He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and a secondary vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, formed in 1965 when he met Marty Balin. Kantner eventually became the leader of the group and led it through its highly successful late-1960s period. In 1970, while still active with Jefferson Airplane, Kantner and several Bay Area musicians recorded the album Blows Against the Empire, which was co-credited to both Paul Kantner and ‘Jefferson Starship’. A big sci-fi fan, he led Jefferson Starship into the mid-80s. He was the only musician to appear on all albums recorded by Jefferson Airplane as well as Jefferson Starship. But missed out on Starship's period of success with ‘We Built This City On Rock n Roll’ even though, ironically, he could claim to have done so, more than most. He died in 2016 as one of the leading lights of the counterculture.
EU Countries: You've heard of Brexit haven't you? If you haven't, I admire your ability to ignore the real world. It means if you live in the EU, you will have to pay VAT on your order to get it delivered. Please don't waste all of our time by ordering if you aren't prepared to pay it and don't send me indignant emails about it - I can't help it, I hate it more than you, believe me and I have told you!! Right?
