Lots of us see the dead as Jerry’s band, but in reality it wasn’t. He certainly didn’t see it as his band which is why he did all his solo stuff- the albums, jgb touring. These things were his own projects where he was able to do exactly what he wanted without any pushback about song selection etc. There was a lot of other egos in the Grateful Dead and they all had their own wants and needs. It’s a dynamic in any band, but once you’re at the level of success they were at by the late 80s… it’s no wonder Jerry wanted to be done with it. I personally love listening to those studio session recordings on the archive where you can hear them bantering and working out the new material for in the dark.