, this is a nice and rare treat. Thanks!
Wow! Never seen this before! Seen Jerry in one form or another about 75 times. This is incredible, exactly what you would think he would be like. The stream of consciousness is unreal. So glad I found this.
Not a day goes by I don't think of Jerry and what joy he has brought me over the years-I think he will always be with me no matter what-he was the hippest dude in every room he was ever in-he will never be equaled-the day he died was a sad place in the history of my life and I will never forget that day and how much loss myself and all the fellow Deadheads around the world felt at the same time-I will never forget him singing Shining Star at Universal Ampitheatre LA in 1991 or 1992-didnt realize at the time that it would define my favorite memory of Jerry Garcia
79steelymatt The pain and sense of loss is enormous every time it comes to mind. At least the Almighty was there to bring Jerry in from freaky planet Earth.
I was just thinking about a show, jerry band, I saw at the Warfield. I was standing on the wall above the last seats on the upper tier. I took a hit off a joint of swag and blacked out. I grabbed hold of the brass bar that goes around that area so I wouldn't topple down. But while blacked out I felt like my body and spirit separated. I'm not real clear on any memories during the blackout, but as I was coming out of it and started to realize where I was, listening to Jerry noodle away, staring down at the stage and thought "holy shit, Jerry's alive". Wow. It is impossible to express the feeling I had other than it felt magical and of all the places I could have been at that moment, I was there and there was no other place I would have wanted to be. Miss you Jerry, miss you Brent, miss you Keith, miss you Ron. Peace.
Well, this is a WHOLE lot better than that "final" interview that's making the rounds. There are probably few people who were both successful and problem-free. Sadly, Jerry was talented, successful and.....not problem-free. Beautiful guy, despite the problems.
I enjoyed this. Interesting how Garcia shrugs off questions “do you really wanna know that?... hah hah”. Yes, 25 years later many of us are hangin’ on your every word.
Maybe but he has answered that question dozens or more times. And if you understand his entire being, he would ask, *why bother with me?* Go do it yourself and find something.
This Man Surely Has The Gift Of Gab! What an amazing Interview with my absolute Favorite musician and person ever to have graced the earth. Love you Jerry!
I was in middle school when my older sister got me into The Dead in '71. I'd been developing my musical tastes and The Grateful Dead took me to a completely different place. I didn't even realize all of the potpourri of musical history I was suddenly being exposed to. I just knew it was a great new audio vista. It paved my way for the love of the Chicago blues, blue grass, country, and folk. I already heard, and loved, Led Zep's heavy blues rock, this was more fleet and wider in scope. I took a special like to Pigpen and Jerry to which Bob was a good rocker side. All this and the only things I was imbibing was 6.5 oz. Cokeacola. I can't imagine the "colors' I never experienced due to age, it hardly mattered however because the music was so good and it tremendously expanded my tastes at a time I was first becoming cognizant of the larger world beyond my existence. The highest value of music is simply this, The Dead was singular in my evolving love of music at a very impressionable age. Thanks Jerry, and thanks to the whole Grateful Dead scene. Todays young listeners should go back to this because nothing remotely captures the magic like The Grateful Dead from the mid-sixties through the entire seventies. I finally got to see them live on the last full-blown tour and even this late I wasn't let down. It directly hooked me into way back listening with my sister and discovering much wider musical influences done well.
Oh how I miss this man and his awesome soul and character. Jerry is a phenomenal person. You are soo dearly missed. I ♥️ you, Jerry Garcia. ❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️
I always loved this interview. Jerry had the BEST laugh, EVER !!!!! I LOVE the Sunday morning story with the two church ladies and Neil Cassidy. Soooo funny !!!! 11:50 is pure genius storytelling. The Neil Cassidy, and birthday cake stories are legendary. So funny !!
I miss this guy so much. The day he died, i was working at a really nice billards hall, and even the waitresses that only vaguely knew of the G.D. were crying.
The Dead were way ahead of their time. As a reggae head Rastaman I must give them credit for recognizing Bob Marley's talent before the rest of America. Some where in the early 70's they flew Bob to Frisco and tried to get him on their label, Grateful Dead records, I believe. They smoked Bob out and had a great time, but Bob had to say no, mainly based on not wanting to associate with the word "dead". I like some of the Dead's music and most deadheads I have met love reggae and Marley, so I say Jah bless , keep on truckin. Peace lovers Unite.
@@erickdeveau8635 You have to know the history and the context. Bob was very shrewd and factored in many seemingly minor things that many may find unnecessary today. Do you know who Lee Jaffe is? He was good friend of Bob and the Wailers as a whole. He and Bob got into a physical fight over Bob agreeing to change the spelling of Knotty Dread to Natty Dread. You also have to know that in Rastafari, especially at that time any association with death was strictly taboo. Anyway Peace and blessings.
@thenowchurch, thank you for the enlightenment. I always keep an open mind. Guess I jumped the gun without really knowing. Bless you and yours my brother. Never too late to teach an old dog. ✌️😁💙💜💚🎸
@@erickdeveau8635 No worries bro! I love Bob and you obviously do too. There are not many even close to his level in my book. So I understand where you were coming from. He was very hip and in most cases one word would not have been an issue. Jah Bless everytime.
Love the part he talks of being paranoid on acid before going out to play at a gig and being convinced that the audience was filled with mobsters who wanted to kill him. He then determined that the only way out was to 'play for his life', which he proceeded to do - and they let him live! Awesome interview.l
That was cool and the point was whenever he forgot what he was doing, or where he was going musically, he went back to that ever since then probably till the day he died. "Playing for your life" o
And he later went on to play music in spite of ACTUAL threats from a supposed gunman (something I've actually done too), and the "play for your life" philosophy was put into actual practice. It works. John Lennon didn't get shot when he was playing guitar...
