Paul Kantner

“We are the people our parents warned us against.”

“I see my life in terms of music.”

“We are psychedelic, which is a state of mind, not a type of music.”

“Science fiction is the great art form of our time.”

“Rock 'n' roll is the most fun I can have with my clothes on.”

“We were trying to break down the walls of the mind.”

“San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.”

“The whole idea of rock and roll is to offend your parents.”

“We don't do politics. We are politics.”

“Think of it! We could have gone on making money, playing 'Somebody to Love' and 'White Rabbit' for the rest of our lives. But we wanted to try something new.”

“If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there.”

“The '60s were a time of great change in the attitudes of society, in the attitudes of the youth, who were not putting up with the old bulls*** anymore.”

“It was just a wonderful time to be alive, and to be in a band in San Francisco.”