Here’s to us, and those like us… damn few left…
Signe, Jorma & Paul in happier times
We knew yesterday that Paul had suffered a grievous heart attack and probably wasn’t going to make it. We all hoped for better news, but it just wasn’t to be.
Paul and I were old friends. Bob Kinzie introduced me to him when I was in Santa Clara in ’62. Our commonality was always the music and whatever it took to make it happen. We all played the same little dusty, smoky rooms… struggled to be heard over the hiss of espresso machines… and loved every moment of it. When Paul enticed me into joining what would become Jefferson Airplane, we rehearsed relentlessly. When we went on the road in the beginning we couch surfed together. No one could afford hotels. We shared food… we shared cars… we had one heart.
The Airplane was an amazing aggregate of personalities and talent. That we could all coexist in the same room was amazing. That we could function together and make the lasting art that we did was nothing short of a miracle. In my opinion Paul was the catalyst that made the alchemy happen. He held our feet to the flame. He could be argumentative and contentious… he could be loving and kind… his dedication to the Airplane’s destiny as he saw it was undeniable. Over the years he and I occasionally butted heads over things that seem trivial today. I was so pleased last year when he accepted my dinner invitation when I was in San Francisco and indeed we rediscovered our friendship.
After all those journeys together in the beginning… the different paths our lives took as we got older and all the water under the bridge made us all one in a way that no one who wasn’t there could ever understand. We shared water from the same well. In Heinlein parlance, we were indeed water brothers. We were all on fire in a fiery time. Time may have dimmed the flame but the fire in the sky that was so easy to see in youth, is still discernible from the grey castle if you know where to look. I will try to keep my eyes open.
Friends are always good… you can’t have too many of them. That said, the old ones share that wondrous gift of knowing you when you were young. You can’t buy that.
I will miss your presence on this plane…
Ride free to the end of the earth my old friend… I will not forget you!
Jorma, you are so gracious thoughtful and kind. Thank you for all you and your family share. You Will never be forgotten!
Jorma, I think it is so great you met with Paul a year before and reunited. Good for you to initiate the contact and get things right between you all. I know you are happy that you did this. Life is so short and friendship so valuable, we have no time for bitterness and misunderstandings. See you at the ranch. Redman
I remember the times, the music from the Chicago scene at Mother Blues (when you and Paul were dating a couple of my friends, Penny and Lolly), the energy and the hope. There’s a new energy reemerging today that is reminiscent of those times. RIP, Paul and Signe. I’m glad I could share a small part of your journey. And thank you, Jorma, for keeping the music playing.
Rest in Peace, Paul
I never tired of listening to (and playing) music of the Airplane family.
You’ll be missed.
I have loved and blessed all of you. Missing Signe,Paul,Spencer, Skippy,Joey.
Wishing Marty,Jack,Jorma,Grace, health, wealth,love and time to enjoy it.
matthew
Godspeed Paul and Signe!
Godspeed Paul!
For those of us boomers who often find the current American scene as foreign as deserted moonscape the Airplane takes us back to times of greater optimism and hope. Thank you, Jorma, for your contributions then and now.
Jorma, how moving! I have seen you many times. Paul and Signe moved beyond our hearing and sight on my sober date of January 28. Through the Grace of the Good Shepherd, I attained 20 years continous sobriety but I will now associate that date with the beginning of a new journey for Signe and Paul. In the words immortalized by the late David Bowie in his iconic song Space Oddity: “May God’s Love Be With You”.
Jefferson Airplane is part of my early days , learning their songs, watching audiences love those songs. Paul will be missed. I can still dig my Hot Tuna
@John R.
D.C.B.A.——– Well understood, and thank you. It was the first tune played after hearing of Paul’s passing. After all, we all do come and go as we please (though we may not know it?). Be well!
has this been verified?
