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Bill Clinton: Well, first of all, he was just a great talent. I mean, he was really--he was a genius. And I was really pleased to see…

On the recordAugust 11, 1995
Well, first of all, he was just a great talent. I mean, he was really--he was a genius. And I was really pleased to see the Grateful Dead have one more great run around the country, you know, in the last couple of years and see all these young teenagers gravitating to a group that all of us liked 20 or more years ago. He had a great gift. And he even wound up putting out that line of ties. He had great ties. I would go around wearing Jerry Garcia ties and giving them away to people. So I was very sad when he died. But he also had a terrible problem that was a legacy of the life he lived and the demons he dealt with. And I would hope that all of us who loved his music and valued his contributions would also reflect on the consequences of, again, really self-destructive behavior. I mean, the lesson of Jerry Garcia's life is that he made a great contribution and he really was a--he had at least two generations of Deadheads, you know. Ms. Soren. Is Chelsea a fan at all? Has she ever gone to a show?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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