Editing Paul Allen (section)

==Personal life==
While Allen expressed interest in romantic love and one day having a family,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roose|first1=Kevin|title=Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Is Looking for Love (and Aliens, But Mostly Love)|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/04/microsoft_co-founder_paul_alle.html|magazine=New York|date=April 18, 2011|access-date=November 11, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510072838/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/04/microsoft_co-founder_paul_alle.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he never married and had no children.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Patrick|last1=Shanley|first2=Natalie|last2=Jarvey|title=Paul Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft, Dies at 65|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-allen-dead-microsoft-founder-was-65-1152504|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=November 11, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173540/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-allen-dead-microsoft-founder-was-65-1152504|url-status=live}}</ref> His marriage plans with his first girlfriend were cancelled as he felt he "was not ready to marry at 23".<ref name=":0"/> He was sometimes considered [[recluse|reclusive]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lamm|first1=Greg|title=There's a bit of Howard Hughes in Paul Allen's space dream|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/12/howard-hughes-in-paul-allens-dream.html|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602101450/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/12/howard-hughes-in-paul-allens-dream.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=60 Minutes compares Paul Allen's reclusive lifestyle to Howard Hughes|date=April 18, 2011|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/60-minutes-compares-paul-allens-reclusive-lifestyle-to-howard-hughes/|publisher=60 Minutes|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604041556/http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/60-minutes-compares-paul-allens-reclusive-lifestyle-to-howard-hughes/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1990s, he purchased [[Rock Hudson]]'s Los Angeles estate from film director [[John Landis]] and added the Neptune Valley recording studio to the property. Allen's family put the home on the market for $56 million after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paynter |first=Sarah |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Rock Hudson estate listed for the first time in decades for $55.5M |url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/rock-hudson-estate-listed-for-first-time-in-decades-for-55-5m/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=New York Post}}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Paul Allen and the Underthinkers.jpg|thumb|Paul Allen and the Underthinkers perform at the Allen Institute for Brain Science's 10th-anniversary gala.]]
Allen received his first electric guitar at the age of sixteen, and was inspired to play it by listening to [[Jimi Hendrix]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft|last = Allen|first = Paul|publisher = Portfolio/Penguin|year = 2011|isbn = 978-1-59184-382-5|location = New York|page = [https://archive.org/details/ideamanmemoirbyc00alle_0/page/250 250]|url = https://archive.org/details/ideamanmemoirbyc00alle_0/page/250}}</ref> In 2000, Allen played rhythm guitar on the independently produced album ''Grown Men''.<ref>{{cite news|title = The Spokesman-Review|date = April 17, 2000|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJlXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C7011656|access-date = July 31, 2015|archive-date = February 1, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210201023417/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJlXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C7011656|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2013, he had a major label release on Sony's Legacy Recordings: ''Everywhere at Once'' by Paul Allen and the Underthinkers.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Paul Allen: Plugged-in mogul|url = http://music.msn.com/summer-music-guide-paul-allen/feature/story/?ocid=muhfpS2RL1|publisher = Music.msn.com|access-date = July 31, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140208014153/http://music.msn.com/summer-music-guide-paul-allen/feature/story/?ocid=muhfpS2RL1|archive-date = February 8, 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> PopMatters.com described ''Everywhere at Once'' as "a quality release of blues-rock that's enjoyable from start to finish".<ref>{{Cite news|title = Paul Allen and the Underthinkers: Everywhere at Once|date = August 5, 2013|url = http://www.popmatters.com/review/173723-paul-allen-and-the-underthinkers-everywhere-at-once/|access-date = October 12, 2013|archive-date = October 21, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021074801/http://www.popmatters.com/review/173723-paul-allen-and-the-underthinkers-everywhere-at-once/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/01/31/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-microsoft-billionaire-paul-allen-seattle-seahawks-owner/ |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen, Seattle Seahawks Owner |magazine=Forbes |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202013548/https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/01/31/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-microsoft-billionaire-paul-allen-seattle-seahawks-owner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 7, 2018, an interview by the magazine ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' on their ''Vulture'' website, [[Quincy Jones]] expressed respect for Allen's talent, saying he "sings and plays just like Hendrix".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html|title=Quincy Jones on the Secret Michael Jackson and the Problem With Modern Pop|last=Marchese|first=David|work=Vulture|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208000740/http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Yachting===
