Lee Ranaldo Quotes

I used to be into the Grateful Dead, so I understand the Phish thing.

The Grateful Dead always had their iconography down pat.

We weren't by any means like the Grateful Dead or something, who could just roll on and on and on.

Yeah, I miss the Grateful Dead. I miss that groove. I miss the brotherhood. Absolutely. There's no doubt about it.

'Europe '72' came out right around the time that I started going to see the Dead, and it had a huge impression on me.

A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

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.

It's a rule of 'Deadhead-dom' to claim to hate Donna Godchaux and always say, 'Phil makes the band,' though I think that pronouncement was proved inaccurate after Jerry died.

I'm a fan of the Grateful Dead.

A Grateful Dead concert is much more than the music: it's an experience, almost like being in a family of thousands of people.

Blues Traveler is hot, and Big Head Todd, the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies - all of 'em.

I saw the Dead in '73 at Nassau Coliseum, and that same year, I saw them at the crazy, big Watkins Glen festival. It was just outrageous. It was amazing to see the reciprocity between them and their audience.

Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.

When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.

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

To be honest, I've only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.

I saw the Stones three years ago at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. and that was mind blowing.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

I mean people have compared us to like the Grateful Dead and all these like psychedelic sixties bands.

That's what Kiss is all about - not just music, but entertainment, y'know? We're there to take you away from your problems, and rock and roll all night and party every day for those two hours you're at the concert.

I tend to be a jam-band fan, and I love the Rolling Stones.

I just got off stage playing with Lynyrd Skynyrd a minute ago. It was a great show. Got to meet some incredible guests. This is the bee's knees.

The Toddstock thing is the closest thing, I have to say, a Grateful Dead sort of thing where it all lapses over from the formality of a concert into more of a lifestyle thing.

The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff 'cause they played two verses, then go off and jam for 20 minutes, come back and do a chorus and end. And I love the live jam stuff, the improvisation.

The Grateful Dead played for three hours on a given night, plus sound check.