That's sad he felt that way. I saw him play and he's dead wrong. This is a a great interview, Gerry Garcia was exceptionally talented. AKA Gifted... RIP
I love how Jerry says, oh you really want to hear about all that? Then goes and tells the coolest story with a huge smile on his face. Like he was annoyed for a millisecond, but totally didn't let it bother him. One of the most amazing humans ever.
I was from a small town in friggin' Montana when these guys were forming the Dead. I'd never heard of the Worlocks or Garcia. I have a vague recollection of Jeff Airplane. It wasn't till several years later I bought my first Dead record. The rest is history, but I will say the evening I returned to the "world", having just gotten out of the war, the girlfriend of a buddy, took me to a Dead concert at the Filmore. They played for over three hours. What a THING!!
ONE MILLION VIEWS!!! Thank you for keeping Jerry alive in your hearts!❤
Listening on Jerry's 80th bday. I miss his spirit in this world. Thanks for putting this up for all of us.
This stuff is really great!!!
Jerry will never Die, until the last life form on Earth dies out and still if the Earth still spins within is Jerry making the wheels keep turning around the Sun
Jerry is Love and Life at its greatest ever💜💙
@@jamiedyercville Jerry’s spirit is still very much in this world, I have no doubt. I’m feeling it right now 💜💙
Do you want to hear stories about my tour? I followed them my whole life
It’s funny how he balks at every question and then in short order offers up long and enthusiastic responses. He obviously had lots of good times and memories. We should all be so lucky.
He really wanted to hear other people talk more than himself, despite being so well-spoken
Lucifer is lucky. He’s was blessed. Nothing lucky about it
This is a perfect analogy of his solos in the waning years.
Jerry lived in the now. The past just annoyed him.
@@divadarya well said
Sometimes I just need to hear his voice. It’s like anxiety medication.
I know exactly how you feel. I can relate. I suffer from bipolar with chronic depression. Whenever I start heading to that dark place my husband (God bless him) knows to turn on something from the vault and inevitably his voice and playing and even the fusion of him with the boys improves my mental state immediately! Takes me to a beautiful place and the memories of being on tour.
Damn. That's deep.
Wow, What a Beautiful Man
I miss him everyday.
Wish I could’ve seen him live. It’s all just a dream.
The best thing about this is that he starts out exhausted at the prospect of talking about these things for the millionth time but within a few minutes he got into it and was genuinely reflecting and not just repeating the same stories word for word. “America became our community.” ❤️ Damn right.
Kinda like how he played his music...❤
Yeah, not sure if he says it here or in another interview, but when he was 15 his cousin was 17 & he said he was trying to get his older cousin to teach him something/anything. And his cousin told him to "just improvise!" And he asked "what is that?" And his cousin replied "Just make it up as you go along!" And he thought to himself "WHAT A GREAT CONCEPT!" And so by NOT teaching him anything his cousin gave him the concept that shaped his total approach for playing lead guitar. And helped to form one of the Greatest Musical Legends of all time! And also because of that, Jerry developed a thing to where he didn't like playing a song the exact same way every time. To him, that was boring so when he played a song he would try new & different things while playing the song. And so Grateful Dead songs would sometimes go thru this evolution of being played the same but just a little bit different to sometimes being played a lot different. And lots of times it wasn't just Jerry playing the song a little or a lot differently. Sometimes the whole band would do it. I'm not sure if they had practiced during their off times & planned to do it differently the next time they played it or if it just happened. My thought is both. They practiced playing it different but then did it different than how they practiced. And vise versa. It was just the way they were! Like no two of them will agree on anything except they aren't going to play it like they played it last time. This is going to be "the new & improved version!" Wo, oh what I want to know, ho, oh, How does this song go?
He was tired then they started snorting coke😂
One of my favorite parts is when he talks about Cassidy. About how Cassidy was somehow the artist & the art at the same time. And the story of the broken stop sign, & the little ol' lady on the way to church & the "expressive" little pantomime that Cassidy performed, & it was like a perfect minute in time.
I just love that. The way he expresses it being like perfect minute. Cuz I know I've experienced things like that & I'm sure others have to. And it's not easy to describe. But...
I really appreciate this interview, and Jerry's musical origin story. He certainly grew up with many musical genre influences. Thanks for this. The Grateful Dead often get stereotyped as a drugged out jam band, but the fact is they were indeed GREAT musicians with diverse skills especially Jerry Garcia. They paid their dues all around the Bay Area becoming a tight serviceable band in 1960's. They were gutsy, influential, The Hippie Band, along with a few others, and finally are Rock Hall of Famers with good reason.
If you like the Dead... and your a diehard Jerry fan.. this is for you. Jerry was a philosopher, musician, and an artist all in one. The man had a point.. worth following.
A true Renaissance man!
