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How did you become a Deadhead?

How did you become a fan of the Grateful Dead?
Deanne Fitzmaurice
How did you become a fan of the Grateful Dead?

Beginning Aug. 1, NPR Music will publish a week-long list of stories and podcast episodes exploring the legacy and future of the Grateful Dead fandom. And we want to hear from you!

We want to know: How did you become a fan of the Grateful Dead? Maybe it was a specific album that converted you, or you were transformed by a show you saw. And what would you say to someone who just doesn’t understand the band’s appeal?

Record a voice memo telling us and email it to us at [email protected]. We’ll share select stories and songs in an upcoming episode in the NPR Music feedBe sure to tell us your first name and where you’re calling from.

If you prefer, you can also tell us about it with the simple form below:

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Hazel Cills is an editor at NPR Music. Before coming to NPR in 2021, Cills was a culture reporter at Jezebel, where she wrote about music and popular culture. She was also a writer for MTV News and a founding staff writer for the teen publication Rookie magazine.

Her music journalism and criticism have appeared in outlets including The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Pitchfork and more. She graduated from New York University with a degree in art history and cultural criticism.

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