Sad news indeed if true
Peace
Love All Ways
@jeffersoncampervan
Thanks for all the joy and heartfelt memories. Blows was one of the 1st records my older brother turned me on to when I was about 11yrs. old in 1972 and I’ve kept a copy in one format or another ever since. My first childhood girlfriend’s older brother was also an Airplane/Tuna/CSN fan and we listened to it all, all the time. That brother of mine has also passed a few years ago and Paul passing just brought it all back to me and how much I miss it all, all those friends from yrs ago,all the highs, all the freedom and just my youth in general. The comment with the lyrics from the Sunfire album, “Me and my friends we roll through the hills in the nighttime, Me and my friends run into the mornin sunshine” – that really says it all for me, me and my friends indeed. RIP
R.I.P Signe, who took flight the same day as Paul…
RIP Paul … Paul Kantner and the Jefferson Airplane were one of the greatest bands of all time and one of the biggest musical influences in my life and in the world! I will love and treasure you, Paul, and your music for ever!!! Go Ride The Music! xoxo <3
As I have said before, I am grateful to all of the people of Jefferson Airplane for giving us music that we can ride until eternity. Magic and miracles truly did happen. Thank you Paul Kantner for always making me think and re-think as I ride the music.
The music the Airplane made is timeless and I still listen to it today, especially Today (the song).
Sorry for your friends loss. You’ve such a way with words that this phrase needs repeating. The old ones ” friends ” share that wondrous gift of knowing you when you were young. You can’t buy that.
WOW Jorma…..just WOW! Thank you
DCBA
A very touching and heartfelt eulogy. all I can add is I wonder what are they doing in heaven today. Thank you and all the great musicians that have made this journey through life so much more enjoyable.
We are all strangers in a strange land, we find community of like minded spirit. RIP Paul. Rock on, Jorma.
As a musician, your music has enriched my life. Your thoughts and words in interviews have done the same. Death will always be death, but if you can leave the world KNOWING you changed it for the better…you won. Thank you Paul. Thank you Jorma. Thank you Grace. Thank you Mr. Casady. Thank you Spencer. Your music will resonate on this earth for as long as it continues to spin.
I trust an untethered Paul will continue to explore the other side of this life.
Shine on Jorma.
Dear Jorma,
No words for this
Thanks for sharing Jorma…it’s the River of Time and we’re all traveling on it. Glad you were both able to reconnect, Paul gave us all many gifts and they will not be forgotten.
Thinking of Grace too.
Thank you Jorma. RIP Paul. Peace …Jack.
Thank you. So glad I came of age during the time of the best music ever.
Thanks for your beautiful words. The last sentence about old friends is something that never occurred to me yet so important that i will always think of it from now on. Sorry for your loss man.
RIP Paul………Go Ride The Music~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for posting this for us fans. He was an amazing talent.
Shine on Paul… My deepest sympathy to entire Jefferson Airplane Family and Friends. Peace & Love !
Shine on Paul… My deepest sympathy to entire Jefferson Airplane Family and Friends. Peace & Love !
Many concerts at the Hollywood bowl , Anaheim stadium, the Shrine auditorium and San Francisco. Paul and you all are the music in my heart to this day. Thank you Paul and the rest of you for instilling me the flame spirit of Volunteer. In the audience you have no way to say thank you except with applause. You all deserve so much more for what you gave us as the Airplane
Im glad a friendship did not die, that is some great music and art,
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful tribute, Jorma! We’re all so sorry for your and Jack’s loss!
Thank you Jorma, kind sir.
Jorma, I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend. Though you had some distance through the years, there’s no doubt that the bonds formed through the music were unbreakable. Peace and comfort be with you.
No one could have written it better Jorma. Thank you for your words, they give comfort to all of us who are grieving. Know that we have you, your fellow band mates as well as Paul’s family in our thoughts and prayers. As you said, there are only good friends and let that be a reminder to all of us to reach out and stay as close to those we do call friends, especially the old ones.
What a great guitarist and thread weaver.I have seen the saucers.
Really appreciate the tribute, Jorma. So glad you and Paul were reconciled before the end. Both of you were such a part of all our lives. Carry that fire, brother!
Very sorry for your Loss Jorma.We all knew (the world that is) that you and Paul were close.
Fly on, Paul, I saw the stars tonight, you were shining brighlty. Long live the Baron!
