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My parents were very open about what kind of talent I had. They never pushed me to become an accountant because they knew that would be just absolutely ridiculous. So they were encouraging in what I am able to do with some success.
Grace Slick
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Grace Slick
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 30
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Highland Park
Illinois
Grace Barnett Slick
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Grace Victoria Barnett Wing
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Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
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Woodstock is well known because this country is so hyped on amount. It was big. Half a million people doesn't necessarily mean something is good. It just means it's big.
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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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