The Doors’ John Densmore: Jim Morrison ‘Didn’t’ Expose Himself
- by Shirley Halperin
UP FOR A POSTHUMOUS PARDON NEXT WEEK IN FLORIDA FOR INDECENT EXPOSURE CHARGES FROM 1969, THE DRUMMER TELLS THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, “IF JIM HAD REVEALED THE GOLDEN SHAFT, I WOULD HAVE KNOWN.”
On Dec. 9, the Florida Clemency Board, on the urging of outgoing Gov. Charlie Crist and in its last meeting of the year, will consider pardoning Doors frontman Jim Morrison who was convicted of indecent exposure after a 1969 concert at Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami. The singer died two years later; he would have turned 67 on Wednesday, Dec. 8. According to the St. Petersburg Times, it only takes one member vote to put Morrison’s case on the agenda, and then the votes of two members plus the governor to approve a pardon.
Fans of the band have long campaigned for a reversal or full-out dismissal of the charge, claiming Morrison never revealed any actual body parts. To get to the bottom of the matter, The Hollywood Reporter turned to Doors drummer John Densmore for his take on the night in question, and also discussed When You’re Strange, the Doors documentary narrated by Johnny Depp, which scored a Best Long Form Video Grammy nomination on Wednesday night.
