"I was a child of the 1980s. I come from a world of structural thinking, the concept, the theorizing, the reassessing, the perfecting. Bob learned early on that spirit, heart, soul, curiosity, and fearlessness was the path to glory. We both found success with each of our templates, and then we found each other... We were unlikely partners, and that was part of our magic."
"Over the course of a decade, we came to trust each other. He taught me, among many other things, to trust in the moment, and I'd like to think I taught him a little bit to rely on a plan, not as a substitute for the divine moments, but as a way to lure them in a little closer. I guess maybe what I was really doing was showing him he could rely on me. Bob took a chance on me. He staked his entire reputation on my joining a band with him. He gave me musical community. He gave me this community."
Bob Weir died earlier this month at age 78, and a public memorial took place January 17 at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza. John Mayer, who played with Weir in Dead & Company, delivered a lengthy eulogy and performed a solo cover of the Grateful Dead's 1970 song "Ripple." Mayer recounted that he and Weir shared a birthday and described Weir as a countercultural icon, contrasting their backgrounds and mutual influence. Mayer said Weir taught him to trust the moment while Mayer taught Weir to use planning to invite those moments. Weir played rhythm guitar and sang lead for the Grateful Dead for thirty years and performed with numerous other bands.
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