A Quote by Ornette Coleman

Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.

Ornette Coleman

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Ornette Coleman
American - Musician
March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015

I love the Dead. As far as Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia could walk on water. He could do anything any man could ever do. He's a prince.

Duane Allman

Jerry [Garcia] got high and Jerry's dead. I went hunting and I'm still Ted.

Ted Nugent

Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history.

Trey Anastasio

I've been a part of a couple of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia nights, and watching the Dead's fan base be so passionate reminds me of what Jerry was so much about, making the community a better place.

Jake Peavy

There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.

Trey Anastasio

Jerry Robinson illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture's greatest icons. As an artist myself, it's impossible not to feel humbled by his body of work. Everyone who loves comics owes Jerry a debt of gratitude for the rich legacy that he leaves behind.

Jim Lee

There is not a sentence in the world that could respectfully do justice to the life and music of Jerry Garcia.

Branford Marsalis

Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead did as much for mankind as any president.

Grace Slick

Harry Patch didn't get enough recognition. Jerry Garcia got too much.

Trevor Dunn

Jerry Garcia used to take his paints on the road. I don't do that. Either I'm a singer or a painter. I'm not good at multi-tasking.

Grace Slick

The loss of Jerry Garcia feels like the end of an era in the same way it felt when Elvis died and John Lennon was killed.

Lyle Lovett

Swinging at daisies is like playing electric guitar with a tennis racket: if it were that easy, we could all be Jerry Garcia. The ball changes everything.