Bob Weir | Broken Record (Hosted by Rick Rubin) 

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What is lost on most people, is how wonderful of a guy Bob Weir is.... all of the band members had a unique journey but Bob is just incredibly interesting....adopted, dyslexic, very young when he joined the band, his approach to music, how honest he is to the music. Bob is a class act. I admire the guy so much. Thanks Bob-you really are in inspiration.

I love Bob Weir. He 's like a great example of a life well lived.

Bob Weir is a warrior. He is the most innovative rhythm guitarist in the world. One of the coolest men alive today.

“Slower than a slug in a trance” - gotta love the Bobby Analogies

Bob is a gift to us all.

This is such a quiet treasure, this conversation. The insistence in being completely in the moment, improvising was worth the listen alone. But Bobby knocks it over the fence straight away with his description of a song as a living entity... truly a joy to experience...

I want to spend an hour alone with Bobby and a couple of acoustics so bad. God what a fuckin legend for humanity.

Thank you Rick for taking us on this journey and allowing Bobby to share some of his stories.

Bob Weir is amazing bless him

Bobby is so underrated, he is awesome 😎

Bob is just a legendary example of pure Americana.

Bob weir had so much raw energy on the live album Skull and 🌹 roses. The not fade / going down the road is a great example.

“A broken angel sings from a guitar “ Bob is more than a super genius Rock icon. More than an a sweetheart human being. He is a hero to me and thousands like me as Jerry was. Not that that would make him feel anything but uncomfortable, but he is. His immense gift in not only creating musical masterpieces that live forever in minds and hearts around the world. But sowed those seeds in performing thousands of shows tens of thousands of songs that just an individual performance of one song that night became a cherished gift or grace that wetted to our hearts. Revealed the truth in that moment as sacred art does living in the backdrop of our minds and hearts. Becoming part of who we are. That’s fucking magic Those musical masterpieces revealed our broken heart, our sense of magic and wonder our unity with our true nature, each other, the planet and the beyond. I saw hundreds of Grateful Dead shows right in the first 20 or so rows. Always on psychedelics always paying intense acute attention always grateful. Sometimes to here the most of the storm of musical mystical wonder in every second, so much that came out of a Grateful Dead live performance, I would just focus on Bobby, his playing, His sense of rhythm and melody so beyond sublime like musical miracles pure unique reflecting the moment. Sometimes between songs just in tears so grateful so musically blown away, I would just say loudly very close “Bobby you are like my big brother. I love you so. Much. “. He honestly Would here me once in a while and look down with humility and grin. I would always describe Bobby, as they say a person “where’s there heart on there sleeve “. He was the heart on the sleeve of the Grateful Dead. Oh Bobby Destroyer of darkness Revealer of light. The GOAT “He never stops at noth’n He’s just play’n in the band “ {♥️}:=}

I love that every live show is such a great experience it means way more to me then any album ever could

My Old Friend Jerry Came Too Me In A DREAM☹️🔥🌹🎸♦️♣️☮️🕉️

Greatest rhythm guitarist sround. And to think almost 60 years in the dead. The magic he has seen and helped create. The lives he's lived in his time playing in the band as our estimated prophet 🙏 thank you Bobby❤

Was never a fan of the Dead. But I’ve really grown to appreciate them and appreciate Bob Weir.

thanks to all involved in this. What would seem a collision of different worlds, Rick Rubin treats Weir with the respect he deserves. Rubin is obviously not a Dead head, but he asks good questions from the perspective of someone involved in the creation of music. He brings out good answers from Bobby. A satisfying listen!

“The music is where I live, the rest of the world I’m just visiting”

I started playing Bobby and Dead songs 15 years ago I've been a fan since 74. Since then I have found my own voice through the musings of these embodiment of grand spirits. It has been a pleasure to wade into water. They sound nothing similar but have full immersion. Hurricane Dave and the Storm Chasers. Out soon!

as peter rowan said..'i've been in a lot of bands but playing in the grateful dead was like working in the engine room of a spaceship'....