[[File:Octopus1 Grand Cayman 2010.jpg|thumb|Allen's {{ship||Octopus|yacht|2}} off the [[Cayman Islands]] in 2010]]
Allen's {{convert|414|foot|m|adj=mid}} yacht, {{ship||Octopus|yacht|2}}, was launched in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|access-date=March 31, 2008|url=http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/2007-worlds-largest-yachts/|title=World's 100 Largest Yachts 2007|work=Power & Motoryacht|last=Byrne|first=Diane M.|archive-date=March 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330071201/http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/2007-worlds-largest-yachts/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2019, it was 20th on the [[list of motor yachts by length]]. The yacht is equipped with two helicopters, a submarine, an [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], a swimming pool, a music studio and a basketball court.<ref>{{Cite news |access-date=March 31, 2008 |url=http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/1105top100/index2.aspx |title=America's 100 Largest Yachts |work=Power & Motoryacht |last=Byrne |first=Diane M. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308202113/http://powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/1105top100/index2.aspx |archive-date=March 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''Octopus'' is a member of [[AMVER]], a voluntary group ship reporting system used worldwide by authorities to arrange assistance for those in distress at sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amveruscg.blogspot.com/2012/11/billionaire-paul-allens-yacht-octopus.html|title=Billionaire Paul Allen's yacht Octopus to the rescue – again!|work=Amver|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=October 28, 2013|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410072303/http://amveruscg.blogspot.com/2012/11/billionaire-paul-allens-yacht-octopus.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The ship is also known for its annual celebrity-studded parties which Allen hosted at the [[Cannes film festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-allen-cannes-yacht-party-2015-5|title=Paul Allen Cannes yacht party – Business Insider|date=May 19, 2015|work=Business Insider|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=October 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013121217/http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-allen-cannes-yacht-party-2015-5|url-status=live}}</ref> where Allen and his band played for guests. These performances included musicians such as [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] and [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-allen-superyacht-microsoft-founders-1153121|title=Paul Allen superyacht: Microsoft founder's the 413ft-long Octopus in London for the Olympics – Mirror Online|author=mirror Administrator|date=July 21, 2012|work=mirror|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102027/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-allen-superyacht-microsoft-founders-1153121|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Octopus'' was also used in the search for a missing American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off [[Palau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-yacht-used-in-search-for-missing-us-pilot/|title=Paul Allen's yacht used in search for missing U.S. pilot|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124552/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-yacht-used-in-search-for-missing-us-pilot/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the study of a rare fish called a [[coelacanth]], among many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/11/17/2569307/blazers-owner-paul-allen-loans-custom-submarine-to-amazing-fish |title=Blazers Owner Paul Allen Loans Custom Submarine To Amazing Fish Research – Blazer's Edge |date=November 17, 2011 |publisher=Blazersedge.com |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030015009/http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/11/17/2569307/blazers-owner-paul-allen-loans-custom-submarine-to-amazing-fish |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Allen's death in 2018, ''Octopus'' was refitted and put on the market for $325 million.<ref name=":1" />

Allen also owned {{ship||Tatoosh|yacht|2}}, one of the world's 100 largest yachts. In January 2016, it was reported that ''Tatoosh'' severely damaged approximately 1300 square meters of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone, [[Cayman Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Brian Clark|title=Billionaire Conservationist's Yacht Damages Coral Reef|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160129-paul-allen-yacht-tatoosh-damages-cayman-coral-reef/|website=National Geographic|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425065328/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160129-paul-allen-yacht-tatoosh-damages-cayman-coral-reef/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2016, the Department of Environment (DoE) and Allen's Vulcan Inc. successfully completed a restoration plan to help speed recovery and protect the future of coral in this area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allen and DoE complete joint coral restoration plan|url=https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/04/allen-and-doe-complete-joint-coral-restoration-plan/|website=Cayman News Service|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414012422/https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/04/allen-and-doe-complete-joint-coral-restoration-plan/|url-status=live}}</ref>