Grace Slick Quotes

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Grace Slick

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 30, 1939

People say Altamont was the 'end of the '60s.' It was unfortunate, but at the time we didn't think of it as signaling anything. The fact that nobody got killed at Woodstock is amazing because that was half a million people. We only had 300,000 at Altamont.

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Being in a rock n' roll band was like being in a Sherman tank. Nothing got to you. You were surrounded and protected by men.

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No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.

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I was a floor model at I. Magnin. I'm 5 feet 7, but my legs weren't long enough to be a big-time model. From the knees up, everything is long, but from ankle to knee, if I was in proportion, I'd be 5 feet 9.

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'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan.

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Mainly I make music, and you can do that until you drop dead.

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Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.

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When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do.

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The main point for me is moral; animals are sentient beings. I know for some this is a hard argument to accept, but we're not built to eat a lot of meat.

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It takes a little work to be a vegan, but now it's really possible to have tasty stuff and it's better for you. I say the best test is go as far as you can and see how you feel. Personally, I feel great.

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I didn't want to write a book. They made me do it.

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I don't imagine my parents are too excited about my kind of life. The surrounding weirdness bothers them. Still, I think they're pretty good. Their lives are based on what their friends think, just like ours are.

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Things change so fast, you can't use 1971 ethics on someone born in 1971.

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Prancing around on stage is not the entire purpose of my life.

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I don't miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It's like asking, 'Do you miss the fourth grade?' I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don't want to do it again.

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I like Daughtry, I like Nickelback, I like Dave Matthews. I like Beyonce - she's a really good entertainer.

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Rock & roll is not obscure, it's really easy to understand. So is my painting.

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I do what I love to do, what I choose to do.

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In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall.

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I left rock and roll professionally at about 49. That's too long as far as I'm concerned. Some people can do it; it depends on what you were.

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