Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir - Interview - 10/29/1980 - Good Morning America (Official)

Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir - Interview
Recorded Live: 10/29/1980 - Good Morning America - New York, NY
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[@simplemanstan7826]

2:34 Jerry whispers "chicken" underneath his breath when the reporter said that she reported outside the venue instead of the inside. Hahah. I love it.

[@AJ_Deadshow]

Me too. Thanks for the timestamp lol

[@AJ_Deadshow]

She laughed at herself, too! Haha

[@scottkeller8890]

Typical MSM reporter

[@AS_caterpillars]

"It's hard not to like people who like you" Simple but brilliant, Jerry

[@danajohnmccann8674]

God I love him

[@jackstrawfromwichita9369]

@@danajohnmccann8674 Was a glorious blessing he was

[@dansartain4382]

“We play better for warm human bodies. We don’t play well for machines.” Jerry always had a great sense of humor

[@tresorngray]

Listen to that play to warm bodies - not machines - wow

[@tresorngray]

Yes he did & still does in heaven

[@tresorngray]

Hey people I am changing my name back to my maiden name so u all can keep up with me - Linda Carter, winder woman who loves Garcia

[@tresorngray]

Do u all like that?

[@sharpenflat6002]

You think that's funny?

[@rm1133]

When I think of the Grateful Dead, obviously I think of Good Morning America. Right up their alley.

[@wangson]

Ha!! I know, eh?

[@jond1325]

😂😂😂

[@TehNixonExe]

The idea of these two going on good morning America is beautifully ironic. Rest in eternity to both of them

[@vincentanguoni8938]

Hey one is still with us!

[@kaelynelizabeth8010]

@@TehNixonExe I just saw Bobby a few nights ago 😁

[@phantomprism7659]

Jerry calling her a chicken is just too damn funny. I like how no one even acknowledges it too.

[@keefwins04]

Christ if he did that today he would be labeled a sexist and would have to do a nationwide apology tour.

[@Maine931]

OMg so funny!

[@waynej2608]

I laughed.

[@barbarascotto3873]

I think she snickered.

[@eray9934]

LOL! I don't think she caught that.

[@mamatried265]

Your fans are unbelievable... "...well, don't believe 'em then..."- Bobby. Love it.

[@stevenanthony6223]

he said he spends all his money going to your concerts. " So do we". haha Jerry always puts a smile on my face.

[@Pittie21]

Their payroll was OOC. They took care of everyone!

[@wakeoftheflood2]

"Keeps us out of trouble....out of crime..." Awesome line

[@cadenmyers1848]

1980... another 15 years....RIP Jerry

[@groberts3967]

It technically died in 1990 after Brent passing, JG was never the same

[@InfamousMedia]

Souls like bob weir are undervalued

[@joshdublin939]

Haha, Bob's reaction at the beginning when they introduce Jerry as the lead guitarist and just say "and Bob Weir" and then at the end his reaction when she cuts him off. Classic stuff, love ya Bobby.

[@RickBaconsAdventures]

more fun than a frog in a glass of milk

[@waynej2608]

@@RickBaconsAdventures If the head fits, wear it.

[@tgproductions97]

I just love that little “Hi” from Jerry

[@michaeldezego340]

Finally an interviewer not asking dumb questions. Joan was bright and prepared which made them pretty comfortable.

[@joelperry8187]

"Chicken" Jerry's the best!!!

[@charlieraffaniello4867]

Dude imagine these 2 on something like Joe Rogan where they could really talk. Edit: for the people who keep commenting they are really talking, what i mean is having 2 hrs to talk.

[@blankpool]

I'd give my right middle finger to see that lol

[@UniversalHomeboy]

Bobby would be a good fit for it

[@spaceshack6149]

That would be fantastic... some interviewers back then really did their job well, but not many.

[@JaggedRecordsVa]

“Jerry, ever tried DMT?”

