jerry frets 85

New commentator Derpa reminds us of this infamous cover photo fromĀ Frets magazine in 1985, in which Garcia has apparently been eating powdered donuts, or putting up drywall, or coming into the game LeBron-style.

Or something.

Here’s the interview, and it’s a good one: Garcia was always lucid and intelligent and willing to bullshit about the banjo, even at his lowest.

If you don’t have time to read the whole thing, Garcia’s answers to the questions raised on the cover are: I love soloing so fucking much; Bluegrass is great, man; the Dead is getting on my tits, to be honest.