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Every silver lining has a touch of grey.

Jerry Garcia

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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
Banjoist
Composer
Film Director
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
San Francisco County
California
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I think it's too bad that everybody's decided to turn on drugs, I don't think drugs are the problem. Crime is the problem. Cops are the problem. Money's the problem. But drugs are just drugs.
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Everybody needs adventure, and everybody needs something to enlarge his or her lives.
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So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well.
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We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life, a simple life, a good life.
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The bigger issue, was the whole takeover of the food industry by big corporations.
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Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat. I know what I'm askin'. I know it's a lot. Just to say that I love you. Believe it or not.
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We've been trying to sell out for years, nobody's buying!
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