Did anyone get the chance to read this month’s picks for the Jim Morrison Book Club? 📚

Featured on the list were THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION, GIOVANNI'S ROOM, NOVA EXPRESS, and THE FALL. Comment which books you read and your thoughts!

Stay tuned for next month’s

A clip of Jim singing about a grasshopper he saw on stage - featured in The Doors film FEAST OF FRIENDS.

“Even though the Doors obviously knew they were being filmed, there is a casual manner on display throughout. The live footage within is simply incredible, and the

'... Back in those days everything was simpler and more confused”

Listen to “Stoned Immaculate” here: found.ee/StonedStream

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Are you “Waiting For The Sun?”

Photos taken by Paul Ferrara.

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THE LORDS AND THE NEW CREATURES

Catalogs of Horrors.

Photo by Paul Ferrara

DeviantArt user u/JozeRiva posted this drawing of Jim that his father drew when he was a teenager.

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Remembering Jim’s College schoolmate, fellow band member, and friend, Ray Manzarek.

“‘See that guy,’ Jim Morrison once remarked, pointing to Ray Manzarek: ‘He is The Doors’.” -ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

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“No one here gets out alive”

One night in the studio, Jim had John play a primitive 4/4 beat which created a tribal rock sound. Then, Jim chanted, “Five to one, baby, one in five—no one here gets out alive.”

When John asked Jim what it meant, he replied, “John, that’s for me to

From the archives...

Take a look at Jim’s notebook containing handwritten poems and photos.

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Did you know that one of Jim’s favorite singers was Frank Sinatra?

When The Doors recorded STRANGE DAYS, Jim used the same microphone as Frank Sinatra, a Telefunken U47.

Photo by Ethan Russell.

THE NEW CREATURES

A pair of Wings
Crash
High winds of Karma

Sirens

Laughter & young voices
in the mts.

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Circa 1968. Jim visits a cathedral in Europe.

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'When The Music’s Over” live at The Hollywood Bowl in 1968.

“The song’s loose structure allows for a significantly more subtle interaction within the band. Because of their heightened sense of musical awareness and spontaneous adaptability, ‘When The Music’s Over’ remained one

'Let it roll, baby, roll”

“Roadhouse Blues” is notably one of The Doors’ biggest hits. In the song, Jim stuck to one-liners that made the crowd go wild.

Listen to it here: found.ee/RoadhouseBlues…

Did you know that Matthew McConaughey was inspired by Jim Morrison when coming up with his DAZED AND CONFUSED character, Wooderson’s, popular line, “Alright, Alright, Alright?”

'He said it four times’...’For whatever reason, that meter… came into my head and I think I took

Read it again.

Photo courtesy of Gloria Stavers.

#JimMorrisonPoetry

Jim Morrison immersed himself in literature from a young age, dedicating much of his formative years to reading, which later influenced his poetry and songwriting.

This month – we are introducing the Jim Morrison Book Club. 📚

Each month, we will share a few of Jim’s favorite

“O' great creator of being...”

Listen to Jim Morrison’s poetry album, AN AMERICAN PRAYER, here: found.ee/AmericanPrayer…

#NationalPoetryMonth
Photo by Gloria Stavers.

“I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just…in between.” -Jim Morrison

Photo by Gloria Stavers.