I met him in Kelly Park in San Jose , took him home with me, he loved me, I loved him, then he left I went to his place he was screaming, I called the police, front page of the Mercury News how he lost his mind, I couldnt find him after that , I moved on it's good to hear his music , he sang to me we sang together just were happy then
I had the opportunity to see Skip, with Moby Grape, in the late 60s in NYC. Opening act was Procol Harem. Both bands were wonderful, and Skip was a real performer.
Antipsychotics in the 70s were brutal 2nd generation antipsychotics of today are still very bad. His life in the hospital would have been hell. Incredible music career for someone who lived with Schizophrenia
Look at Rocky Erikson, not sure if thats the right spelling, they really messed him up too. In 8th grade I told my psychiatrist that I got adderall from somebody in an impatient program and it made me feel good…he wrote the script. I abused the shit out of it and had a had a big break down like any speed freak. They locked me up again and started giving me all kinds of anti psychotics and it all wreaked havok on my young years. I wonder how many kids they are destroying still today. I stopped all meds at 18 and Im perfectly content, sane and successful
Sadly this musician fell down the rabbit hole but his music is far out ! The whole album titled Oar is definitely worth buying .This is some of the best stoner music out there and the first thing I am going to do after a toke is go out and buy this record .
I was over bless to see the original band 🌅🐋🍇🐳 w/ the original Buffalo Springfield 🎛️🎛️🎙️🧃🦬🦬🐋🍇🐳🎛️🎛️ Never Will Forget 🇺🇸♏usic 🕯️R.I.P. Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Peter Lewis & Skip S.🌠🌠🌠🌠🌍🎼🥁🎼🪕🎼🎸🎼🏔️⛰️🗻🌄🏞️🏜️🛤️🛣️🏜️Da Road 💔✌️
The most influential artists in great music of the 1960’s to die to young due to drug related issues would be Syd Barrett, Peter Green, Roky Erickson, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Brian Jones!
Skip was a great songwriter, singer and musician whose mind was unable to come back from that one, last, powerful acid trip. While others who took even more acid than him were able to come down and continue the rest of their lives unimpaired, he was not. Quel domage. RIP, brother.
@@susyvinoszelaya1177 I understand that it was LSD and possibly other hallucinogens. It doesn't matter. As far as being aware and kind, there is nothing at all about the effects of LSD that prevents either. You are apparently unfamiliar with its effects. Good for you. Leave that stuff alone. However, you can look up information about it and, while every "trip" is unique, even for the same individual, you might do so in order to better generally understand what Skip and many others experienced. Understand that the chemical that we call "Acid" is not regulated or controlled or made by a pharmaceutical company. It's an amateur-made chemical that varies widely in purity, strength and duration. It's often mixed with other things that you may not react well to. You never know just what you're taking and how and how long it will affect you. Some people experience a pleasant, harmless, maybe fascinating interlude, some become paranoid, frightened, and deranged temporarily or longer, like Skip. Some lose their minds for a while or longer, some write "A Day in the Life", "I Am the Walrus", and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
@@Glicksman1 when he lost his mind in New York and chopped through the door at their hotel, he had been shooting speed and other drugs for awhile. Some black magic girls led him down that path from what I’ve read
His real legacy should be the first rock performer who made an entire solo album, “Oar,” where he played all the instruments and wrote all the songs by himself. Worth checking out even tho it isn’t extremely colorful. More sepia tone.
@M B Not sure what you are referencing, but I’m talking about every single instrument. Not many instruments. Alexander "Skip" Spence - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
@M B You mean… The Blues Alone is a 1967 electric blues album recorded by John Mayall on which he recorded all the parts himself, with the exception of percussion which was provided by longtime collaborator Keef Hartley. With Skip Spence, he played every single instrument on the album.
Love will be great. Is in love OAR great album!!! Was Is good to see him perform Towards the end of his life. But sad at the same time. Is lawrence of euphoria
Books of Moses. It sounds as if it should be an old blues or gospel song (trad. arr.), except that the lyrics are mostly unintelligible. The banging in the background sounds like Moses himself chiseling words onto the tablets. Like many other songs on Oar, Books of Moses sounds both familiar and strangely alien at the same time.
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This man was the catalyst in forming the Doobie Brothers. Thank you, Skip Spence!
I met him in Kelly Park in San Jose , took him home with me, he loved me, I loved him, then he left I went to his place he was screaming, I called the police, front page of the Mercury News how he lost his mind, I couldnt find him after that , I moved on it's good to hear his music , he sang to me we sang together just were happy then
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Thank you Susy
I had the opportunity to see Skip, with Moby Grape, in the late 60s in NYC. Opening act was Procol Harem. Both bands were wonderful, and Skip was a real performer.
Lucky man
I really enjoy all your videos 🥰 keep the great work ❤️
Fav song, looper.
I love The Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape.
Antipsychotics in the 70s were brutal
2nd generation antipsychotics of today are still very bad. His life in the hospital would have been hell.
Incredible music career for someone who lived with Schizophrenia
Antipsychotics: Hazards to the Brain by Peter Breggin, M.D.
