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     From Jefferson Airplane to Homeless Schizophrenic: The Story of Skip Spence

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2. www.loudersound.com › features › skip-spence-mobyMoby Grape, Oar, and the wild genius of Skip Spence | Louder

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence wrote his album Oar in a psychiatric ward after threatening his bandmates with an axe. Years after his death, artists still acknowledge its influence

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   Aug 29, 2022 · Skip Spence was Jefferson Airplane's first drummer and was also known for his time with Moby Grape. Here's a closer look at his tragic life story.

4. www.uncut.co.uk › features › the-magic-of-skipThe magic of Skip Spence: “He was like a neon sign” - UNCUT

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   May 1, 2020 · “Skip was a complex person,” reckons guitarist and ex-Jefferson Airplane colleague Jorma Kaukonen, who’d visited Spence in Bellevue. “Whatever unresolved emotional issues he had, he was ...

5. www.youtube.com › watchPsychedelic Rock's Oddball: The Story of Skip Spence

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   Oct 5, 2023 · Skip Spence was according to Allmusic one of the brightest lights of the world of Psychedelic Rock. An essential member of early Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, Skip Spence became known...

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6. www.popmatters.com › moby-grape-skip-pence-biographyThe Complicated Life of Moby Grape’s Skip Spence - PopMatters

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   5 days ago · His briefly burning creativity and agonizingly slow decline are profiled in a wonderfully comprehensive new biography, Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence. Author Cam Cobb spoke...

7. www.psychedelicbabymag.com › 2018 › 08‘A Broken Heart Would Be Lovely’: Skip Spence and Oar

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   Aug 14, 2018 · For years afterwards, this young man’s album was condemned to a humiliating, drawn-out death in the bargain bins of thrift shops and dollar stores. But awaiting those lucky few that salvaged it from the back shelves was a record of surprising beauty and true musical honesty.

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   Who was Skip Spence?

   • Skip Spence was Jefferson Airplane's first drummer and was also known for his time with Moby Grape. Here's a closer look at his tragic life story.

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   Who was Skip Spence before he joined Jefferson Airplane?

   • Prior to joining Jefferson Airplane, Skip Spence was briefly a member of the San Francisco-based garage rock band The Other Side, playing rhythm guitar for the group in 1965 when they were still known as The Topsiders.

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   Why did Skip Spence write oar?

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   How did Skip Spence die?

   • "He was helpless in a way in terms of being able to define anything or control his feelings," the musician said. Skip Spence died of lung cancer on April 16, 1999, only two days before his 53rd birthday. Looking back on his friend's legacy, producer David Rubinson stressed that Spence was not the "crazy" person many people made him out to be.

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9. www.youtube.com › watchThe Complicated Life Of Skip Spence [Jefferson ... - YouTube

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   While celebrated by the likes of Tom Waits, Beck, and Robert Plant, Spence's life was sadly plagued by substance abuse, erratic behavior, and poor mental health. Spence’s story is the story...

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