Thank you Jorma for expressing your feelings in this difficult and sad time for all of us….. We can trust now that Paul is truly exploring the stars….. and, now free of a body that tied him down, experiencing everything he dreamed and hoped about – and so wonderfully conveyed to us during his lifetime – Godspeed Paul
Reading everyone’s posts here brings the tears.
Hang in there Jorma & Jack, and the others who are first hand affected, and everyone else as well.
We all shine on.
May his memory be a blessing. I’m glad you had the opportunity to renew your relationship with Paul recently. Sometimes I think your musical energy at 75 is God’s gift to us all. Never miss an opportunity to communicate to people how much they mean to you. Thanks for the ongoing inspiration.
may his name be for a blessing
Wonderfully said. Death don’t have no mercy…
a wonderful, eloquent, and touching eulogy.
many of us have reached an age at which our musical and/or life influences, heroes, sisters, brothers, friends are leaving us at an alarming rate.
but what is our loss is their gain.
rest in peace, paul, and may eternal light shine upon you.
I get the feeling you’ve got the right shades for the occasion.
That is such a great tribute to Paul. I will miss him so much. Airplane was the best.
I feel very fortunate to have seen the Airplane twice, both times in 1970. The following summer of 1971 I was visiting my sister in the Bay Area and went out to Bolinas to interview Lloyd Kahn of geodesic dome fame. He told me about the dome at Paul and Grace’s place that he had worked on. I briefly met Paul Kantner at his front door and told him about my project. He was gracious enough to allow me to walk to the back yard by the sea wall and shoot some super 8 film of the dome. Very beautiful dome by the way. I also told Paul how much I loved the music of the Airplane but was even a bigger “fan” of the Grateful Dead. Oh well, brash long haired hippie punk of 17 that I was he showed a huge amount of tolerance and graciousness towards me.
Jefferson Airplane Loves You
Fly Trans Love Airways – Fat Angel
A man who left footprints in history’s most iridescent firmament…
One of the most memorable days of my career in rock radio was when we met at Southampton College and you agreed to let me serve as host for your show with There Goes the Neighborhood (thanks so much for the amazing set you guys did that night despite the small crowd!), and all the shows you invited me to after that. Hanging out with you and Jack backstage at the Lone Star, and Hofstra and Stony Brook, and the Capital, all very memorable evenings for me. And thanks again for bringing the camera I left backstage at the Capital to the next show at Stony Brook, lol! (I wish I could still thank PJ for noticing it!) But the standout memory was when you showed up for the after party at The Ritz for KBC Band, and you and Jack introduced me to Paul, who happened to be with my old friend Aron (the Pieman) Kay. I still grin widely thinking about that night. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us on this sad occasion, and for the wonderful memories. Say hi to Hurl for me.
Dear Jorma,
Your wise words have helped to lift my spirit and disperse my sadness. Thank you for your words and for your music. My heart is with you and your bandmates, and with all who feel the loss of Paul’s presence and inspiration.
“If you laugh real hard you win the game, hands down!”
Beautifully expressed – thank you for sharing with us
I just found out an hour ago as I hadn’t been on line since yesterday. I freaked a little from a Facebook message a friend had sent me. Still reeling here a bit. Anyway, I am so glad you guys mended fences last Summer. The first time I met Paul was at the Cafe Trieste eleven years ago and I didn’t think he looked real healthy then. The last I saw him was with the band at the new Sweetwater two years ago last November. He was always gracious to me each time I was with him. I was fortunate to meet him via the old A-Deck and E-Deck gang. We will all miss him.
Have you seen the stars tonight
Would you like to go up on the deck
and look at them with me
Have you seen the stars tonight . . .
Indeed a bright star is shining tonight
Condolences my friend
And as always
Life Is A Love Song
Catch ya’ll on the flip side
Love and Peace Fur All
mutt
Thank you, Jorma. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your music and your special view of why we’re all here and what all is possible.
A warm hug, Jorma
Condolences to you Jorma. I think I have a sense of how you feel inside about all this. Glad to hear you rediscovered your friendship. I hope that feeling stays with you forever. Be well my old friend.
