Tomorrow, July 3, is the 32nd anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison. RIP Jimmy!:(

um . . . who's he?

I have no clue who he is . . .

Originally posted by LucyFan
um . . . who's he?

I have no clue who he is . . .

he was the singer of the doors


RIP Jim:(

I keep forgetting there are people alive today who DON'T know about the bright shining lights of rock & roll......BEFORE there was Blink182. And O-Town, of course.:rolleyes:

Even though Jim Morrison was a rather "dark" figure...

God Bless Jim Morrison; I hope he is smiling down from heaven:happyface

:(R.I.P.
come on baby light my fire....

RIP Jim :(

He also wrote the words to their songs. I've never been able to quite work out if he participated in writing the music, but since he didn't really play an instrument, perhaps not. There's a good book about "The Doors," called "No One Here Gets Out Alive." The movie about The Doors was made from it. RIP, Jim.

Originally posted by BrandonS
He also wrote the words to their songs. I've never been able to quite work out if he participated in writing the music, but since he didn't really play an instrument, perhaps not. There's a good book about "The Doors," called "No One Here Gets Out Alive." The movie about The Doors was made from it. RIP, Jim.


Actually Robby Krieger wrote a lot of their songs. He wrote Light My Fire and Touch Me for example. Jim was really adamant about all of the Doors getting writing credits. He always stressed that they were a team and he did not like to be singled out as lead singer or songwriter. Anything that they ever recorded was always accredited to "The Doors". He was a real stickler about this! As for the mucic end of things , that was usually left to the musicians of the group. ( which Jim wasn't) He did write a lot of their lyrics. Especially anything to do with snakes, lizards, etc.:lol:

R.I.P. Jim

The Doors, yeah they're great :)

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
I keep forgetting there are people alive today who DON'T know about the bright shining lights of rock & roll......BEFORE there was Blink182. And O-Town, of course.:rolleyes:



O-Town?!?! :rotflmao: O-Town's a fúckíng joke...

Anyway. RIP Jimmy :( I love The Doors...

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Actually Robby Krieger wrote a lot of their songs. He wrote Light My Fire and Touch Me for example.
I seem to recall that JM may have provided some assistance or advice in the writing of "Light My Fire." By the way, there is a song in which Jim explicitly says something to Robby by name. Do you know which one?

Originally posted by BrandonS
I seem to recall that JM may have provided some assistance or advice in the writing of "Light My Fire." By the way, there is a song in which Jim explicitly says something to Robby by name. Do you know which one?


Was it Roadhouse Blues?:confused:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Was it Roadhouse Blues?:confused:
It sure was!!! When they go to an instrumental part of the song, Jim says, "Take it, Robby."

Originally posted by BrandonS
It sure was!!! When they go to an instrumental part of the song, Jim says, "Take it, Robby."


* pats myself on the back*:clap: :guitar:

Originally posted by Miss Karly
O-Town?!?! :rotflmao: O-Town's a fúckíng joke...

Anyway. RIP Jimmy :( I love The Doors...

O-Town: my point exactly!;) :lol:

Oh Man............. :crying:

Touch me babe
Can't you see that I am not afraid
What was that promise that you made


:crying: I LOVED HIM!!!

Originally posted by BrandonS
There's a good book about "The Doors," called "No One Here Gets Out Alive." The movie about The Doors was made from it. RIP, Jim.

Actually I've read about the surviving band members complaining that movie was very inaccurate. If that's true and the movie was written based on that book, I'd keep away from it and stick to reading a one written by one of the band members. I'd think they know what really happened better than any biographer.

Originally posted by laceyinthesky
Actually I've read about the surviving band members complaining that movie was very inaccurate. If that's true and the movie was written based on that book, I'd keep away from it and stick to reading a one written by one of the band members. I'd think they know what really happened better than any biographer.


Oliver Stone's film was terrible! It made Jim look like he was stoned 100% of the time. And he made Pam(Jim's girlfriend) out to be a simpering idiot!(Actually she was a very headstrong aggressive person who could hold her own with Jim.)
Read "Riders On The Storm" by John Densmore(the drummer) or "Light My Fire" by Ray Manzarek(keyboardist) for the REAL story. Although Ray seems much more sympathetic to Jim's weaknesses. John was mad at him all the time! Both books are excellent. I haven't watched an Oliver Stone movie since "The Doors"He does tend to over exaggerate a bit!:barf:

"When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinate."

- William Blake

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Read "Riders On The Storm" by John Densmore(the drummer) or "Light My Fire" by Ray Manzarek(keyboardist) for the REAL story.

I read "Riders On The Storm" a few years ago and it was a good read. I have "Light my fire" (I've had it for a couple years, actually lol) I've just never gotten around to reading it.

Originally posted by TJL
"When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinate."

- William Blake

I have a Doors T-shirt with that quote written on the back!:D