By early 1978, Grace Slick was no fun to be around. Appearing at a club version of The Gong Show in San Francisco, she'd abused the contestants, fought with her fellow judges, and was eventually dragged offstage after breaking some microphones. The audience, who'd also been baited by the Jefferson Starship singer, jeered as she was hauled into the wings. Later the same day, she was stopped by the California Highway Patrol and charged with drunk driving. She abused the arresting officers and spent the night locked up.
"With a person who is alcoholic, as I am, you don’t ever have one or two drinks," Slick told Rolling Stone in May 1978. "It doesn’t work that way. I’ve never had two drinks in my life… It’s either I drink and I’m totally drunk or I don’t drink at all."