[@zbelair7218]

If only

[@jameswales2408]

It's sad that they actually did go for exactly 15 years to 95 when jerry past away

[@ivanward]

I noticed that, they were talking about the great beyond...

[@jerrygarcia9244]

I got chills when I heard her say that.

[@chugnorris7091]

I too noticed the ominous 15 years reference, chilling indeed.

[@rocknroll6396]

Cosmic how it was 15 more and Uncle Jerry went to jam with Pig in the great beyond

[@ethanbaran943]

Crazy stuff

[@wokeness420]

It always makes me feel such a sense of wonder to hear these old interviews with Jerry and Bobby. You can feel their friendship come through and it just makes one smile and know that there are some truly special things that the world has to offer.

[@HumanCarBomb]

@ 4:30 "It's hard not to like people who like you" Brilliant!

[@bwaters735]

Jerry garcia has to be the coolest guy ever. I mean they guy gave his life to the music scene.

[@robertdesanta8484]

it's crazy she said do you guys wanna stick together for another 15 years and they were together with Jerry another 15

[@ysethinhfsgvhtcvb]

uh yeah its this ladys fault

[@gustotrankin7383]

@@ysethinhfsgvhtcvb Joan Lunden is a saint

[@ethanbaran943]

Insane

[@waynej2608]

And, I'm eternally 'grateful' for those additional 15 yrs. 😎👍

[@evanbrown6992]

My father has seen over 300, toured from 80' to 95', lots of great stories he has told me!

[@InfamousMedia]

George Martin go back to your pre programmed matrix of traffic jams and corrupt politicians

@@InfamousMedia what are you talking about? If you’re going to espouse crap at least give it some context

[@flossybird]

My goodness. Make him write a memoir!!!!

[@nickhepler533]

I can't believe Jerry is gone. Imagine what he'd be doing today

[@kyleburns7482]

Don't believe it then.

[@TooLameToDie]

I like to think Jerry and Bob Ross are out there "in the great beyond" making amazing art.

[@steveanderson7864]

Heroin and coke?

[@connergoetz574]

@@steveanderson7864 you know jerry would be hitting the dab pen

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Uh, smoking pot and playing guitar?

[@hotchoclateymilk7790]

I find it so fascinating when jerry was talking about looking back and listening to older music like the 20s and now we are here in 2015 looking back to the 70s.

[@jesusflores2121]

Hotchoclateymilk No, that would be like us looking back to music in the 50's.

[@herbythechef7624]

That seems pretty accurate jesus

[@mito88]

I'm in 2020 here watching ya'll.

[@jenniferryan3535]

It’s crazy she asked if they imagined another 15 years and if they thought they would go to the great beyond. 15 years after this we lost Jerry😢

[@Reddog5546]

I'm 20 years of age and jerry's laugh just gets to me, man. Wish i could have seem him singing and playing lead with dead and CO. Jam on, friends!

[@Violalee1965]

Grateful Dead not dead and co

[@nicholasdeeg1119]

jerry wanted to talk more. would have loved to hear it. that being said.. bob and jerry are once in a life time artists...

[@psychicmelt9993]

2:18 “Do you look forward to going to the great beyond or do you plan on staying together another 15 years.” 15 years later was 1995, the year we lost Jerry and the Grateful Dead to the great beyond❤️

[@mikemas91]

That studio set has such a warm feel to it. Bob and Jerry help. The host seems very genuine as well.

[@christophercasey6775]

Joan Lunden

[@williamsherman1089]

Back in the old days there was kinda of an unspoken rule that grown adults were expected to be genuine and have some degree of integrity. That's coming from someone who was a young teen at this time so that was my perspective at that time. It makes me sick when a younger adult acts like a complete ass and finishes their bullshit with "I'm oldschool" lol. Because adults from the past only acted like adults do now when they were drunk.

[@sodaaccount]

Bobs face at 3:12 when the reporter says some even quit their jobs :D that face made my day!

[@sammysweettooth3412]

Crazy love for jerry.

