Thanks for this, never saw these interviews. I like Jerry, and I like The Dead.So this past weekend I spun one of my favorite Jerry Garcia solo albums, his collection of covers called "Compliments," and courtesy of the YouTube suggestions stumbled upon two truly remarkable interviews he granted. I've been a fan of Garcia's music about as long as I can remember, and I had done some reading on him many years ago through books and interviews. However, I think I learned more about what Jerry was like as a person in the little over 30 minutes the combined clips clock in at than in all other reading I've ever done on Garcia combined. Both interviews offer an unguarded glimpse into Garcia's personality. He was such a low-key, unassuming character. The longer interview has its cringe-worthy moments, for me, but it's revealing. The second brief interview has more of the same openness and sincerity, but also has Garcia weighing in on some of the major events of the day — like the Hells Angels involvement in crowd control, how that came about. Truly eye-opening for me. He did let a little ego show when he seemed to disparage some members of the Jefferson Airplane as not being serious musicians.
Garcia (Compliments) (Expanded) (1974)
Track listingCode:
Side one "Let It Rock" (Chuck Berry) – 3:12 "When The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:46 "That's What Love Will Make You Do" (Henderson Thigpen, James Banks, Eddy Marion) – 3:42 "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) – 3:04 "Turn On The Bright Lights" (Albert Washington) – 5:04Side two "He Ain't Give You None" (Van Morrison) – 3:25 "What Goes Around" (Mac Rebennack) – 3:07 "Let's Spend The Night Together" (Jagger–Richards) – 3:40 "Mississippi Moon" (Peter Rowan) – 3:06 "Midnight Town" (Robert Hunter, John Kahn) – 3:12
Jerry Garcia 1976 interview <--- Jerry Garcia interviewed by Father Miles Riley for the television program "I believe", broadcast on KPIX in San Francisco, Calif., 1976
Jerry Garcia 1970 Interview <--- Jerry Garcia Interview from 1970 (England)
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