Education professor Cam Cobb will discuss his biography of Windsor-born rock star Skip Spence in an online presentation Thursday, May 30.

While Spence spent much of his life battling addiction and mental illness, during his lucid moments he performed in several bands and is best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and as the co-founder of the cult rock group Moby Grape.

Cobb tells the story in Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence.

His virtual talk, an entry in the Faculty of Education’s “Sharing Ideas” series, is open to the campus community and will begin at noon Thursday. Log in here to attend.

The book will enjoy a launch June 19 at Canada’s biggest record shop, Sonic Boom Music. The event will feature a discussion with, and performance by, Spence’s bandmate Don Stevenson.