[@mphera83]

Jerry at the end "We gotta get out of here"

[@samanthab1923]

I can’t believe they got up this early!

[@gjf984]

Joan Lunden is a sweetheart. She's doing her job but she's not a phony. And she's not stuck up. She manages to connect with these guys who are ostensibly so different from her; and they, to their credit, were cool with her ... not arrogant or insular.

[@aae1972]

I really wanted to hear what Bob had to say about animal sounds.

[@bridgmjm]

The more I see Bob on these interviews the more weird and creepy his seems. Jerry is nice but Bob would be hard to carry a conversation with especially if I was stoned.

[@tresorngray]

Me too

[@AJ_Deadshow]

@Frank Serpico yeah, he's funny in his own kind of way. Like, only people who do what he does would appreciate what he did.

[@tresorngray]

I feel i know them. Jerry is still singing in heaven & love his voice, calls a person that has a voice like his - just to listen his voice

[@bobbyweir6285]

Thank you so much for being a true fan of my music ... Those lovely comments of yours really went straight to my heart .. well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music.. have you been to my concert before ??

[@johnwright451]

We need a million more jerry garcias and bob weirs!!!

[@saubervonHerzen]

That was sweet......Joan London is so naive and beautiful.....she tried to make them fit into her neat box but her world and their world......heaven's be......like a flower in a pot of gold with these two.....

[@greglanciotti7235]

we're all human. to think that joan london somehow bypasses what it is to be human is fallacy. Imagine going through life without any drug use. Having to face problems head on. That's what it is to be human. A constant party with drugs and booze is NOT reality. Not even close.

[@saubervonHerzen]

Greg Lanciotti Ha! Dude yer lost! E V E R Y O N E does something to cope with "reality" be it take NyQuil for a cold, or molest little boys like Catholic priest's, or snort cocaine like workaholics, or eat and eat and eat like the morbidly obese, or play music like a musician, or draw pictures like an artist, do math like an engineer or physicist, "reality" in it's most basic form is at the least incomprehensible to everyone so we do things that make it make sense so our brains don't short out and explode. For some people reality is terrifying so they force everything into a tiny box thinking they have a grasp of it, but in "reality" they don't, no one does. So save yer biased derogatory nonsense. Some people accept that they can't put reality into a little box and crave something more for their experience so they take their consciousness on an adventure through the use of perception altering substances. You should try it sometime it might help you calm the fuck down.....jus sayin.

[@Contractnik]

I like chocolate.

[@redbarber873]

Had never seen that before, and really enjoyed it. "Sheer intense burning hatred and revenge" indeed!

[@heathertilly4252]

Gotta love that "We play for warm bodies,not machines"!We are everywhere!

[@colossalmango]

2:32 jerry calls her a chicken lol

[@dougwarner5670]

Saw them about a month before this. Lewiston Maine, they must of been rehearsing for their NY run , they played EVERYTHING , … four and a half hours!!! A mind blowing day ;)

[@frequentflier9095]

I saw the show on 10-27-1980. It was a good show; it was tight.

[@portraitphenomenon]

at 5:33 ... I thought Jerry was going to say, I like listening to Animal Collective..

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

Remember when 15 years seems like a long time? Now we have bands still active that have been together for 40 years plus.

[@angelabaiers5055]

Weir & Garcia on their Fans “They’re game” I love that line!!

[@manxlucky]

The crowd scenes take me back to when I was 18.

[@TheReal7Bit]

Holy shit that guy went to over 75 shows! Talk about dedication, deadheads were something very special. Would've loved to lived like they did

[@MattRadford]

yeah there's lots people who went to 100's of shows and can even prove it.

[@wilmorris1955]

In his head maybe

[@Chasstful]

I went to 30+, I knew a couple who went to over 120. The point is that the Dead played a ton of shows! When they came to town, they would play 3 nights in stead of one..