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass
Thank you Jorma. A fan from the beginning (in my 60’s now) I was so happy to see Paul when he played on Cape Cod last summer. ‘go ride the music’…………..
PS, please keep coming back & keep bringing Jack
Another man done a full go round! RIP Paul.
Beautifully written,Jorma.Ride on,Paul.
I’ll always remember you two coming in to WPDH in Poughkeepsie in 87 or so… Wreaking of weed. Two of my heroes through my life right in front of me like a dream come true. Have a great picture with both of you that I cherish with so much love and passion. Today I just feel so grateful to have been able to enjoy it all. Thanks Jorma. Thanks Paul, I love you.
That’s just beautiful.
Attending State college and immersing myself in the scene way back when, the thing I remember most
was the incredible creative honesty the bands and the community,in general, displayed. Thanks for sharing your memories Jorma. They don’t make ’em like you and Kantner any more and the world is deprived by this oversight.
we should all be so lucky as to count Jorma among our friends.
The Jefferson Airplane introduced me to a new way of thinking that shaped my philosophy, outlook and life course. I went to many shows but particularly enjoyed the Acoustic Explorer version of Paul’s post-Airplane bands. I loved his irreverence, cosmic vision and music. We emailed briefly about one of his children who was studying psychology and I offered him my thoughts on a career in this field.
Rest in peace, Paul; I offer my sincere condolences to those who love you. Sing, sing, sing to the sky!
Thank you Jorma for sharing your thoughts with us on the passing of your band mate and friend Paul Kantner. ” Go ride the Music ” indeed.
So sorry to hear this my friend. So sorry for your loss. We are at a time in our journey where too many leaves fall from the tree of life. I hope that we can continue the journey together for many years to come.
Thank you Jorma,,,
You made it happen together and your healing of this past year with Paul means a lot to all of us. We who loved him, must all mourn his passing, together if we can. I thank you so very much!
Masterfully written my friend. A message to us all in time.
Wonderful tribute, Jorma; very sorry for your loss.
nice remembrance. time does go rushing by. we used to live in a yellow submarine. now we live in the grey castle, looking for the light. almost sounds like a gospel song.
Another man done gone…
@Zebra
PERFECT quote Zebra, I have it playing at 11 with the windows open.
Hurts. Frist thing I did, I put on Blows Against the Empire. Next it was the reunion album. The Wheel. Dreams don’t die… Hurts.Nobody has ever come close to recreating what Kantner and the rest did. Hurts.
Very sorry about the loss of one of your friends. While there is sadness and the severed bonds of love that ties us all together when we lose someone, death is but a transition to our rightful spiritual place. For now, we are stuck in the physical plane, with our own work to do and lives to lead. but when our time is done, we will see all of our loved ones who’ve gone on before and all things will come flooding back to our remembrances. Farewell, Paul, rest in peace now.
Dear Jorma,
Please know that all your fans have you, Jack, Marty, Grace and all Paul’s friends and family in our thoughts and prayers today. I’m sure there are some of us who have someone in their life who share the same relationship as you and Paul had. I hope you can find some comfort in knowing that you were able to have dinner and share good times as two old friends do.
If there’s a Rock and Roll Heaven you know they have a hell of a band…
RIP Paul
Kathy
Thank you for those great words and stories
bandmenbers are like brothers and sisters and
most people dont understand that
Paul was like a brother to you Jorma
with ups and downs in the family
we will miss Paul
RIP PAUL SAIL AWAY BROTHER
Concluding my pre-selection collegiate visits in 1970 , I visited Mt.st.Marys college Emmitsburg Md on 4/25/70,I was delighted to see the Airplane perform at the field house that weekend.That galvanized my selection of schools.I spent the next four years there& had a great educational experience with the benefit of being 1- hr north of DC and all that implied.
Free Dead shows at AU soccer field and airplane on the Washington mall(levitate the pentagon–A LITTLE AMBITIOUS??)
I had seen the airplane the year before at 35′ behind a white picket fence on Yasgurs farm ,great show and admirable performance following the Daltrey/Townsend juggernaut.
Followed the iterations of the band and their tour in 76 when Fleetwood Mac opened for them.
A better life for the musical ride.
Fly -Jefferson airplane -always got us there on time.
Keep on truckin
RIP Paul (I have listened to “Comin’ Back to Me” a few times already this morning)
Thanks, as always, for your moving words Jorma
“Time may have dimmed the flame but the fire in the sky that was so easy to see in youth, is still discernible from the grey castle if you know where to look. I will try to keep my eyes open” great stuff
Thank you for sharing your memories Jorma, I am so glad you had the opportunity to break bread with him and rediscover your friendship before he passed, I am sure that meant so much to him.
Stay healthy, Jorma. We need you.
Beautifully said, Jorma! I will miss Paul. Thanks for all the great music over the years!
Thanks for sharing your memories, Jorma.
… finally, I was absent…
Thanks for sharing, Jorma.
Frank
I felt those vibes but was concerned about his chain smoking, he may have picked up on that. You guys were pretty awesome. Everyone I know wanted to travel on that Airplane. Peace and Love to you all, may Paul Rest In Peace. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well said, Jorma. Your words brought a tear to my eye. Rest in peace, Paul.
Sad news indeed. Thank you for sharing your feelings about your old mate. Paul Kantner was a big influence on a lot of people of my age, teens at the time of the Jefferson Airplane. He opened a lot of minds in many ways. I pray he is at peace.
Beautiful words. Jefferson Starship was my first concert, date and grass in 1981, and from them I discovered Airplane and Tuna. So grateful you all played for me in 1989 so I could get a taste of that sweet magic.
It’s up to us to keep the fire burning and know that though a friend exits the flesh and has gone beyond our sight, their efforts in the cause of love and liberation are not diminished, but are working beside us still.
If you want to get to heaven
Over on the other shore
Stay out of the way of the blood-stained bandit
Oh good shepherd
Feed my sheep
One for Paul. . .
Thank you for this Jorma. The most heartfelt expression today. . .
Thank you Jorma. I was born in 1962 and I remember hearing Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver as a very small child and developing a love for that sound that has never left me. Thank you all so much for a great body of work.
Well said – there is a damn few left. RIP Paul.
There were a few key figures that developed my view of what the world should be. Ray Bradbury, Carl Sagan, and the Jefferson Airplane. They were the cosmic wolf howl for a pack of non-conformist that truly changed the world and Paul was their philosopher king. He remained true to the vision to the very end. A tremendous lose.
Nice observation! Such fine memories of some fine musicians ! RIP Paul! Lifting my coffee mug to you this morning………
Extremely well said Jorma…the art that you, Paul, Jack, Grace, Marty and Spencer created with the JA as well as Tuna will live on forever…thank you for the music…”Come ride the music…I’m riding…”
RIP Paul, The Airplane will live on forever and the great music made from all of you will never be silenced. Thank you to all the members of the Airplane! I hope Paul was aware of the Lifetime Achievement Award, you all deserve it!
Paul will never be forgotten. Go Ride the Music,.. forever.
At first I was irridescent then I became transparent.
Ride the music
Thank you for being who you are Jorma. And thank you Paul
Thank u Jorma, thank u Paul. Such a beautiful sentiment. Such a sad sad loss.
another man done gone. rip paul
I’m very sad to hear about Paul. RIP.
Condolences to all. RIP Paul. We loved ye. Still do.
Jorma, Your writing of Paul was a soothing open book that eased my surprise tears. I say “surprised” because you don’t always know what to expect until it hits you. Like the other in this Post, Jefferson Airplane was my soundtrack beginning in my early teens. One memory that remains is while “We Can Be Together” was blasting on the stereo in my room, I would anticipate the lyric “Up against the wall mother…………….” and turn the sound down so Dad wouldn’t be negatively concerned about what was happening to his daughter. You have my condolences.
The Airplane was one of my favorite bands! I know that we all leave this mortal coil some day, but its depressing when musicians who were part of my youth, leave this earth!
Amen, peace and good fellowship. Jorma, wishing you comfort today.
Jorma, what a fine tribute as only you can write. I came to this page as soon as I heard the news on TV this morning, as it was the only place to go.
