Robert Hunter's Death

The songwriter Robert Hunter died at the age of 78. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Guitarist and lyricist best known for his longtime collaboration with jam band The Grateful Dead. Though he did not normally perform live with the band, he co-wrote many of their most famous songs, including “Dark Star”.

His birth name was Robert Burns.

Quotes

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I’m not good at being lionized, and when I’m in ‘Grateful Dead’-type situations, that happens.

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When you get ready to vote, make sure you know what you are doing.

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If you can even manage to tell exactly what a song is about, all you do is put that song in a box forever, and it loses its evocative power.

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I feel I’ve got 10 books in me.

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In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given.