Paul Kantner
Paul Kantner
Paul Lorin Kantnerwas an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era, and its more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship. He was born in San Francisco, California...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth17 March 1941
CitySan Francisco, CA
expected ours
I wouldn't have expected an audience of ours to burn down our equipment.
fleetwood front jeff people
When we toured... I was hungry to take out people like Jeff Beck in front of us; Fleetwood Mac, just before they hit; Heart, just before they hit.
What we're saying now is you have a choice: You can stay, or you can go away.
We're giving RCA another record, and that should finish them.
main
One of the main things we learned as a band in those days was not to be the headliner.
people
I don't blame it on the Hell's Angels. I blame it on the people who were there.
otherwise printed
We printed all the words out because otherwise nobody would be able to understand them.
beautiful crowds good involved locked meet ready
Then you get to be involved with all the people, meet all the beautiful girls, get all the good food, get ready and locked in before all the crowds hit.
carry die process sort surprising
We're sort of too old to die young now, ... so you have to sort of carry (it) off with what you've got. And you're surprising yourself still. I think that's part of the process is the surprises.
rocks concerts business-meeting
Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings.
christian brother believe
I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking.
land guy over-you
You can't plan for the future, because some guy's going to land in a spaceship with three heads and a big beak and take over everything.
believe play stones
I believe the Rolling Stones wanted to play in Golden Gate Park.
real way force
The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways.