"I DON'T THINK ALL THE ASPECTS OF JERRY WERE FULLY REALIZED IN HIS MUSIC. HE WAS SO 'ATTRACTIVE' - GENTLE INTELLIGENCE, TALENT, HUMOR, AND A SHARP WISDOM - THAT HE WAS ULTIMATELY UNABLE TO TURN IN ON HIMSELF. THESE TRAITS WERE OBVIOUS ONE ON ONE, AND THROUGH HIS ABILITY TO EXPRESS HIMSELF IN ANY NUMBER OF MEDIUMS, HE WAS A POOR MAN'S DA VINCI - AMONG, BUT APART FROM THE CROWD ABOVE, BUT WITHOUT DISDAIN, HE REPRESENTED A GENERATION. I TRY, WITH BRIGHT COLOR, TO BRING HIM OUT AGAIN."
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