My biggest regret in life is that I didn't get to see the Grateful Dead play until 1987. I saw my first concert in '79 or '80. I was in the 6th grade & a buddy of mine owed me $10 for some weed. And he told me that he'd give me a concert ticket to ACDC & a ride to the show for the $10. And of course, I had to get an OK from my Mom, which she gave me. And we rode with his sisters boyfriend. We had 8 people in a jeep, 3 in front & 5 in the back. And my buddy Chris, him & I were in the backseat with 3 girls that we went to our school. 2 hotties & one not so much. And a half gallon of Evans Williams going around. And I had a few doobies rolled. But anyway, if someone had only given me a copy of the book "The Electric Kool-aid Acid Tests" in 1980 or '81 then I probably would have seen the Dead a lot sooner than '87. I indulged in LSD for the first time while in the 8th grade, in '81. And if I had known ANYTHING about the Grateful Dead in 1981, I probably would have seem them long before '87. My older brother got to see them in '85 at the Fox. We lived in Atlanta & the Fox was a great place for a show but only held about 2500 people. But, a friend of ours gave my brother a ticket to the last "sold out" show. He enjoyed it so much he drove to Columbia, SC for the Halloween show. The guy that turned my brother on to his first show was named Mark. And in 1990 I had just bought a 1979 Camaro and Mark had mail ordered tix for Louisville, KY show on July 6th. He got 3 tickets and told me & my brother that if I drove & we all split a hotel room that he'd furnish the tickets. So we did. It was the last time I would see Brent Mydland play with the Dead. And the very first time that I drove my own car to an out of state Dead show too. We really had a LOT of fun. Probably the worst sun burn I ever had happened there too. The fact that they opened the show with "Hell in a Bucket" was fitting because Cardinal Stadium on July 6th, 1990 with it being about 106° and the sun having not set yet, felt like we were sitting in a Bucket in Hell it was so hot. The fire dept was spraying those that wanted to cool down it was so hot. It's a shame they removed that show from the Internet Archive cuz it was one of my favorites!!! Jerry did NOT leave the stage for drums, so the rest of the band didn't take much of a break for drums either. But it was a really good experience.
He had magic too in music!
His beard, his articulation, and his smile was angelic. He was such a treasure. I got into the GD literally about two months before he died. I’ve since fallen in love with Jerry’s spirit. He plugged his guitar into his soul, and what came out was something all of ours could relate to. Love ya Jerry!
you dont get into the GD they get into you
"We put about 800 hits of acid in that frosting"
"Aww jesus christ, I'm gonna be totally fucking wiped out."
LMFAOOO
Some people can handle it. Syd barrett was not Jerry Garcia.
😊
He just swiped a little taste of the frosting at a birthday party,before it got to the table......😵💫
@@danvincent2600Syd was schizophrenic, not some acid casualty. Actually what LSD kinda does is make you feel a bit what it’s like to be schizophrenic. That and that good vibration feeling at the beginning
Yea that's definitely a fucking journey lmaoo
Jerry and the dead changed my life. I listen to them every single day. They get me thru the hard times, the good times all the times there is a dead song for it.
Amen
They changed my life too!🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸
Hi Ed. Yes, life changed and with so many of the very fondest memories of pure joy. Honestly, a door was opened that I am forever grateful for. The door to surrendering yourself fully to music, to celebration, to the moment of being 100% there.
The genuine kindness of Jerry always radiated through. Even though he's gone he still lives on.
💯🎶♥️
I love that he’s constantly smiling
he's high
@@bug______ noooo, harder stuff
Nothin left to do but smile, smile, smile
Psychedelic's make me smile. :)
He wants you to, too
This interview brings me such peace. ( Like so many others /
I could listen to Jerry all day.
Rest Easy, Jer Bear...
I went to exactly 50 concerts between '88-'95....and still follow the various GD incarnations---and it's still profound how Jerry's loss feels like a family member gone. Funny how he's like "...ugh, do you really wanna hear the whole history...?"---and then you can't shut him up. A true artist:)
C Reccardi haha exactly he provides so much detail!! 🤣
HEY GOT ANY INFO ON WHAT SHOW HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE DOSED BIRTHDAY CAKE!!?????
I WOULD LOVE TO HERE THAT SET. HE SAID EVERYONE TURNED INTO MOB MEMBER OR SOME SHIT =D =D
i went to tons of shows from '89-'95...haven't seen the Dead since Jerry died🤷🏻♂️
@@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907 see you asked this question on one of the previous posts, the one that had the date in ALL CAPS/ MYSTERY SOLVED.... Some kind Soul posted the date and a link,. I'm going to have to look into that one myself too ...."just playing for my life". Extraordinary.
@@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907
I think it's mentioned in several books.
Omg he must have been a blast to hang with. Such a genius. His laugh cracks me up! So contagious!
Magic is what we do, music is how we do it - Jerry Garcia
Wow I couldn't say it any better, thank you Jerry I've listened to and over the many years I've have been to shows (I'm 75)so it's been a while August 95 the music stopped. Been 26 years
Love that phrase! Very cool!
I knew all the boys in the Gratefuldead but Jerry was my man who I’m still inlove with after all the years gone by !❤️🐰🌹🐇💥❤️🔥☄️👽🪐👻
That’s about all they knew was music !
The Warlocks wasn’t just some random name
Great speaker and story teller. He is filled with thought. I can see from his speech patterns that Jerry is a Genius!
Genius & Divine 😘
Jerry is extremely intelligent. So is Bobby
Jonh Monroney Extremely conscious too. 😘
I can tell hes genius by his hair
@@Jl-en1cd 🖖💜😂
If I had to pick one Jerry Garcia interview to survive a nuclear holocaust for future generations to understand Garcia and the GD, it would be this one.
It's great how he starts off almost every topic with "Oh, you really want to talk about that??" And he then tells the most amazing stories in great detail.
The Flaming Groovies
Yeah he’s so well spoken and candid. I always felt comforted by this video, you feel like you’re in the room with him.
@@davidjutovsky7566 the warlocks
Walk me out in the morning dew...to watch this interview.
FOR ANYONE WONDERING, THIS WAS DONE ON MAY THE SECOND, 1994.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION !!!!!!!! (half-sarcasm)
Thanks man.
Thanks!
first thing I was thinking when I ran across this video, was when it was made! started panicking when I couldn't find the date! it's unbelievable that he died a year later..RIP Jerbear
what about the show with the acid laced bithday cake??> whats the date on that!!??
would love to hear him play that show. He said everyone was turning into mob members and trying to kill him =D =D i can only imagine how he played that night AHAHAHAH
I remember loving "American Beauty" album. Listened to it endlessly. Great writing & some of the Dead's finest vocal work. Bob Weir extrodenary rhythm & vocal structure of the Band. Saw them live once. Somerset theater NJ. Cool show.
