Doors Drummer John Densmore Protects Legacy of Jim Morrison in Book About Fallen Singer

: by John Carucci; on April 26, 2013

This April 17, 2013 photo shows fFormer Doors drummer John Densmore in New York. The 68-year drummer is no stranger to chronicling his former band. He wrote The New York Times best-seller, “Riders on the Storm” in 1991. He keeps the spirit of Jim Morrison alive in his latest book, "The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial." (AP Photo/John Carucci)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - FORMER DOORS DRUMMER JOHN DENSMORE KEEPS THE SPIRIT OF JIM MORRISON ALIVE IN HIS NEW BOOK, "THE DOORS UNHINGED: JIM MORRISON'S LEGACY GOES ON TRIAL." THE 68-YEAR DRUMMER IS NO STRANGER TO CHRONICLING HIS FORMER BAND.

Former Doors drummer John Densmore keeps the spirit of Jim Morrison alive in his new book, The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial.

The 68-year drummer is no stranger to chronicling his former band. He wrote The New York Times bestseller, Riders on the Storm in 1991.

The new book defends Morrison's stand against commercializing the band's music catalogue. Keyboard player Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger considered selling the rights to a Doors song for a television commercial. Densmore wouldn't go along with it. He won a lawsuit that says his former bandmates must agree unanimously to any use of The Doors name.