[@wilmorris1955]

She's hot

[@noturnleftunstoned72]

47 here plus 14 JGB shows. smile smile smile

[@alswartz1164]

That was great!

[@emerica0102]

Ha! just saw my dad in the background of one of the shots from the street interviews

[@NukesOfHazzard]

Did Jerry just call her 'chicken'? Too funny! The guy has incredible whit on top of his incredibly glorious sorrow and happiness guitar playing.

[@ronson232]

2:17 Stay together another 15 years and then straight to the Great Beyond. Of all dimwitted morning show hosts, this one turned out to be the most prescient.

[@przybyla420]

+ronson232 I was about to say something like: "M'am, the 'great beyond' means he's dead, okay?" But yeah seriously right on the money

[@AJ_Deadshow]

Also, this was in October. Jerry died in August. So she didn't fall short at all with her estimation.

[@valkor73]

john lennon was still alive damn

[@colinlucas7662]

He’d be dead two months later

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Too bad John Lennon didn't make guest appearances with them when the Dead did their shows at the Radio City Music Hall in the fall that year since he only lived about 10 minutes away from there... 😔

[@janeseamore1370]

John was scheduled to sit in with JGB I’m nyc when he was shot. Really really very sad

[@analogkid4957]

Did Lennon ever play with the Dead or any of the Beatles?

[@waynej2608]

@@janeseamore1370 Oh man, that would've been awesome. And, it should've happened, dammit!

[@tresorngray]

Love his voice & .....

[@jeffclemetson4722]

Ha. Jerry called her a chicken.

[@smartluck100]

But, damn she was cute! Pray for her, she is battling cancer.

[@juless3808]

Where? I missed that.

[@diegokeiko]

2:35

[@mrbill1683]

she says she covered the concert OUTSIDE, and Jerry mutters Chicken! LMAO!

[@growriddim1790]

That's what I thought I heard lol

[@LayneMatz-Nelson]

Rest in Peace Pigpen, Jerry and all the other dead we've lost.

[@t3md7df.p.71]

Jerry is a legend :)

[@treylyde999]

My birthday I was 5years old then. I missed ever seeing Jerry live. Had the honor of seeing them on tour since.

[@jayscheffler4738]

Joan is absolutely stunning.

[@Xenindwarf123]

It's eerie that she asks " Do you look forward to the great beyond? Or do you want to stay together for another 15 years?" Almost exactly 15 years later Jerry passed away.

[@tresorngray]

Yeah, they say he passed in 1995 but he is still singing in heaven u people need to be calm, listen deal with things & will be happy happy soon

[@stumpshot70]

This is so hilarious. It's like a mouse interviewing 2 cats.

[@scottberton6646]

Cool video! I went to the 10/23 show at RCity. Last minute decision as a ticket was offered to me at about 4:00 that afternoon in Hamden,CT. So glad I did it. Never pass up an opportunity, you may see something you'll remember 4ever!

[@ToldAlthea]

I remember Bobby’s intro to the short lived “Weir Here” stories. “I figure I’ve seen some things that no one else has seen and maybe I can share some of my knowledge”. Perfect.

[@rodarificusmaximus733]

Everyone's commenting on the interview...as someone from during these years, I can't believe it actually happened...the Joan Lunden set were the pre-oprahs. Amazing they got the time they were given in my humble opinion...

[@kb9788]

I think Bob liked her. She was a cutie, even in 1980 The Dead weren't exactly cutting edge.

[@richieboy6825]

Biggest take away. The deadhead interviews. These people are just simply different. Look at their eyes & their smiles. I aspire to be more like that. & please spare me the ‘that’s cuz they’re all high...’ That may be part of it but these are largely enlightened souls.

[@donnakrauser9577]

Truth brother.

[@PaulPerryArgentina]

best band ever

[@FunnyHaHa420]

She was prophetic, they were together for another 15 years.

[@sultanmulberry6967]

I'm a Deadhead. Can I get some love from you guys like at the concerts of yore (since I was too young)? Peace!