Jerry would have the most captivating podcast...I could listen to him forever. Ooozes charisma.
He was so smart, so well spoken, and so intellectual. A genius in a variety of sense of the word.
We Are Massively Fortunate To Have This Interview With Jerry! He Is Forever Young... Upper Echelon Of The Spiritual World Because Spreading Happiness Gets One There... ✊💪✌💙💛🎸☀🌎
I love Jerry Garcia so much! I could listen to Jerry speak for days non-stop.
Totally. Love his interviews a ton
I agree.
I’ve seen a quite a few, but this undoubtably ranks as one of the best Jerry interviews ever. Beautiful soul. Thank you, Jerry
Best ive seen
Same here.
This is one of the greats if not the greatest.
His final interview that he gave for the Marin County Historical Society (Maybe?) is quite wonderful also....He is in really bad shape and is maybe months away from death but it is actually a fantastic interview....Well worth checking out!
@@rishikesh1087 It was Silicone Valley Historical Association, or also known as Santa Clara Valley Historical Association. But yeah, man, that was another great interview with Jerry. Thanks.
This is so very beautiful, and not only fun and insightful, but genuinely healing and soothing to hear that voice and to feel his vibe and his perspective is just like straight up medicinal, as he unravels the articulation of his perspective, I can feel certain wheels and circuits in my own mind start to smoothly reveal themselves......thank you again, infinitely for this beautiful interview❤💀⚡🌹
To go through this for the millionth time . He’s a real trooper
Seriously! And he seemed like he enjoyed the re-telling, even if it was tough for him to get started. I really admire his talent and his ability to give so much of himself to other people. I don’t know much about this interviewer/ interview but jerry truly is a giving soul. He could’ve kept all of this to himself but he chose to speak his truth. I love this guy and band❤️
What a tremendous person, very Intellectual. I couldn’t imagine meeting him and talking with. That would be the ultimate dream. Thank you for sharing.
Love the way Garcia keeps the listners absolutely glued to his conversation which is as real as his surreal experiences he's had over the years, especially the earlier period and he narrates them so naturally with such ease.
For a Deadhead like me or anyone who's just started digging Dead's music, just hearing him itself is so liberating and inspiring, it brings smile on your face all along.
Jerry you will always be remembered by the growing army of your fans for Eternity !!!!!
Jerry was one of the most articulate musicians ever.
My love...i seriously love, LOVE, this man.
Grateful Bear it was for a research project! Lol
"Hmmm," says Frank Zappa.
Jerry and frank zappa
Jerry was perfect on any instrument he put in his hands, miss you uncle Jerry
His voice is so soothing! I wasn't a Grateful Dead follower, but I have listened to some of his music recently and I love it..
To all future generations and anyone unfamiliar. Jerry Garcia is the single most loved musician ever. No one had his presence. When he played all eyes were on him. He was a virtuoso guitarist, arguably the greatest, and his singing was with feeling and sincerity.
The realest deal that ever was or ever will be-he defined an entire generation-
Nah,Duane Allman makes Jerry sound like he's playing a skin flute.
Supernova1987A I saw Jerry and Duane on the same stage on February 11, 1970. I would say Jerry held his own.
Duane was a tiger on the guitar, no doubt, but most of the time, he was sniffing glue and only fire came out. Little Martha was the one tune he did that was slow enough to expose his heart. Jerry Garcia, on the other hand, while not as incendiary as Duane, had a wider palette and there was and will never be a better songwriter. There is room enough whether the two of them are for both of them and lots more. Rest in peace, Duane and Jerry.
Duane was still a kid when he died. His career was too short to compare to 30 years of Jerry's. He was playing with Clapton for Chrissake. During those years, you were either high or you went to war. Even worse go to Nam, get high then shoot elusive strangers. Anyone who knows rock music knows Duane and his music WELL! Not bad for a glue-sniffing meathead. There might be three of four guitarists In his league, Hendrix and SRV are two of them.
Jerry never seemed to bend a note, ever.Certainly talented, tho.I guess its like a woman:you like this one...I like that one.Clapton never did it for me, either.
Smithsonian worthy interview. Garcia is truly a national treasure.
Not sure how many times I've listened to this interview but IT NEVER GETS OLD TO ME! My two favorite things that he says is very brief but very to the point. "Music is emotional". Which that was the reason I loved Dead shows was because Jerry & the Grateful Dead could make you feel very emotional depending upon the song they were playing. And I've never experienced that near as much at other concerts. The other thing is how he describes the instruments having conversations with each other but stay out of each others range. Definitely one of the greatest musicians to ever live. And I feel good about myself knowing that.
I'm making a reply to my own post cuz it's just easier.
I took care of my wife who was bound to wheelchair cuz she couldn't breath enough to walk & she was dying of COPD. And for 3 years we were living on the street cuz I couldn't afford rent & pay for her medications too. At times we were able to afford a hotel room. Or spend nights at a hospital when it was cold. But she would ask me "Why do you stay with me?" And I would tell her, "I stay with you for the same reason I married you! I love you and I love being with you." After she passed away I had people tell me that they were surprised I stayed with her til she passed. And evidently those people didn't know anything about me. There is no way I would voluntarily leave my wife to die alone! I love her & she is dying. I can't imagine walking away from the woman I'm in love with cuz she is dying. Taking care of her and watching her waste away was hard. And taking care of her & being with her wasn't easy but I enjoyed being with her. Regardless of all the other stuff she isn't gone yet. And although living on the street & taking care of someone dying while being on the street was probably the hardest thing that I had ever done. NOW that she is gone, living without her is definitely the hardest thing I've ever had to do. While taking care of her in any situation, I would gladly trade for her not being here at all. But at least she doesn't have to suffer anymore. That is the only good thing that I can focus on. When she was first diagnosed as terminal, I didn't believe it. But then I began to believe that it was true. They said she had 2-6 years to live. She lived 5 years. So they were right. I really wish they had been wrong. But like I said. At least she doesn't have to suffer anymore.