The Airplane (and others, certainly) were the bedrock of my musical foundation. I had to know what musicians influenced you, thus the journey really began. I was already fortunate, at a very young age, to have folk and blues music creeping into my subconscious. Then the Airplane came along and wrapped it up into a neat package.
Thanks for everything.
Love to you all.
Baruch Dayan ha emet. May his memory be for a blessing. He will be missed.
Dear Jorma,
Thanks for sharing such good memories & tribute. You, Paul & the Plane were lucky (blessed?) to come together and take that ride. Those of us who tagged along through our record players were part of the ride, too– and we’re not so many as we used to be (as James McMurtry says).
Which is why your message of forgiveness (even, or especially late-in-life forgiveness) hits home today. We all have others we need to forgive, and to ask forgiveness from. ‘There is no way to peace– peace is the way.’
Carry on– all the best to Vanessa & the FPR crew (memories of my visit there are tops in my brain’s aging pantheon).
Very well said Jorma. I drove to work this morning knowing you would have a deep and heartfelt post about Paul’s passing. First thing I did when I got in was to read this. You guys were brothers in six-string arms, blazing a trail, changing the world, among the leaders of a musical, cultural and societal revolution. For us on this side, together you provided the soundtrack to a lifelong love of Jefferson Airplane music. Sorry for your loss, and all of our collective loss.
@tim tracy
You must live in Truro? I think they were at Payomet last summer, and we missed them by a couple of days. Or we just arrived that night and I was too tired to go, the muse didn’t call me there at 9:00. Kicking myself now.
Thanks so very much
There are so many people left sad and lonelier for this loss…and yet richer for having had Paul in the world with us, overlapping our lives. Your great little band out of San Francisco changed so many lives in ways we can’t really measure. I know I felt this very directly with my friends in Queens and Long Island, just school kids whose view of the world and its possibilities were altered by your creative efforts, political statements and cultural advances. The impact was very positive and still resonates; this profound loss feels very real and personal.
amen,,thanks you Jorma for sharing your thoughts, a,good lesson in life,,
mend those fences with old friends,and relatives that we may have broken away from,
life is way to short, and well you just never know when your card will come up,
I have seen that first hand way too much. so..
fare thee well Paul..prayers and meditations to his family and close friends,
yes he will be missed by a generation of music lovers//
Very well said. I will listen to Worst of Jefferson Airplane as I often do at the gym this morning on volume 11. Jorma thanx for keeping the fire going and light shining. and tell Jack Gomer says Hi. I feel the same way bout him.
uncle jack
Beautifully said. Follow that White Rabbit Hole Paul…We will all see you on the other side
When I was young and low out here in San Francisco
I could rely on the fire of my friends, now I can
Carry a few and I do when I can we get
By however we can
Me and my friends we roll through the hills in the nighttime
Me and my friends run into the mornin sunshine – PK
Deepest condolences to you and your family and friends. Carry the fire.
Peace
Love All Ways
RIP Paul Jorma beautifully written you do have a way with words.
Paul, we will miss you and your creative drive. Thank you for bringing domestic and intergalactic space journeys to your fellow travelers. Glad I caught the last show at Westbury…still rockin! Go Ride the Music & we’ll be looking for you from A-Deck!
Jorma, well said as always.
Thanks for these words Jorma-puts me in mind od my own old friends and how important they are to me
Well said, Jorma. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Hi Jorma. I can’ wait to see you again at SOPAC in NJ in March. There are very few people from the 60’s who stayed true to their beliefs for life; whether right or wrong. Paul was one of them. His talent was unquestioned; his intelligence undeniable. One of the things that made the Airplane magical was how all of these incredibly talented yet different (and sometimes combustible) personalities came together as one to make some of the best music of its time and all time. Personally, I am glad I was able to see the reunion tour in 1989 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Even though it wasn’t what it was in the 60’s (and I knew going in it wouldn’t be), I knew then that it was the only chance I would ever have to see the Airplane. I felt like it was a gift from above. That alone, made it special. RIP Paul. You were a true original and you will be missed. Condolences to your family.
My condolences, Jorma. Another helicopter seed has hit sacred ground.
