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Western ears have a hard time hearing anything that isn't in four-four time. A lot of cultures experience music in five-eight, for example, five-four.
Jerry Garcia
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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
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Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you'll always win! live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future! Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
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You need to have many points of reference many places to touch down and make contact with.
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We've been trying to sell out for years, nobody's buying!
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The only way things work around here is if everybody wants it to work. If everybody wants it to work, then it has a prayer. Even then, there's no guarantee. But at least it has a prayer.
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Stuff that's hidden and murky and ambiguous is scary because you don't know what it does.
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With the recognition comes additional responsibility, because then we're no longer a one-shot. We're now part of the environment.
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All I know is, if you listen to society, you'll never get anywhere!
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There is no dogma, there isn't anything about how the universe works.
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every mind is at least as heavy as mine
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If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life.
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Some things may work, but they definitely won't work every time. Some things may work at various times.
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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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What we do is as American as lynch mobs. America has always been a complex place.
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