This Christmas Eve it will be 9 years ago that she died. And I've been homeless again now for 3 years come Thanksgiving. The 3rd time in my life that I haven't had a home to go to. Kinda strange cuz I spent 2 years helping my parents build a home in South Carolina. But nothing is going to make me go back there again. Idk, something about that place isn't right. I believe something bad happened there and now somehow it's just not a good place. Cuz the bad keeps reoccurring or has found someway to keep making other bad things happen there. I've never felt that way about a place before. But I believe it is possible for a place to become "evil". It's like there is something there that can some how attach itself to people & cause bad things to happen to them. Although I can't say I've been to other places that are like that, I do think that it can happen. There is a spirit world that is next to this world. It is weird & strange. And so are those within it. And at times it can have influence in this world somehow. I don't know how or why but to be honest, It scares me. Yes, I believe in God! And a very strong belief in the power of God. Even though I'm not supposed to "fear evil." For example "the Lord's Prayer": Ya though I walk thru the valley of darkness I will fear no evil... IDK, evil still scares me. Cuz I don't understand it. It doesn't make sense to me because I understand love. And how you act when you love. But to have so much hatred that you want to be evil, I just can't imagine someone being so lost.
Oh. Him talking about music being emotional. And Jerry is the only musician that could very easily convey emotion just by playing his guitar. I mean other artists actually need the lyrics of a song to convey their emotions. Jerry could use the lyrics to convey emotion but he could just as easily convey that emotion with the notes he was playing on his guitar. I've seen a lot of really good guitarist in concert. Clapton, Page, Betts & Haynes, Houser, Medlock. And they all played really well, & played really good music. But none of them seemed to reach that level of play to where they made me feel emotional just from their guitar playing. Maybe Duane Alman playing "Soul Seranade" is about the only recording that has ever made me feel that way. Like Jerry could make me feel live. And a lot of recordings of Jerry don't have the same emotion as he could make you feel live. And I don't understand why a recording doesn't capture that emotional feeling even close to how strongly his live performances made me feel. But I still felt it.
I'm not a huge Grateful Dead fan, but I've always appreciated Jerry Garcia as a visionary person. This interview is probably the best I've heard or read with him. Thanks so much.
I AM A HUGE GRATEFUL DEAD FAN! I AM A DEADHEAD, A HIPPIE ☮️🕉️✌️🕊️🏳️❤️🥰
Check out the Jerry Garcia Band much? If not you must at least try
This is a great Garcia interview. Grants a lot of insight into his perspective. Very smart guy. Miss him.
That was a great interview. Jerry saying that the Dead would play and have off times where you would shake your head and wonder what the heck was that? Or they would play and be totally on and blow you away. I saw them a couple of times around 1966 and '67 but I must have missed them playing their best. I never understood what all the fuss was about. But you can't please everyone, and maybe I did hear them in top form but their music just wasn't my thing. But they would go on for hours. There was none of this come on stage at a certain time, play for a an hour or two and it was over. The Dead would go on and on. I remember thinking in the Filmore Auditorium the sun is going to be coming up here soon, I'm exhausted I need to go home and get to bed!
Back in the 70's I was in North Beach, a neighborhood of San Francisco, with a friend and we were having a bite to eat at this place called the US Restaurant. We took a table and I had the seat facing the door. I looked up and there at a booth near the entrance with some people I didn't recognize was Jerry Garcia. He was facing me and I was facing him. We acknowledged one another with a nod and that was it. He went back to his company and I leaned to my friend and whispered, we are in here with Jerry Garcia! So that is my contributing bit of gossip, lol.
and your point is...?
cravinbob its just a comment jeez
JumpingSquid Pardon me. I just thought it was disjointed... It is just a comment I made as well, jeez
cravinbob
the difference is one comment was made of disgust, or disdain, and the other was simply sharing a human story.
I saw the Dead in TAMPA right before Jerry died in 1995...... EPIC show.
This interview is so great and touches so many important points, and only a year before his death.
He looks and sounds great in this interview. Very impressive. It's hard to believe he was almost at the end of his life at this time.
Towards the end are my favorite nuggets of wisdom from Jerry. He mentions how technique can overshadow the emotional foundation of music, which to me is the key to his approach to playing. If music conveys feeling through relayed experience, then the storytelling aspect has to be appreciated to be conveyed. Jerry was like a master conveyor of all the experiences he'd been through or imagined. The feeling his playing could convey still overshadowed his brilliant technique. While he played with utterly amazing facility, it was always in the service of the songs. Those songs were coming from this ancient complex "Turtle Island", as the Native Americans called North America. With a staggering rich complexity and a vast mosaic of diversity, America was and still is a sometimes wild, unruly, strange place filled with beauty and mystery. The Dead with Jerry framed it, made it their community and never took their inspiration for granted. It was what made them unique. Heart and head floating on a raft, rolling down the rivers of a 30 year adventure.
Could not agree more! Thanks for the comment
Man,,at first It looks like Jerry is being forced to do an interview he doesn't want to do but then he opens up and tells some really great stories.
I love seeing this man smiling and laughing...Missing him again.
Happy Daze Between everybody.. let us not forget the great lessons we have learned from Jerry, not only with his beautiful words but through the music that I'm sure has helped us all grow as humans. Much love. We love you Jerry.
"When I forget what I'm doing or why I'm doing it, I play for my life."