Most touchingly and eloquently stated.
What can I add except to thank Paul (and you) for this remarkable
music that has (and continues) to touch our collective
heart, mind, and soul so very deeply…
If all of our lives were one epic movie, this would have been the score.
Thanks so much for your words and thoughts.
Love and Loss. Honoring and Remembrance. Beautifully written Jorma. As the sadness continues to swirl around us, and hearts grow heavier, I’ll keep you and memories of the magic you’ve made w your music, close in my thoughts. I am so sorry for this and the many other recent losses in your life.❤️
Amen.
Beautiful. Thank you Jorma. This helps.
With great thanks to all of you for everything. RIPPK
Thanks for the wonderful story Jorma.
The music of the Airplane, Starship and Tuna are stories of my life.
We lost another wonderful musician yesterday. Wherever you are tonight
Play Embryonic Journey as you played at the Talkhouse at my request at the first show
after my younger sister passed
To me that song is a gentle reminder of how we came to be and how
we will all leave this plane
Thank you for sharing your talent with us over the years.
RIP Paul. Another Blow against the Empire in 2016.
Peace
Really well written and inspiring.
Thank you Jorma. And thank you Paul……
Jorma teaches us that its never to late to live, love, forgive and be real. Sorry for your loss my friend.
I never knew Paul personally but I loved his music as I loved/love Jorma’s. And they were at opposite ends often over the years.
Jefferson Starship came to my little town on Cape Cod last summer. I was thinking of going the mile or so to the venue but feel asleep instead. At 9pm something woke me and whispered in my head..”go see him, its just down the road, he’s come to see you, this will be your last opportunity, get up and go”..
I went, no ticket, walked into the venue and took a seat in the front row that was empty and waiting for me. After the gig I just walked to the back stage area where he was having a smoke. I told him how much I loved his music, how much it meant to me in my youth and said good bye. I knew his time on this earth was short. He was genuinely appreciative and kind to me. Here is one of his last performances… in a long strange trip from back in the day to the very end. He was as true to his beliefs as anyone who ever lived in that era. See you on the other side of this life.
Tim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO92PQmHZTI
I loved when Vanessa posted the picture of you, Paul & Jack backstage at the Fillmore last year. So glad you all were able to get together.
Jorma I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend and musical calaborator. Many good thoughts and vibes for you.
I aspire be like Kantner
remaining in San Francisco
long after everyone else has left the scene
gladly wasting another afternoon at Trieste
nursing my third espresso
as the fog rolls into North Beach
Thanks for sharing this; to your admirers who were moved and transformed by the music and magic you made with that group of comrades, it feels good to hear what it meant to you. I hope you can and are moving in memory and awareness of the love and power you men and ladies made. It shouldn’t really matter to us as admirers of the work whether or not the men made or are at peace, yet it someone does.
Coldest winter ever. A warm hug to Jorma
Sending all of my love. The journey was long, and the flight was a memorable one. It is an honor to have been inspired by such a body of influence that sought for a clear message of love and understanding. The world, with its imperfections, has proven time and time over how much good there is in all of us, and for those who take that sacrifice to express it in such a way Paul did; well, there is a space in time that will forever remind us of that. Let us never forget the legacy that those such as Paul has left in this light, as well as those who have done the same that continue on in their journey. I wish you all peace in this time, and long live Paul Kantner!
I am so sad. Can’t say more as Jefferson Airplane’s music means so much to me.
SPILLIN OUT OF THE STEEL GLASS GRAVITY GONE FROM THE CAGE A MILLION POUNDS GONE FROM YOUR HEAVY MASS ALL THE YEARS GONE FROM YOUR AGE Thank You Paul Love Zebra
Paul will greatly be missed by all of us that grew up listening to his songs, and words of wisdom. I really appreciate what you wrote, Jorma, beautifully said.
Your a good man giving witness.
Fly on, Paul, I saw the stars tonight, you were shining brightly! Long live the Baron!
Really beautiful. Lots and lots of people posting about Paul Kantner’s passing. This is a very gracious and thoughtful. From someone who knew him he was young. Your right Jorma: You can’t buy that.