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

Sultan Mulberry went to a dead & co. Concert this summer. It’s like a time portal back to the sixties or seventies, it’s beautiful. Amazing environment everyone is so friendly. Not to mention, Bobby has still got it! And John Mayer is a great addition

[@jerrysbrain]

"are you interested in going to the great beyond or will you stick together another 15 years?" 15 years later...

[@jedzeplix6377]

what a trip . 15 yrs was a helluva guess.

[@andyorr1304]

Those fans are all in their late 50’s to early 70’s now. Man, it goes quick.

[@briteness]

This was fun!

[@DrVonChilla]

"Your fans are unbelievable." "Don't believe 'em, then." LOL Bob

[@carrieberry8846]

That was a hoot, seeing a young Joan Lunden who was sweet but clueless, and of course they were being nice, but probably thinking help! I hope she finally went to a concert....I wonder if she ever actually listened to an album?

[@ClueSign]

Carrie Berry I thought she did pretty well for a non-Head.

[@bobbyweir6285]

Thank you so much for being a true fan of my music ... Those lovely comments of yours really went straight to my heart .. well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music.. have you been to my concert before ??

[@bonniebernsteinesrig6846]

hysterical

[@bobbyweir6285]

Thank you so much for being a true fan of my music ... Those lovely comments of yours really went straight to my heart .. well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music.. have you been to my concert before ??

[@susiefairfield7218]

😅i saw this! It was 10 days after my first Dead Show 🤠🤙🏼

[@beccap6306]

It would be cool to get the interviewers linked to the video and do a "what are they doing now" video...

[@groovemo]

I'm right here, retired, happy, successful, homeowner :)

[@adamc.3311]

Beautiful

[@tresorngray]

They r unbelievable- wish I had went but feel So close to them, it ison my bones

[@edmess6372]

Great Record! One of their best. BUY BOOKS!!

[@thomascraig5612]

"Chicken." Lol.

[@tresorngray]

Listen to that voice, his grin , head his handling of his personality- animal sounds - everything - i have an alien hairy boy named Max, he loves gospel & Jerry Garcia's songs. I brush his teeth & the vets says they know how old he is but they could not go by his teeth - says "what do u do to him?" I say i brush his teeth & keep him clean, he loves being clean & also wears clothes. He has socks that look like tennis shoes - now only in the house for me & hides in the floor board of the vehicle so nobody will steal him. HE knows about GOD & knows papaw is in heaven- heaven is up in the sky looks like the moon (a big ball in the sky) - training & talking to a hairy boy, u gotta do it in a way they understand. Showed him a snowball, got snow off the 4 runner & made a snowball & hit him, he talked, wanted another snowball. Potted trained him in a day, lost him when I was laying down, found him sitting in the front door to go outside where I had told him to go. Isn't that sweet? Talk to your animals, do not buy or even get pound ones & fence them in & just water & feed them. Listen to Jerry he loved animals. Do what is right.

[@erosionhead420]

Wow! Fantastic. The reporter did a great interview. Bobby was tripping and Jerry G. Spoke a little wisdom

[@marcmuser339]

The craziest part of this video is she says they'll stay together for 15 more years, it was almost 15 years later that Jerry died

[@BigOleOgre]

I caught that too and scrolled all the way down to see if someone else referenced it. LOL.

[@charlesjoseph730]

D - Rock Did the same thing, lol.

[@justinnardine8564]

Weir has a dangerous comedic vibe here.

[@codybluetarp]

Garcia and Weir maintain their workmanlike perspective despite the effective opposition with so many traps that i really liked the line where jerry said, "yeah, we like the understanding with our fans that we're there for the music, and there will be 'good' and 'bad' nights...but we do our best, Bob Weir said. Thanks, my brother William was a Grateful Dead Fan, and great singer songwriter scholar.

