Grace Slick

Background

Grace Slick is an iconic female rock musician famously known for playing the lead singer role as a singer of rock groups such as Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship. Slick was born Grace Barnett Wing in Evanston, Illinois. Her Zodiac sign is Scorpio, while her ethnicity is Caucasian. She grew up in a wealthy San Francisco Bay Area family, and her parents are Ivan Wilford Wing and Virginia Wing. She attended Finch College in New York City and then returned to California to study art at the San Francisco Art Institute. She dropped out of school and began as an airline stewardess. In the early 1960s, she began singing with a band called The Great Society, featuring her then-boyfriend, Jerry Slick. The band released singles, but they were unsuccessful and soon broke up.

In 1966, Slick joined the rock band Jefferson Airplane. She achieved commercial and critical success with Jefferson Airplane, releasing many hit singles and albums. The band’s most successful album, Surrealistic Pillow, featured her iconic song, White Rabbit. She left Jefferson Airplane in 1971 and formed the band Jefferson Starship. She continued to work with Jefferson Starship until 1984 when she left the band to pursue a solo career. In 1971, Slick split with her husband and became involved with Paul Kantner, a band member. Her first album as a solo artist was Sunfighter in 1971. In the 1980s and 1990s, Slick released several solo albums and toured extensively. She has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The personal life of Slick is well documented. She has been married three times, and she has two children. She was married to Jerry Slick but divorced in 1971. She later developed a relationship with Paul Kantner, and they had a daughter. In 1976, she married Skip Johson 1976 but divorced him in 1994. Slick has battled alcoholism and smoking, even to the point of affecting her performance. Apart from singing and songwriting, Slick is a painter, a hobby she took after retiring from music in the 1990s. She is also a philanthropist who has worked with various charitable organizations and causes.