Look at Rocky Erikson, not sure if thats the right spelling, they really messed him up too. In 8th grade I told my psychiatrist that I got adderall from somebody in an impatient program and it made me feel good…he wrote the script. I abused the shit out of it and had a had a big break down like any speed freak. They locked me up again and started giving me all kinds of anti psychotics and it all wreaked havok on my young years. I wonder how many kids they are destroying still today. I stopped all meds at 18 and Im perfectly content, sane and successful
Sadly this musician fell down the rabbit hole but his music is far out ! The whole album titled Oar is definitely worth buying .This is some of the best stoner music out there and the first thing I am going to do after a toke is go out and buy this record .
Don't Do Drugs! Let Drugs Do YOU!!!!
Such a sad life . RIP SKIP !
LEGEND absolute LEGEND
Moby Grape . One of my favorite bands.
Omaha the best!!!!
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Agreed !
I was over bless to see the original band 🌅🐋🍇🐳 w/ the original Buffalo Springfield 🎛️🎛️🎙️🧃🦬🦬🐋🍇🐳🎛️🎛️ Never Will Forget 🇺🇸♏usic 🕯️R.I.P. Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Peter Lewis & Skip S.🌠🌠🌠🌠🌍🎼🥁🎼🪕🎼🎸🎼🏔️⛰️🗻🌄🏞️🏜️🛤️🛣️🏜️Da Road 💔✌️
Interesting Video!👍
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The most influential artists in great music of the 1960’s to die to young due to drug related issues would be Syd Barrett, Peter Green, Roky Erickson, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Brian Jones!
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I was around back then; Let's quit talking about their deaths and celebrate their AMAZING LIVES!! OKAY, NOW!!??
Excellent Vid
How about Syd Barrett?
There's already lots of 'in depth' videos about Syd on RUclips
W video like all ways first one
Skip was a great songwriter, singer and musician whose mind was unable to come back from that one, last, powerful acid trip. While others who took even more acid than him were able to come down and continue the rest of their lives unimpaired, he was not. Quel domage. RIP, brother.
Thank youfor your kind words for Skip! He will be missed 😥
it was LSD? I think it was something else, his mind was gentle, he seemed aware of everything and very kind to me
@@susyvinoszelaya1177 I understand that it was LSD and possibly other hallucinogens. It doesn't matter.
As far as being aware and kind, there is nothing at all about the effects of LSD that prevents either.
You are apparently unfamiliar with its effects. Good for you. Leave that stuff alone. However, you can look up information about it and, while every "trip" is unique, even for the same individual, you might do so in order to better generally understand what Skip and many others experienced.
Understand that the chemical that we call "Acid" is not regulated or controlled or made by a pharmaceutical company. It's an amateur-made chemical that varies widely in purity, strength and duration. It's often mixed with other things that you may not react well to. You never know just what you're taking and how and how long it will affect you.
Some people experience a pleasant, harmless, maybe fascinating interlude, some become paranoid, frightened, and deranged temporarily or longer, like Skip. Some lose their minds for a while or longer, some write "A Day in the Life", "I Am the Walrus", and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
@@Glicksman1 when he lost his mind in New York and chopped through the door at their hotel, he had been shooting speed and other drugs for awhile. Some black magic girls led him down that path from what I’ve read
@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 I've read that as well.
So sad. 🙏
His real legacy should be the first rock performer who made an entire solo album, “Oar,” where he played all the instruments and wrote all the songs by himself. Worth checking out even tho it isn’t extremely colorful. More sepia tone.
John mayall-Blues alone, probably not considered “rock” but I think it was ‘67. Really like the Oar album
@M B Not sure what you are referencing, but I’m talking about every single instrument. Not many instruments.
Alexander "Skip" Spence - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
I was just saying john mayall did that too for his “Blues Alone” album, every instrument
@M B You mean…
The Blues Alone is a 1967 electric blues album recorded by John Mayall on which he recorded all the parts himself, with the exception of percussion which was provided by longtime collaborator Keef Hartley.
With Skip Spence, he played every single instrument on the album.
Ok thanks, yeah your right
Love will be great. Is in love OAR great album!!! Was Is good to see him perform Towards the end of his life. But sad at the same time. Is lawrence of euphoria
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Excuse some of the typos, I talked text and it says the wrong words.I should have read it before I sent it.Excuse Me for that.
sitting by the window........wow
Books of Moses. It sounds as if it should be an old blues or gospel song (trad. arr.), except that the lyrics are mostly unintelligible. The banging in the background sounds like Moses himself chiseling words onto the tablets. Like many other songs on Oar, Books of Moses sounds both familiar and strangely alien at the same time.
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Yea this video was awesome and interesting 🧐
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Mister blues
Little hands
He rocks, proper legend - had a mouse called Gerald who he took coke with allegedly
Must admit I never heard of the guy....
if you like 60's music check out Little Hands by Skip Spence
Skip Spence was a great artist but drug and alcohol abuse took him down. May he rest in peace.
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Too crazy 4 me, to much drugs..
Noti
Lung cancer at 53.
To young.
was most likley brain cancerer that spread to his lungs so much in the spinal fluids un known
great musican,sad person
LEGEND
Gives music a bad name this the best you can do try harder