[@ShellBAtoms]

🧠🎶❤William❤🎶🧠

[@johnmcintosh2531]

Good interview. Possibly the most intelligent interviewer I've seen with the guys. She's not as daft as she looks.

[@Scoot12321]

3:30 that guy said he waited online for 3 days for the tickets. Did they really have a grateful dead website in 1980??

[@musicmavenpublishing2265]

We love you Jerry!! 💜💜 We love you too Bobby!!

[@colleenc4624]

Jerry was so engaging! RIP.

[@derekhellmann515]

Jerry did stick around for another 15 years from the time of this interview to be exact 2:18

[@kuma1388]

I’m not a fan of their music but good lord Jerry Garcia is a ridiculously intelligent mind

[@thatssoironic]

There’s still time. It’s been classically stated that you don’t just get into the Dead, you GROW into the Dead. Just start with some of their live stuff and eventually they’ll grow on you and then you’ll realize they’re one of your all time favorite bands. I’m telling you!

[@cactaceous]

@@thatssoironic Since high school I listened to the Dead from friends and acquaintances. Same in college. I liked some songs but didn’t get the hype and couldn’t get past certain things. Mind you, I was doing mind altering concoctions since I was 15. It was not until I was around 27 or 28 that I truly heard them. I needed to just get into other genres first to acclimate my palate. One day I just locked in to a live CD of the Dead my friend was playing in his car. I broke through. Started absorbing as much as I could from then on and really getting sucked down the rabbit hole. A bit over a year later I met this girl. Her favorite band, Grateful Dead. 15 years later we have a daughter who went to school picture day just last week wearing a dancing bears Dead tye dye t shirt.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

@@thatssoironic I was so late to the bus it's ridiculous (2001) , but I fell on hard, that's for sure. Sorry I missed what I missed, but I had a real good time anyway.

[@russellformes]

Could you pass the acid test?

[@eliragsdale7504]

What a wonderful interviewer. Sharp and good questions.

[@10nesche]

"Do you look forward to going to the Great Beyond?"......... WOW, lady. Does anyone?

[@bobbyweir6285]

Yeah, Thank you so much for being a true fan of my music ... Those lovely comments of yours really went straight to my heart .. well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music.. have you been to my concert before ??

[@johnbeck7716]

'Chicken' ... awesome.

[@Vantagonist]

She was trying to dig for dirt so bad and they just kept messing with her, they handled it well!

[@overlook77]

How did they get Jerry to wake up that early?

[@tgproductions97]

Chris Holcomb Cocaine

[@jesusflores2121]

He was probably still used to the West Coast time frame.

[@michaelthompson2824]

He hadn't been to bed yet :-)

[@jesusflores2121]

Michael Thompson Jerry was like, "(Yawn!) I don't usually stay up this late."

[@JasonDebly]

Michael Thompson yup

[@mksland3884]

"Chase the music" Time to come down now Bobby! Musicians that wax philosophical Blaahh! You can feel the atmosphere all right everyone is tweaking like there's literally a vibration in the air. LOL

[@chadcampbell5908]

We all miss you Jerry

[@drewwhitney8439]

Haha wow. Jerry references Pig Pen dying by saying “going to the great beyond” and the interviewer didn’t know what that meant and asked if jerry looks forward to going to the great beyond.

[@keefwins04]

I thought the same thing. I always thought interviewers nowadays were bad but...

[@richieboy6825]

It would’ve taken 5 minutes to read up on the band’s history. Novice level journalism....

[@j.t.walter5086]

I'm looking forward to going. It's vastly superior in the great beyond. People who have had NDE's know. Heaven is a reality. We're eternal. Just don't take the jab!!!!

[@arlenmargolin1650]

Well I thought I saw most of those channel 4 channel 5 channel 7 kind of interviews but I guess I missed that one until now that is

[@bobbyweir6285]

Try keep updated dear, Thank you so much for being a true fan of my music ... Those lovely comments of yours really went straight to my heart .. well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music.. have you been to my concert before ??