Dark Star

<p>For more than thirty years Jerry Garcia was the musical and spiritual center of the Grateful Dead one of the most popular rock bands of all time. In <em>Dark Star</em> the first biography of Garcia published after his death Garcia is remembered by those who knew him best. Together the voices in this oral biography explore his remarkable life: his childhood in San Francisco; the formation of his musical identity; the Dead's road to rock stardom; and his final crushing addiction to heroin. Interviews with Jerry's former wives lovers family members close friends musical partners and cultural cohorts create a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a rock-and-roll icon--and at the price of fame.</p>