Dear Quotation Investigator: I lived through the 1960s, but the only thing I remember about it is the following quotation:
If you can remember the 1960s, you weren’t really there.
Does anyone recall who said this?
QI: Yes, many people think they remember who said this. The problem is they disagree: Paul Kantner, Robin Williams, Paul Krassner, Pete Townshend, Grace Slick, Timothy Leary, and many others have been credited with the saying. Of course, no one who was there really remembers.
The earliest citation currently known by QI for this expression was found by the outstanding researcher Stephen Goranson.