John Perry Barlow, "Estimated Prophet", on the Grateful Dead album Terrapin Station (1977); lyrics by Barlow, music by Bob Weir
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California, I'll be knocking on the golden doorLike an angel, standing in a shaft of lightRising up to paradise, I know I'm going to shine.''
— John Perry Barlow on California
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About John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow (3 October 1947 – 7 February 2018) was an American poet, essayist, lyricist for the Grateful Dead, cattle rancher, cyberlibertarian political activist, and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Freedom of the Press Foundation.
About John Perry Barlow
John Perry Barlow (3 October 1947 – 7 February 2018) was an American poet, essayist, lyricist for the Grateful Dead, cattle rancher, cyberlibertarian political activist, and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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