Jerry on Jerry: The Unpublished Jerry Garcia Interviews

Written by Jerry Garcia

Narrated by Jerry Garcia

These never-before-published interviews with Jerry Garcia reveal his thoughts on religion, politics, his personal life, and his creative process. Jerry on Jerry provides new insight into the beloved frontman of the Grateful Dead in time for the 50th Anniversary of the band.

Released by the Jerry Garcia Family and made available to the public for the first time, these are some of the most candid, intimate interviews with Jerry Garcia ever published. Here, Garcia speaks openly about everything from growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and his first encounters with early R&B to his thoughts on songwriting, LSD, the Beats and Neal Cassady, government, movies, and more. Illustrated with family photographs, ephemera, and Jerry's artwork, Jerry on Jerry presents uniquely poignant, unguarded, and astute moments, showing a side of Jerry that even his biggest fans have not known.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hachette Audio
• Release date: Nov 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781478931676

Jerry Garcia

Mr. Garcia was born in Ballinger, Texas. He comes from a family of migrant workers and is the youngest of eleven children. Shortly after his birth, his family settled in Dayton, Oregon.Mr. Garcia is currently laying the ground work for the sequel to Key of Destiny.

Reviews for Jerry on Jerry

[ecataldi-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An insightful and enjoyable listen for Deadheads and music fans alike. Dennis McNally combed through the Grateful Dead archives in California and found some truly enlightening and candid interviews from Jerry and compiled them into this fun audiobook. It was a great experience getting to hear Jerry in his own words talk about a variety of topics from Neal Cassidy to the Catholic Church to gay bars to LSD. A quick listen at only 4 discs, but a time well spent. Th audiobook also has an extra disc with a PDF of images and other items found in the printed book.

[msarki_3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful and insightful.

[pomo58 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Jerry on Jerry does far more good than bad but by its very nature (pieces of interviews) the flow is sometimes broken. Having said that, I believe wholeheartedly that this is a valuable volume.

Dennis McNally does a commendable job giving these interviews some form of flow. The very thing that makes this a wonderful listen (I am reviewing the audio edition), Jerry wandering a bit off topic, also makes it difficult to maintain flow.

I think as a fan of his I wanted to give it 5 stars but in fairness to those who might like him and the Dead but not be fans as such I think 4 stars is more accurate. This is definitely recommended for fans, if only to hear Jerry speak. This is also valuable for music historians and musician/songwriters who are still working out how they can best develop their gifts. There are many wonderful tips to be taken away within the various stories and explanations.

Reviewed from a copy made available through Goodreads First Reads.