In 1985, the remaining members of which pop band changed their name to Starship?
Starship (band) Starship (band) Starship is an American rock band. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of key Jefferson Starship personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. In June 1984, Paul Kantner, the last remaining founding member of Jefferson Airplane, left Jefferson Starship. In October 1984, Kantner took legal action over the Jefferson Starship name against his former bandmates. In March 1985, Kantner settled out of court and signed an agreement that neither party would use the names "Jefferson" or "Airplane" unless all members of Jefferson Airplane Inc.
Starship (band) during this time period, "Keys to the City", was released in October 2012 on the album "Playlist: The Very Best of Starship". For a brief period it was thought that Thomas would continue forward as Starship, but manager Bill Thompson then decided it was over and told RCA that the band was done making records. The band was let go by RCA. Starship became inactive. Mickey Thomas briefly pursued other projects at this time. In early 1992, Thomas revived Starship as "Mickey Thomas' Starship" before changing the name to "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas", which has toured steadily ever since. Although