Bobby Weir is a true, national treasure!

2 of the coolest dudes in music! Weir everywhere ⚡ Thank you so much for this. Every Silver Linings Got A Touch of Grey. We will get by. Stay strong people 💀Be Kind to each other 3 / 17 / 20

Like so many, The Grateful Dead changed my life for the better! I love the ride!

Quite anamazing fellow.... So glad to hear you're still writing. He must Miss Jerry slot. I didn't become a grateful Dead appreciate or until I was about 60. Once I found them, I was hooked. Once hooked, I realized that Bob was really an anchor of sorts.; Laying down that solid rhythm. I just want to say thank you Mr. Weir... The grateful Dead would never have been able to do it without you!

You're amazing Mr. Weir. Thanks for the interview Bobby and Rick

Several years ago I really got into the jug bands like the Memphis Jug Band and Cannons Jug Stompers and you see where they got so much of their early material.

I have no idea if this podcast keeps getting new episodes, but every 2 years I get a new episode on my feed and they are very inspiring and insightful.

This is deep....makes me want to dig into music and feel my musical roots

The mind of man is just a tool,the songs are stored off line with our original creator,thanks for tapping into the library it's been wonderful. 😊

I used to not understand how awesome and important bob is was to the deads sound but man bob really is great really great and important rhythm guitar player

Love this. Bobby is my birthday twin (and actually, when you add John Mayer into the mix, the three of us all share the same birthday), and I've loved his music for a long time. So excited to listen to this. Also, I've never heard Rick talk before. He's got a great, soft, gentle voice. I love that.

Man...this musical conversation was a complete joy to listen to. Brilliant and compelling.

I love Rick's observations on Bob's unique playing prowess. Great stuff here. Thank you.

Very cool that Phil Lesh was originally a Trumpet player and turned into a great Bass player, as Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Whom Rick produced interestingly) also played Trumpet in his younger years and turned into a legendary Bass player as well.

I could handle another hour of this conversation, easy.

Bobs playing is the most unique Rythym player to ever play.. his feel and playing is entirely his own. He’s a great player to learn from when writing rhythm parts

Great interview, Rick. Enjoy your understated, yet enthusiastic approach. As a longtime Dead listener, it was interesting to hear Bob's perspective of the band's process and evolution; often different than what I had imagined.

What an amazing interview...not a minute wasted. I am a very pleased & happy camper! Thank U GUYS!

In much the same way as Jerry, I could listen to Bob talk about music for hours. Granted, I have spent most of my life that I have memory of eating, sleeping, and breathing music. Even though Jerry and Bob had very different approaches in the way they came to the music, both were/are equally fascinating. And I can attest having seen them somewhere over 50 times back in the 80’s, that never once was a show the same. I can think of no other band who managed to capture random lightening in a bottle with the frequency, musical ability, and awareness that the Grateful Dead could. They are one of very few bands that are truly peerless. You have to admire that. Even if they are not your “thing”. Great interview.

You are so amazing thank you for everything ❤

This is such a great interview, one of my all-time favorite interviews

RIP John Perry Barlow and Robert Hunter.

Learned a lot of rhythm guitar from listening to Bob Weir,and timing also thanx Bobby.

Bobby was a baby when he joined the band I mean just look at the images. I quit taking guitar lessons after about lesson 10 or so when I was a young teen. I eventually found the music of the Grateful Dead and started learning their songs by playing along with their shows that I had on tape. I always thought a lot of the parts I learned I thought were Jerry’s parts but as I began going to their shows I realized many of the parts I was drawn to were Bobby’s parts. I wish I was a healthy as Bobby. ♥️this man. Both of these men. And then of course i love me some Jerry too

This is one of the richest interviews you could have done🔥💜✴

well done. really nice hearing thoughtful and fairly unique questions being asked of bob. he tends to slip into the same stories over and over when asked the same old questions, so it was great to hear something new and interesting out of bobby. even when he revisits well tread topics he seems to be more engaged in this interview.

