| 8th November 2006 09:39 PM |
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| Gazza |
Jim Morrison's dad says son's death "unfortunate"
Thursday November 9, 01:02 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of late Doors singer Jim Morrison has broken his silence to share memories of his estranged son, who once sang about killing him and joked that his family was dead.
George Morrison, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, is one of the contributors to "The Doors by the Doors," an authorised memoir released this week. The book's author, rock journalist Ben Fong-Torres, also interviewed the band's three surviving members and Jim's younger brother and sister, among others.
"We look back on him with great delight ... The fact that he's dead is unfortunate but looking back on his life it's a very pleasant thought," George Morrison says in the book.
Jim Morrison, a difficult teen who rebelled against his father's military lifestyle, went on to become one of the most magnetic performers in rock 'n' roll.
But he disowned his family, and once made a throwaway comment that they were dead. He also referenced his parents in the Oedipal rant "The End," singing that he wanted to kill his father and sleep with his mother.
Andy Morrison recalls that his mother, Clara, who died last year, took him to a Doors concert in Washington, D.C., and asked to see Jim, but he refused to meet with her, and she drove home in tears.
The Morrisons surmise that Jim's hostility was really designed to shield them from too much attention.
"I had the feeling that he felt we'd just as soon not be associated with his career," George Morrison says. "He knew I didn't think rock music was the best goal for him. Maybe he was trying to protect us."
Adds his sister, Anne, "He liked mystique, too. He didn't want to be from somewhere."
Jim Morrison died of a heart attack in Paris in 1971, and his grave at the Pere Lachaise cemetery is one of the city's top tourist attractions. His family pays the authorities to take care of the site.
George Morrison said it was "quite an honour ... for the family" to have his son buried near cultural giants like Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and Frederic Chopin.
Reuters/VNU
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| 12th November 2006 12:11 PM |
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| Kilroy |
Forgivness is a powerful human attribute. |
| 12th November 2006 01:18 PM |
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| GotToRollMe |
Yet another book going on my Christmas list.
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| 12th November 2006 01:41 PM |
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| ComeAsYouAre |
quote:
GotToRollMe wrote:
Yet another book going on my Christmas list.
Definitely. Me too. |
| 12th November 2006 06:30 PM |
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| WJ |
While I think Jim Morrison was a self-absorbed asshole, it's sad his father calls his death "unfortunate".
I'll check the book out at the library.
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| 13th November 2006 12:13 AM |
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| rocker |
Jim Morrsion was a snotty asshole all around, and especially to hs parents. what a shame. |
| 13th November 2006 12:31 AM |
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| sammy davis jr. |
Jim Morrison was........wierd. But the lyrics to The Crystal Ship are great. |
| 13th November 2006 05:29 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Oh fuck, not ANOTHER book about the idiot. Christ. What the hell can anyone say that already hasnt been said? I mean, his folks never saw him from around 65 onwards. No wonder his old man says his death was "unfortunate" and not "Oh my God, my boy! My boy!"
No doubt Manzarak will say what a "Shaman" Jim was and how his cosmic aura was so strong, Densmore will say how much he hated him, yet liked him (and the royalties) and Robbie will whine and say "I wrote Light my fire", ya know!"
There. Now you dont have to buy it. Buy a book on Nixon or Kent State or something. |
| 13th November 2006 07:58 AM |
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| lotsajizz |
Jim had talent...but was a major asshole |
