The Song that Inspired Me to Let my Freak Flag Fly
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The song was written by Chester Powers, aka Dino Valenti and also Jesse Farrow, who was the lead singer and songwriter for Quicksilver Messenger Service, one of the San Francisco jam bands in the late 60s. Dino had to sell the rights to the song to pay for a lawyer in connection with his arrest for possession of marijuana. (It always comes back to the lawyers, doesn’t it?) Even so, he spent almost 2 years in jail. What a waste.
There are some good live videos of QMS on Youtube. Dino wrote “Fresh Air” and “What About Me” and a bunch of other songs. Very talented.