John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead Lyricist And Internet Pioneer, Dies At 70

Nothing made me smile quite so much as being in the presence of this man, John Perry Barlow.… https://t.co/ottbzqqyxZ

— Seán Ono Lennon (@seanonolennon) February 7, 2018

To give you an idea of what a ridiculous and original life @JPBarlow lived, here is just one paragraph from his Wikipedia page. He has a thousand other stories like this. https://t.co/QGgSwqg2UT pic.twitter.com/sVHJMGgTlh

— Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) February 8, 2018

"A good way to invent the future is to predict it. So I predicted Utopia, hoping to give Liberty a running start before the laws of Moore and Metcalfe delivered up what Ed Snowden now correctly calls 'turn-key totalitarianism." — #JohnPerryBarlow, RIP 2018

— Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) February 7, 2018

One of the strangest and most remarkable pieces I've ever read in my entire life is this interview between bell hooks and John Perry Barlow https://t.co/CU3yRlidW2

— Parker Higgins (@xor) February 7, 2018

RIP @jpbarlow. John was a fine lyricist, a trenchant cultural provocateur, and a larger-than-life guy. I'm grateful to him for writing the intro to the book David Shenk and I wrote in 1993, "Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads." Fare thee well, and thanks for all the beauty. pic.twitter.com/r8VeVjpVDs

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) February 7, 2018

https://twitter.com/MichaelWolffNYC/status/961406861328207872

We have lost a great gentleman, leader, visionary, creator. So sad.

John Perry Barlow, Internet Pioneer, 1947-2018 https://t.co/I7Q5dw0oOG via @eff

— Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) February 7, 2018

https://twitter.com/anildash/status/961416050125475840

Mourning @jpbarlow. His "Principles of Adult Behavior," written on Oct. 3, 1977 when he turned 30 (an age he never expected to reach), are as wise a guide to life as I know. Thanks, John. pic.twitter.com/BJ09eFi7LA

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) February 7, 2018

John Perry Barlow, R.I.P. Yes, he was an internet pioneer. More important, he wrote “Cassidy.” That’s what history will remember, and what the rest of us are grateful for.

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) February 8, 2018

Our co-founder and inspiration, the great @JPBarlow, sadly passed away last night. Rest in power, Barlow. The internet will never be the same without you. https://t.co/FQj0prF0ag

— Freedom of the Press Foundation (@FreedomofPress) February 7, 2018

This is crushing. John Perry Barlow was the pen behind so many Grateful Dead classics. Black Throated Wind, Estimated Prophet, Mexicali Blues, Music Never Stopped, Looks Like Rain. His partnership with @BobWeir was legendary. https://t.co/og3P3cmc1j

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 7, 2018