# The 1980s hit Grace Slick thought she was too old to sing: “Damn near 50”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1980s-hit-grace-slick-thought-she-was-too-old-to-sing-damn-near-50/
- Published: 2026-11-12T20:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:26:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1980s-hit-grace-slick-thought-she-was-too-old-to-sing/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Slick questioned singing a love song as she neared 50.
- “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” topped charts in the US and UK.
- She left Starship and retired from music in 1990.

## Summary

Grace Slick felt uncomfortable singing Starship’s 1987 hit “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, saying she was “damn near 50” and did not believe the song’s broad romantic lyrics. The US and UK chart-topper highlighted her growing distance from the band’s mainstream pop direction and preceded her departure from Starship.

Slick had become a counterculture figure with Jefferson Airplane in the 1960s, then joined the commercially successful Starship. She left the group shortly after the hit and retired from music in 1990, aged 50, saying rock was tied to youth; she later focused on painting.

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