Grace Slick Turns Seventy-Six

Grace Slick Turns Seventy-Six October 30, 2015

graceslick

Singer, songwriter, and artist Grace Slick was born on this day in 1939, making her seventy-six. She fronted the Jefferson Airplane, which became Jefferson Starship, which became Starship. She is legitimately called a rock n roll legend. Unlike many of her contemporaries who didn’t die and are still on the road, she retired from the music industry at forty-nine. According to a 2007 interview recorded in Wikipedia, she observed “You can do jazz, classical, blues, opera, country until you’re 150, but rap and rock and roll are really a way for young people to get that anger out,” and, “It’s silly to perform a song that has no relevance to the present or expresses feelings you no longer have.” She has become an artist. To mixed reviews, I gather, but with a following. Like too many of her generation drugs and alcohol took their toll. But unlike so many, she survived. And seems to be aging well. I’m glad.

Happy birthday, Grace!


Browse Our Archives

Follow Us!