

Born in 1941, Hunter grew up in California andstudied drama for a year at the University of Connecticut, before he spenthalf a year with the National Guard and later signed up for the samepsychedelic research that led Ken Kesey to write One Flew Over The Cuckoo'sNest. Stephen," "China Cat Sunflower," and "Alligator" to the bandfrom New Mexico in 1967.

Robert Hunter has been the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead ever sincehe mailed "St.

Robert Hunter's response: Fractures of Unfamiliarity and Circumvention in Pursuit of a Nice Time. Fractals of Familiarity essay ".an ambiguous lyrical world." The Fractals of Familiarity and Innovation:Robert Hunter and the Grateful Dead concert experienceBy Jurgen Fauth, who welcomes your comments.Ī contribution to The Annotated Grateful DeadLyrics.