Remarkable interview! Thanks Bob ❤️

One of those guys who was in the right place at the right time... Two of my favorite humans here

Thanks Rick & Bobby

Excellent job with this. Thanks so much.

I could have listened to them for hours! Awesome conversation

This is such a great interview bobby is the man

HA! I learned China Cat Sunflower in a dream. No Joke! I woke up and thought, "holy shit! I just learned China Cat," picked up my guitar and played it.

I was watching a kill count and got this as an ad, I ended up watching the whole thing. Pretty cool.

I want to listen to days of these two talk.

Just fabulous. I could listen to more.

This is just amazing.

I love the line that music is where he lives. The rest he’s just visiting. Should be so lucky to find that thing that consumes you.

Wonderful! Thank you!!!

This is the coolest one yet

This is a very cool interview! Thanks!

Love Bob! How can’t ya ✊🏼💪🏼🙏🏼

Hey Rick This Is Ctreg Thank You For This Grate 🌹 Inyervview!!😀With Our Boy Robert🎸🌹🔥😀😁☹️😪💚💜❤️☮️🕉️🛸👽

Got my popcorn ready

Love to watch the interview

Great interview. Keep it up

❤ thank you for this.

Thank you Bob for teaching me songwriting and structure and learning how to rock out. A mentor to me and he doesn’t even know it!!!

Bob Weir - true icon and one of my favorite guitarists. And Rubin draws some great context and anecdotes out of him that I hadn't heard. And I'm very familiar with the lore.

Bob’s sayings are top notch “slower than a slug in a trance” 😂 bro

thank you for sharing this. love the tune bobby starts playing around 44:00 really dug it! thanks!

We live in Turlock Ca the dead played here at the fairgrounds. I was not there, a few years ago got to see Bob with ratdog, up hills / That was best I have ever seen!!

Great interview. Great questions, stuff I always wanted to know on the workings of the band.

Can’t believe this is 3 years old good stuff

Wow, the black preachers stuff makes so much sense. It literally made Bob the performer he is. The man preaches with so much emotion. It all makes sense now.

Bob Weir that was remarkable

Great interview

Incredibly interesting to hear about the writing process!

Love the new material Bob

Much love

It’s a man’s world - Harper College 5/2/1970 is awesome!

That was very satisfying.

Wake up to find out that Bob is the voice of the world!

Great conversation

i love Bob Weir! Besides all of his obvious talents and uniqueness as a rhythm player, his utilization of izod shirts and cut off shorts in the Reagan era was thoroughly refreshing, if not "ground breaking"

Love you Bobby thanks for everything brother ❤️. Ps I feel bad about making comment number 421. 😆 🤣

Fascinating...

The best of podcasting! With all the crap out there I am so glad I found this awesome conversation. This channel will take off. God bless. (Sent in from Korea where we've beed hunkered down for almost 2 months in semi-quarantine )

I love Bob Weir...

great interview. i understand motown also had two drummers.

"A song is an alien lifeform" hahaha, Weir I believe it! I've seen Grateful Dead Songs as living creatures infront of me.

When Bob and Rick are talking around the 24th minute about the bands Democratic process - About what they would consider and where they were going, this makes me think this is the reason the band defied all odds and stayed together for so long.

❤thAnk u Rick love u BoBB.e

there was a missed opportunity to do studio versions of the 8 new tunes on skull & roses (2) and europe 72 (6) that were only recorded live...as a follow up to american beauty it would have been great and so we'll never know what kind of treatment they would have received...

My first dead show I was 14 years old with my uncle..and wow does bobby look older

I’m glad u stayed 💋🤟

Songs stopped visiting me in my late 20's. I'm waiting for them to come back. 43 now so times ticking

Bobby is the coolest guy in the world. In my imagination I would have lived his life. He was a child when he started with the dead unbelievable