Starship | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Starship2010.jpg) Starship featuring Mickey Thomas performing in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Starship featuring Mickey Thomas (1992–present) |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, US[1] |
| Genres | Rock, arena rock, pop rock[1] |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | Jefferson Starship |
| Members | Mickey Thomas Phil Bennett Darrell Verdusco Jeff Adams John Roth Cian Coey |
| Past members | Donny Baldwin Craig Chaquico David Freiberg Pete Sears Grace Slick Brett Bloomfield Mark Morgan Kenny Stavropoulos Peter Wolf Max Haskett Melisa Kary T. Moran John Lee Sanders Bill Slais Jeff Tamelier Bobby Vega Christina Marie Saxton Erik Torjesen John Garnache Mark Abrahamian Stephanie Calvert |
Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara".[1] Their follow up album, No Protection, released in 1987, was certified gold and featured the band's third number one single, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".[1] After a short hiatus in the early 1990s, the band reformed in 1992 as "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas" and resumed touring.