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bestseller), has uncovered never-before-seen documents, conducted dozens of original interviews, and scoured Morrison's unpublished journals and recordings to write the definitive biography of a misunderstood legend.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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... York and the new Rolling Stone in San Francisco writing seri- ously about rock music . If The Doors was slow to find its place in the emerging counterculture , it was only because it was actually helping to create the culture while ...
... York on March 8. They got into their own fight with some greasers over the pool table at the Palms . They walked along Venice Beach , and went to the Santa Monica Pier for lunch . That night Pamela called from France and told Jim she'd ...
... York's Lower East Side . During the meal , Jim said he was aware that the Doors were re- hearsing new material without him . He said he had been offered a costarring role , with actor Robert Mitchum , in a movie version of Mailer's Why ...
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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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