My new motto to life, thanks Jerry.
He never met Chigur.
" We used to play for silver, now we play for life "
@@egreenbery nice
Yes
@@egreenbery good one
Just a magical person - what a wonderful human being man. I was lucky enough to see him 37 times through 1981 - 1989 (all over the US) and weather it was GD or JGB, it was incredible. His passing was a huge tragedy - may he RIP forever - thank you for everything you were about Jerry - thank you so much!!
Jerry is always entertaining as hell to listen to. He never says what you think he will.
Yes, Jerry!! We really DO want to hear all this stuff!!!
Aside from the amazing interview, I was very pleased to get an actual view of the vault at the conclusion of this video. Awesome!
This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard, he completely changed my opinion of him. He's really brilliant.
Its insane how people demonized him based off his own following. There was a Jerry stigma at home as a kid here.
Oh dude was incredibly smart, other than the choice of drugs in the end. Brilliant guy
@@frankrichards3089don’t think the drugs were a choice man. Lotta factors that made it hard to avoid them especially for a guy like him.
Same personal traits that made him the unbelievable musician he was, made him disposed to drugs. When he got off on something, he did it to death.
Not to mention the cult surrounding him basically turned him into a hermit on tour. He was so famous he couldn’t leave his room. So he did heroin, coke, smoked cigs, ate bad food and played guitar.
@@Throwawayjim119 Yeah, that pretty much says it right there. I'm a heroin addict. But I started using as a self medication for pain. It was so difficult to get pain pills & I injured my back in 2002. 2005 was the very first time I ever even laid eyes one heroin & I'd been smoking weed since probably 1975 when I was 8 years old. And from 5 years old to 8 years old I was taking phenobarbital for anti- seizure meds. But I never wanted to take opiates cuz my Mom injured her back in 1979 & I watched her struggle with addiction to Darvon & then Darvocet after the aspirin gave her stomach ulcers. But after getting tired of severe chronic pain I started using heroin cuz I couldn't find or afford a pain doctor. And thanks to my wife who passed away in 2015, she was the one that turned me on to the pleasure of heroin. And nowadays it ain't even heroin no more. It's fentnyl but it lasts a lot longer so I don't have to use it as often. I've got social workers trying to get me to quit. But I told them to find me an alternative to help with my pain & I'll consider it. BUT right now I'm the same age Jerry was when he died from a heart attack in a detox facility! And I've had 3 small heart attacks in my life already.
saw the GD once, in Boston 1994 (this same year) when I was in junior high school. I really wanted to see them, & glad I did...it was eye opening to say the least. they've been a mainstay my whole life
Spent my youth traveling & seeing this band some of the most wonderful times of my life!! Miss you Jer hope to see you again someday.....
Rest easy
So much joy and light compressed into one Soul. Laugh out loud wonderful interview.
Jerry would of probably described his own soul as dark.
I keep coming back to this interview with one of my musical idols. I just love everything about Jerry especially his electric guitar playing. He is so bright and down to earth.
Just a pure soul, and my all time favorite guitar player songwriter.. crazy he's been gone over a quarter century, and his music continues to sell out shows all over the world, where u get 4 to 5 hours of almost euphoria. Nothing like a dead show, between the music, and people, pure joy. Rip Jerry.
I always enjoy listening to Jerry tell a story. Love the details he always provides. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall throughout some of his wonderful & rare experiences during his time here on earth.
Jerry was a fun, engaging, often hilarious individual. And yes, he was kind.
Could listen to Jerry all day.
Hogo69 agreed
I do
He had such a nice voice.
He is one of the most articulate musicians ever.
Hogo69 I have a hard time focusing sometimes but even when I zone out and he's going on I feel so peaceful like I took a Valium lol love Jer
Happy 80th Jerry! He may be gone but his music is here to stay :)
The music Jerry, Bob Marley, John Lennon and Warren Zevon could have kept producing….
? We’ll never know but are worse for not having the chance.
What a wonderful interview! Thanks for posting! I love his definition of music, as something you can always get better at, that offers endless possibilities. (43:00). “There’s no road from rapping into music… The level of expertise that’s available to every young musician today is incredible!”
Bittersweet interview…sure do miss him being around. Beautiful soul…rest easy, Jerry 🌹
Still missing the man. I love his laugh. What a genuine individual.
This interview never gets old. I absolutely love watching his gleeful discussion of every topic. So much fun!
If I could have dinner with any 5 people in history, Jerry Garcia would definitely be on the list.
Me too! Let's say the top 3. Id say Jerry, Tesla and the third I have many to choose from but I havent decided as of yet. This interview was not only entertaining on the surface but I see him being a prophet and even in this short clip has so many lessons and wisdom to offer. He is definitely a unique soul who's depth was immeasurable.
Guys i love you all .. gerry tesla woody Guthrie e many more are such a beautiful persons and big big soul
My dad smoked with him a long time ago in a hotel room and weir kicked him out lol
Yeah... definitely... for me; Garcia, Lennon, Dylan, Kerouac, Mingus
@John Downs He was definitely in the running, but settled on Kerouac. It was also a toss up between Dylan and Neil Young, but I met Neil before, though hardly a conversation... plus both are still alive but Dylan is a hard one to get to, apparently.
“Who’s going to play bass? The guy that plays guitar the worst.” Lmao.
That’s how it works! The worst guitar in the group plays the bass! Everybody wants to play lead guitar and front the band. If they stay together long enough it becomes obvious who the best guitar player is and that person automatically becomes the nucleus around which the music is built.
