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"I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar."

"I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands."

"It is the most delightful thing that ever happens to me, when I hear something coming out of my guitar and out of my mouth that wasn't there before."

"He is the king. If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar."
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"Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not."

"So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children."

"So, in the course of events, I had an opportunity to come in contact with Colin Matthews, through the Rex Foundation sponsoring recordings of various music that was being recorded over there."

"And the input that we always got from Deadheads, at the moment of making the music, was always a factor."

"There was always so much encouragement, to just really take it and run with it, from Deadheads."

"In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other fans were underneath it, at a park somewhere, and it collapsed."

"Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around, and they weren't interested in coming in to the shows, they were just interested in hangin' out outside and tryin' to break in."

"We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it's really - we're thanking the Lord and the Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound kind of way."

"In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a way to Jerry and Bob and all the guys in the band for making up this wonderful music."
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