| Trivia Tidbits: While Morrison, as the lead singer, received the most attention of the group, as well as getting a far larger image of himself on album covers, he was quite adamant about all the members of the group getting recognition. Before one concert when the announcer introduced the group as "Jim Morrison and The Doors", Morrison in a rage refused to appear unless he announced the group again, solely as "The Doors". While he never felt close to his real life family, he was extremely protective of the rest of the members of The Doors. Reportedly, he once told Ray Manzarek that he never felt comfortable in a social setting unless Ray or another member of the band were with him. Many people have since come to the conclusion that he viewed The Doors as his surrogate family. This may be attributed the fact that he not only repeatedly turned down every solo album opportunity he was ever offered, but that the remaining members of The Doors refused to replace him as the singer of the band after his death. Jim Morrison died under mysterious circumstances on 3 July 1971. His body was found in the bathtub of his apartment. It was concluded that he died of a heart attack, although it was later revealed that no autopsy had been performed before Morrison’s body was buried at the Père-Lachaise Cemetery on July 7. Rumours persisted for many years that Morrison had faked his death to escape the spotlight, as did the rumour that Morrison had actually died at a Paris nightclub and that his body had been surreptitiously taken back to his apartment. However, in his book Wonderland Avenue, Morrison’s former associate Danny Sugerman states that during his last meeting with Pamela Courson, Morrison’s girlfriend, which took place shortly before she died of a heroin overdose, she confessed to Sugerman that she had introduced Morrison to the drug and that, because he had a fear of needles, she had injected him with the dose that killed him. |
The Doors
Original Members:
Jim Morrison--vocals
Robby Krieger--guitar
Ray Manzarek--organ, piano, keyboard, bass
John Densmore--drums
Albums/CDs:
1967 - The Doors
1967 - Strange Days
1968 - Waiting For The Sun
1969 - The Soft Parade
1970 - Morrison Hotel
1970 - Absolutely Live
1971 - LA Woman
1971 - Other Voices
1972 - Full Circle
1978 - An American Prayer
1983 - Alive She Cried (live)
1987 - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
