"Weir, who died at age 78 on Saturday, mentioned that dream several times over the years. It was a characteristically candid, subtle tribute, the kind of intensely private, spiritual moment that gave his interviews more depth and insight than most in rock journalism. But that was Bob Weir. The youngest original member of the Grateful Dead, Weir was often seen as the spacey, almost untethered junior partner in a band of fierce intellects and forceful personalities."
"Weir was a thoughtful, disciplined student of his craft, and over the course of a 60-year career, he forged a thoroughly innovative and unique musical style that redefined the rhythm guitar. By the late 1960s, his remarkable ability to bridge the roles of his bandmates was an essential fabric for the Dead's sound, uniting the dueling leads of Garcia's guitar and Phil Lesh's bass with the jazz-inflected drumming of Bill Kreutzmann and the complex percussion of Mickey Hart."
Bob Weir experienced a dream the night Jerry Garcia died in which Garcia appeared preoccupied, a farewell rather than a premonition. He referenced that dream repeatedly as a private, spiritual moment that added depth to his interviews. Weir combined an impish humor with a deep seriousness that sometimes eluded critics. He was the youngest original Grateful Dead member and, over a 60-year career, developed an innovative rhythm-guitar style. He bridged bandmates' roles, uniting Garcia's guitar and Phil Lesh's bass with Bill Kreutzmann's jazz-inflected drumming and Mickey Hart's complex percussion, enabling the group's simultaneous improvisations.
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