I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

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.