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| mojoman |
Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27.
He was found in a bathtub at his apartment at 17 Rue Beautraillis by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson.
A doctor's report stated the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by heavy drinking.
The rest of the band - keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robbie Krieger and drummer John Densmore - are currently in the United States.
Morrison, also known as the Lizard King, was born in Florida in 1943, his father Stephen was in the US Navy and rose to the rank of admiral.
He formed The Doors with Ray Manzarek in 1965 in Los Angeles.
Morrison had come up with the name after reading Aldous Huxley's account of drug experiences, The Doors Of Perception.
The group became the first popular "new wave" band. Their first album, The Doors, released by Elektra Records in 1967, was a number one hit in the US, though only just scraped into the British charts.
Their following albums, Strange Days and Waiting For The Sun, provided further American hits and, in Hello I love You, a British number 15.
Arrested for lewd behaviour
But with its ever growing fame, the band lost some of its credibility in the rock underground.
Morrison's behaviour, fuelled by drink and drugs, became more outrageous and in 1969 he was arrested for "indecent exposure, lewd conduct and public intoxication" after a concert in Miami's Dinner Key auditorium.
Though some of the charges were later dropped, the scandal made it hard for the band to perform live for some time.
Morrison used the crisis as a spur to creativity and produced one of the group's most critically acclaimed albums, Morrison Hotel, in 1970.
Over the past year he has made clear he wanted to drop music altogether to become a writer.
He has already published two volumes of poetry, The Lords and The New Creatures, and planned to begin a literary career once his contractual obligations to Elektra were fulfilled
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| Joey |
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| Dan |
I remember the "He's Still Alive" rumors. I don't believe them. If they were true, Michael Cohl would have found him by now. |
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| Joey |
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Dan wrote:
If they were true, Michael Cohl would have found him by now.
Christ, that's posting on loan from God right there.
That's miracle on ice postin'!
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| guitarman53 |
The same day & month as Brian Jones? another thing is a lot of death at 27, also Hendrix, Joplin, Al Wilson (Canned Heat)all died at 27. |
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| Mr Jurkka |
Is Joplin dead? |
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| Starbuck |
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| Starbuck |
TTM?
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| pdog |
We must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig. Cow after cow. Village after village. Army after army. |
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| Gazza |
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guitarman53 wrote:
The same day & month as Brian Jones?
Yes. And they both died in water. |
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| mojoman |
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pdog wrote:
We must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig. Cow after cow. Village after village. Army after army.
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end |
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| corgi37 |
Imagine how fat Morrison would be if he was still around. |
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| Gazza |
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corgi37 wrote:
Imagine how fat Morrison would be if he was still around.
At the time of his death, he'd actually got rid of the beard,had lost some weight and was looking a bit more like his old self. |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
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| Brian Jones Girl |
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corgi37 wrote:
Imagine how fat Morrison would be if he was still around.
I bet you are a fat fucker yourself.  |
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| Navin |
We still got the the Rock Iguana around - not fat or dead by a long shot...but who is this Lizzy? |
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| mojoman |
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Navin wrote:
We still got the the Rock Iguana around - not fat or dead by a long shot...but who is this Lizzy?
there's fizzy and thin |
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| Joey |
quote:
mojoman wrote:
there's fizzy and thin
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