Jim Morrison: Life, Death, LegendGotham Books, 2004 - 482 pages As an artist and persona, Jim Morrison epitomized the late 1960s, bridging a burgeoning counterculture and popular culture, while acting out the iconoclastic rage, rampant libido, and spectacular flameout of a tumultuous era. The music he created with The Doors has sold over 50 million records worldwide?with over 13 million in the last decade alone, as their songs have been embraced by a new generation. But despite Morrison's seminal importance, there has not yet been an authoritative biography that does justice to him and his creative legacy. Until now. Stephen Davis, the preeminent rock biographer and author of the classic Led Zeppelin history "Hammer of the Gods" (over 600,000 copies sold in three editions, and a #1 "New York Times" bestseller), has uncovered never-before-seen documents, conducted dozens of original interviews, and scoured Morrison's unpublished journals and recordings to write the definitive biography of a misunderstood legend. "Jim Morrison" is packed with startling new revelations about every phase of his life and career, from his troubled youth in a strict military household to his blossoming as a rock icon among the avant-garde LA scene to his voracious drug abuse and secret sexual experiments. Davis also investigates one of the greatest mysteries in rock history?the circumstances surrounding Morrison's mysterious and unsolved death?as he pieces together new evidence to tell the true and heartbreaking story of Morrison's last tragic days in Paris. Compelling and unforgettable, "Jim Morrison" is destined to become a classic. |
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... the Doors at the Scene , and was even offered the chance to cover " People Are Strange " by Jim himself . ( This also didn't work out . ) One night a drunken Jim started up his mi- crophone lariat trick during “ Light My Fire . " On one ...
... the “ Eleanor Rigby ” hook during eleven boring minutes of " Light My Fire " -a song Jim was learning to loathe the more he had to sing it . The next night , some kids who couldn't get in started throwing bottles at the cops , who then ...
... his legs dangling off the stage , and started asking the kids up front , in a tone bitter with mockery , what they really wanted . Most of them said they wanted to hear " Light My Fire " again . To the astonishment of the audience , Jim ...
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CHAPTER ONE THE LIZARD KINGS SCHOOL DAYS | 3 |
CHAPTER TWO CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION | 29 |
CHAPTER THREE LEARN TO FORGET | 57 |
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