Mickey Thomas on Starship History, Grace Slick

Rolling Stone‘s interview series “Last Man Standing” features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and musicians who are the last remaining members of iconic bands. In some cases, they are the only classic-era member in the current touring lineup. In others, they are the only ones still alive. In either case, the task of keeping the torch lit has fallen onto their shoulders, whether they wanted that responsibility or not. The gradual evolution of the 1960s psychedelic group Jefferson Airplane into the 1970s arena-rock band Jefferson Starship, 1980s pop hitmakers Starship, back to Jefferson Airplane for a hot minute…