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American rock singer Grace Slick: biography, creativity and interesting facts

Grace Slick was born on October 30, 1939 (77 years) in Evanston. She is a rock singer who has become one of the best representatives of the psychedelic scene of the 60s. Known not only as a vocalist of The Great Society and Jefferson Airplane, but also as a strong and strong-willed singer, the author of texts with deep meaning.

After she left the band, she decided to start a solo career. After the release of the album "Dreams" was nominated in the category "Best Rock Vocalist" at the Grammy Awards.

Now Slick Grace takes the 20th position in the ranking of "One Hundred Great Women of Rock and Roll", and in 1996, as a member of Jefferson Airplane, she was included in the Hall and Museum of Glory, located in Cleveland.

Brief facts

The name of the girl given to her at birth is Grace Barnett Wing. In the music sphere, she was active from 1965 to 1990, in the visual arts - from 1998 to the present day. He positions himself as a rock musician. Her voice belongs to the contralto class. This means that it has the lowest vocal range. Grace Slick can play the piano. Worked in two directions: pop and rock. Of the rock it is closer to such genres: psychedelic, hard, blues, acid.

Biography

Slick was born in Illinois. She has a younger brother who was born in 1948. Due to the fact that the girl's father changed jobs quite often, she could live for all her childhood in such cities as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago. She finished high school in Palo Alto. Here she entered a private educational institution for girls. In college in New York, I did not study very long, from 1957 to 1958. The next year was a student at the University of Miami, which is located on the territory of Florida. Before becoming a musician, Slick Grace worked as a model.

The Great Society

With music, the girl decides to tie her life in 1965. She wanted to create her own band after she went to the Jefferson Airplane concert with her husband. Then it seemed to her that the profession of a musician brings a lot more money and fun than working as a model. A little later, the cousin Grace Slick, Darby, joined the new collective, which was called The Great Society. The debut came at the end of 1965, and by the beginning of the next they had become one of the most popular bands in the genre of psychedelic rock. The girl played the parts on guitar and piano, and also worked with her brother to write texts.

Jefferson Airplane

After the overwhelming success of The Great Society on the rock scene, Slick moved to work for Jefferson Airplane. She replaced the departed by some circumstances Tolya Anderson. Grace in the interview told that she left her own band, because she found Jefferson Airplane much more professional and successful. By 1967, thanks to several singles, the group was the most famous in the country. Grace Slick became almost the first woman who is so successful in the direction of rock music.

The girl in 1968 sang on one of the American show a song from her repertoire. Her face was painted black, gloves of the same color on her hands. After the end of the song, she raised her hand with a clenched fist. This greeting belonged to the left-wing Radical Party of the Black Panthers.

Biography Grace Slick is filled with scandalous events of various kinds. She in 1969 pronounced the word motherfucker on television. It happened during the performance with one of the songs of his group. As a result, Grace became the first to say such an expression on the camera.

Jefferson Starship

After the demise of Jefferson Airplane, American rock singer Grace Slick together with some classmates created a new team - Jefferson Starship.

Because of problems with alcoholism, the girl broke the first album in Germany. As a result, it was postponed a day later. Slick still acted, however, being drunk, began to attack the listeners, recalling that the Germans were the cause of the outbreak of World War II. The next day it became known that she had left the group.

After these events, she twice went to a narcological clinic. Later, Slick admitted publicly that she suffers from alcoholism, told stories about how she took marijuana, LSD and some other substances. If you can find out about the problem with alcohol from a video interview, then the rest of the literature is told by the published literature written by Grace Slick. The book is still popular.

In 1981, the girl returned to the staff of Jefferson Starship. According to the original plans, she had to participate in recording only one single, but she was allowed to stay on a permanent basis. The group released albums that, although they did not receive much publicity, were still paying off. In 1988, Grace finally left the boys. Once again the team collaborated with her in 1989. The girl took part in the recording of one song, after which she effectively announced her departure from the music sphere.

A family

Grace married twice. Ten years was in the first marriage - from 1961 to 1971. Her husband was a cinematographer. After the divorce, Grace chose not to change her surname to a girl, and Slick remained. Her second husband was a lighting master. With it, she was married between 1976 and 1994.

Daughter Grace is born from guitarist Jefferson Airplane, Paul Kantner. China was born on January 25, 1971.

Problems with Justice

Slick, along with Richard Nixon's daughter , graduated from college. She, as a graduate, was invited to a holiday in the White House. She was going to add LSD President to tea, but she was stopped by a guard who was supposed to search and check all suspicious people. Grace was listed in the "black list" of the feds long before this situation.

She was arrested at least three times. For driving and talking in a state of intoxication, as well as for sarcastic responses to the guards of order. Several times she was arrested for the fact that she spoke ironically and with ridicule talking to the police.

In 1994, she was taken into custody after she sent an unloaded gun to the guard of order. Grace herself said that he entered her property without any explanation or permission.

Interesting Facts

Grace Slick put along with Janice Joplin. Together they became one of the most important personalities, which in the 1960s greatly influenced the development of rock as a genre in music. They are the first successful women in this direction. Due to the unique peculiarity of being in public, and also with the help of vocal abilities, it has become a way for such famous rock performers as Stevie Nix, Patti Smith and others.

Due to an incredibly beautiful voice that fits perfectly into rock songs, she, along with Janis Joplin, has proved that this direction in music is not only developed by men.

Another interesting fact is that Grace, after leaving the band and from music in general, said that everyone who works in this genre should leave in 50 years, because in the image they look stupid and ridiculous. Even with this in 2001, she appeared on stage as part of Jefferson Starship. However, this is a one-off speech.

After she left the music, the woman completely devoted herself to drawing. Since 2000, Slick lives on the money received from the sales of her paintings.

An interesting fact to many may seem that Grace is a non-strict vegan. She does not eat duck, cheese, etc. In 2006, she discovered diverticulitis. The first operation did not give any results, the second was performed, and a tracheotomy was performed. It was specially introduced for two months in a coma. After the withdrawal from her, the woman had to learn to walk anew.

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