Bob Weir of Grateful Dead endorses Kamala Harris, Tim Walz

Musician shared a photo of Tim Walz holding up a T-shirt depicting him and Kamala Harris as the Grateful Dead logo

Bob Weir votes in favour Kamala Harris. Monday has the Grateful dead the founding member shared his support for the Harris-Walz ticket — and a Grateful Dead-inspired T-shirt featuring Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and her vice president running mate Tim Walz as part of the logo.

“You can see your place in the world as something you must defend against those who might want to take it away from you, in whole or in part – or you can see it as a great adventure, a place where dreams can become reality, for yourself and for yourself. others,” Weir wrote. “There is of course an in-between place, but the more you lean towards the big adventurous side, the clearer the choice becomes.”

“More good comes from focusing on building a world where differences are not so pronounced that they cause friction and reducing the inequalities that create barriers,” he added. “With these things in mind, I have done my research and have come to the clear conclusion that I will be voting for @KamalaHarris and @TimWalz this time.”

Weir’s post about Harris-Walz follows a long list of celebrities and musicians who have done just that expressed their support for the Democratic candidate for president. This weekend, Latin musicians Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin were among the stars support Harris for chairman. Rapper GloRilla endorsed Harris earlier on Monday.

Weir’s presidential endorsement also comes just days after him paid tribute to his bandmate Phil Lesh next the death of the bassist Friday. Lesh and Weir shared the stage together for nearly 50 years, from the band’s brief stint as the Warlocks to their decades-long run as the Grateful Dead to post-Dead acts like The Other Ones and Furthur to the final “Fare Thee Well”- shows. in 2015.

“We had our differences, of course, but it is not platitudinous to say that that only made our work more meaningful,” he wrote. “Our conversation and interaction will last at least until the end of my days.”

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