I care about being able to play. If you're playing with integrity in the music, then that's what matters. But it wasn't that great for me because it was kinda like going back into the old times without the guy.

In 2009 Oteil Burbridge was replaced by James Hutchinson. They released an EP Dice with the Universe and an album Trichromes. They toured the southern U.

Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7 1946 in Palo Alto California) is an American drummer who played with the rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career. Recently he has been playing shows with his own bands BK3 and 7 Walkers which also features guitarist Papa Mali.