Somebody help me out here. What am I tryin to say. I’ve talked other people who have had similar experiences. People come, people go, and with a little luck a nucleus forms around something that resembles ‘a band’, if enough of the participants are enjoying it, maybe it lasts a while and takes on personality of it’s own. It never happens exactly the same way, but the foundations are often very similar. The band creates it’s self while all the pieces are trying to put together something that makes sense. At least in someone’s philosophy it begins to make sense. If egos don’t get in the way, something like a path can form which can be followed to places that didn’t exist before. OK , I’m tired, g’nite.
I always thought it was just automatically the tallest in the group.
I wonder what Phil Lesh thinks of that statement.
rap on, man @@jimiamfirshur4778
Yeah what the hell, we'll use phil the trumpet player. surreal
Quite simply the greatest interview subject in the history of Rock N Roll!!
it’s definitely a must for anyone who values improvisation, Dynamics between players… and of course, long strange trips.
Man I wish I could have witnessed the greatness of this outstanding gentleman live✌️RIP Mr. Garcia
We had the opportunity to visit highly experimental places, under the influence of highlly experimental chemicals, before a highly experimental audience. It was ideal you know.
Yeah boy acid wasn't a controlled substance in the 60 's what a great time it was living in those times
I am thankful that I got to see several live concerts where Jerry Garcia performed. He was known for doing lots & lots of drugs, but this guy was born in the early forties, during the same month as my (late) father, and he had heard it all... from the Big Band "boogie woogie" music, to the British Invasion, to the disco of the 70s, thru the eighties, and into the early to mid nineties. Thank you so much, Jerry... and all of the haters here ought to rethink their messages.
I also grew up with all of the music in the 50 s loved the Beatles, Pink Floyd then the dead !
Great interview. Jerry was a great guy.
an amazing glimpse into a musician who got music on every level...
Matthew, what a treasure this interview is!! Thank you for posting it!
Such an interesting Interview. Jerry takes you on an amazing ride from start to finish of his musical journey. His open mindedness and kindness to all things is infectious. Loved every moment of this. 🤗
Very clear and sane here. Beautiful.
Very true Dave. Interesting. In 94 we were all worried about his health. This interview is just terrific. Ironically, he seems prepared to answer questions, and he is sober as a judge here. This interview really showcases his personality. Jerry was insightful and pleasant, and I miss him tremendously.
ya his last interview he was loaded
Watching him die over the last four years sucked. But onstage he always gave it everything he had every night. We all knew what was up and it ain't like nobody tried to help. He just wasn't having it.
dennis campbell that's all true. The great book Dark Star really captures it in full color.
Who is the author Dave? I will check it out.
out of 100's of musicians i've seen live-----this man is the only one who could bring me to my knees
rip
I was on my knees the 1 st nite I met him !
this is GREAT. There are surpisingly few good, thorough, Jerry Garcia interviews. He didn't think he was that interesting, and didn't think he opinion should be put on anyone. That was a big part of his philosophy. So, this is a nice and rare treat. Thanks!
Wow! Never seen this before! Seen Jerry in one form or another about 75 times. This is incredible, exactly what you would think he would be like. The stream of consciousness is unreal. So glad I found this.
I wish Jerry would have written an autobiography.
He already had too much on his table. Dead tour ends, hes right back out with JGB.
He did. Its in musical notes.
Get ahold of every word he's ever spoken, because there is a treasure in ever conversation. I swear to God. Just like the music.
He did. Every time he played.
Not a day goes by I don't think of Jerry and what joy he has brought me over the years-I think he will always be with me no matter what-he was the hippest dude in every room he was ever in-he will never be equaled-the day he died was a sad place in the history of my life and I will never forget that day and how much loss myself and all the fellow Deadheads around the world felt at the same time-I will never forget him singing Shining Star at Universal Ampitheatre LA in 1991 or 1992-didnt realize at the time that it would define my favorite memory of Jerry Garcia
I was there
I was at that show...was my 1st west coast Jerry tour.Good times!
shining star
79steelymatt The pain and sense of loss is enormous every time it comes to mind. At least the Almighty was there to bring Jerry in from freaky planet Earth.
I was just thinking about a show, jerry band, I saw at the Warfield. I was standing on the wall above the last seats on the upper tier. I took a hit off a joint of swag and blacked out. I grabbed hold of the brass bar that goes around that area so I wouldn't topple down. But while blacked out I felt like my body and spirit separated. I'm not real clear on any memories during the blackout, but as I was coming out of it and started to realize where I was, listening to Jerry noodle away, staring down at the stage and thought "holy shit, Jerry's alive". Wow. It is impossible to express the feeling I had other than it felt magical and of all the places I could have been at that moment, I was there and there was no other place I would have wanted to be. Miss you Jerry, miss you Brent, miss you Keith, miss you Ron. Peace.
Well, this is a WHOLE lot better than that "final" interview that's making the rounds. There are probably few people who were both successful and problem-free. Sadly, Jerry was talented, successful and.....not problem-free. Beautiful guy, despite the problems.
This is a great interview with Jerry. It’s also amazing to meet the guy who archived all the concerts!
I enjoyed this. Interesting how Garcia shrugs off questions “do you really wanna know that?... hah hah”. Yes, 25 years later many of us are hangin’ on your every word.
He was a humble man. Fame did not get to his head. Great guy. Not greedy at all.
He said that because its questions that he has answered ten thousand times. The interviewer was horrible
Maybe but he has answered that question dozens or more times. And if you understand his entire being, he would ask, *why bother with me?* Go do it yourself and find something.
@@scottw6375 interviewer can't be that bad considering how much information the extrapolated from Jerry
Really talented and smart.
This Man Surely Has The Gift Of Gab! What an amazing Interview with my absolute Favorite musician and person ever to have graced the earth. Love you Jerry!
keepin it real......god rest his beautiful soul!
Listening back today for a man of reason to ease my mind
Such great stuff! Jerry's interview AND the shots of the vault. Pure gold.
