19. Jefferson Airplane’s Drummer Had Schizophrenia
Skip Spence played the drums on the debut album of the 1960s rock group, Jefferson Airplane. As with many other musicians during the hallucinogenic hippie era, Spence was addicted to drugs, which almost certainly exacerbated his downward spiral.
After being found in a hotel room, bashing in walls with an ax and declaring himself to be the anti-Christ, Spence was hospitalized and diagnosed with schizophrenia. The music that he left behind is a testament to the creative power that many people with schizophrenia have, including other musicians, writers, actors, and other artists.