I was in middle school when my older sister got me into The Dead in '71. I'd been developing my musical tastes and The Grateful Dead took me to a completely different place. I didn't even realize all of the potpourri of musical history I was suddenly being exposed to. I just knew it was a great new audio vista. It paved my way for the love of the Chicago blues, blue grass, country, and folk. I already heard, and loved, Led Zep's heavy blues rock, this was more fleet and wider in scope. I took a special like to Pigpen and Jerry to which Bob was a good rocker side. All this and the only things I was imbibing was 6.5 oz. Cokeacola. I can't imagine the "colors' I never experienced due to age, it hardly mattered however because the music was so good and it tremendously expanded my tastes at a time I was first becoming cognizant of the larger world beyond my existence. The highest value of music is simply this, The Dead was singular in my evolving love of music at a very impressionable age. Thanks Jerry, and thanks to the whole Grateful Dead scene. Todays young listeners should go back to this because nothing remotely captures the magic like The Grateful Dead from the mid-sixties through the entire seventies. I finally got to see them live on the last full-blown tour and even this late I wasn't let down. It directly hooked me into way back listening with my sister and discovering much wider musical influences done well.
Oh how I miss this man and his awesome soul and character. Jerry is a phenomenal person. You are soo dearly missed.
I ♥️ you, Jerry Garcia.
❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️
I always loved this interview.
Jerry had the BEST laugh, EVER !!!!!
I LOVE the Sunday morning story with the two church ladies and Neil Cassidy. Soooo funny !!!! 11:50 is pure genius storytelling.
The Neil Cassidy, and birthday cake stories are legendary. So funny !!
The little story about minute 41 about "playing for my life", never heard anybody talk about that from Jerry lore. Phenomenal posting, thanks MZ.
I could listen to Jerry speak all day. the wisdom, insight always rings true. Good interview plus Dick Latvala.
I miss this guy so much. The day he died, i was working at a really nice billards hall, and even the waitresses that only vaguely knew of the G.D. were crying.
The Dead were way ahead of their time.
As a reggae head Rastaman I must give them credit for recognizing Bob Marley's talent before the rest of America.
Some where in the early 70's they flew Bob to Frisco and tried to get him on their label, Grateful Dead records, I believe.
They smoked Bob out and had a great time, but Bob had to say no, mainly based on not wanting to associate with the word "dead".
I like some of the Dead's music and most deadheads I have met love reggae and Marley, so I say Jah bless , keep on truckin.
Peace lovers Unite.
Really? One word. I don't know. Bob was hipper than making decisions on one word. Sorry. Don't believe that for a second. No offense, but, No.
@@erickdeveau8635 You have to know the history and the context.
Bob was very shrewd and factored in many seemingly minor things that many may find unnecessary today.
Do you know who Lee Jaffe is?
He was good friend of Bob and the Wailers as a whole.
He and Bob got into a physical fight over Bob agreeing to change the spelling of Knotty Dread to Natty Dread.
You also have to know that in Rastafari, especially at that time any association with death was strictly taboo.
Anyway Peace and blessings.
@thenowchurch, thank you for the enlightenment. I always keep an open mind. Guess I jumped the gun without really knowing. Bless you and yours my brother. Never too late to teach an old dog. ✌️😁💙💜💚🎸
@@erickdeveau8635 No worries bro!
I love Bob and you obviously do too.
There are not many even close to his level in my book.
So I understand where you were coming from.
He was very hip and in most cases one word would not have been an issue.
Jah Bless everytime.
@thenowchuch Wonderful my brother, thanks for your patience , understanding and kindness. One Love. 💚💜💙
Love the part he talks of being paranoid on acid before going out to play at a gig and being convinced that the audience was filled with mobsters who wanted to kill him. He then determined that the only way out was to 'play for his life', which he proceeded to do - and they let him live! Awesome interview.l
That was cool and the point was whenever he forgot what he was doing, or where he was going musically, he went back to that ever since then probably till the day he died. "Playing for your life" o
I love the reasoning lol
I've convinced myself of similarly weird things ♡
And that wasn't an unusual thing to happen back in those days anyway so for all Jerry knew they actually were mobsters lol
And he later went on to play music in spite of ACTUAL threats from a supposed gunman (something I've actually done too), and the "play for your life" philosophy was put into actual practice. It works. John Lennon didn't get shot when he was playing guitar...
That's sad he felt that way. I saw him play and he's dead wrong. This is a a great interview, Gerry Garcia was exceptionally talented. AKA Gifted... RIP
Thanks for sharing this with the world and spending time and effort to do so. ❤
Man,stuff like this really makes me love the interwebs
Every once & awhile I cozy up to this amazing interview with such nostalgia that I end up going on a Dead album binge 🌹
I love how Jerry says, oh you really want to hear about all that? Then goes and tells the coolest story with a huge smile on his face. Like he was annoyed for a millisecond, but totally didn't let it bother him. One of the most amazing humans ever.
The one and only...so brilliant and funny!!!..a cosmic interviewi'm gonna play for my life too
I love Jerry. What a great human being and Genius Guitar player!
Awesome human being. RIP
I love Jerry Garcia interviews, the guy was very well-spoken, extremely intelligent, quirky, and well-travelled, all at once.
I was from a small town in friggin' Montana when these guys were forming the Dead. I'd never heard of the Worlocks or Garcia. I have a vague recollection of Jeff Airplane. It wasn't till several years later I bought my first Dead record. The rest is history, but I will say the evening I returned to the "world", having just gotten out of the war, the girlfriend of a buddy, took me to a Dead concert at the Filmore. They played for over three hours. What a THING!!
Filmore East or West
This is a great interview. What a great guy.
I love Gerry Garcia’s kind, peaceful face. He is truly a legend !