Official: Move Jim Morrison's Remains Back to Melbourne
- by Rick Neale, FLORIDA TODAY
MELBOURNE — The president of the Brevard Hall of Fame wants to move Jim Morrison's remains from his Paris gravesite to Melbourne, the birthplace of the controversial, magnetic "Lizard King" lead singer of The Doors.
One of the most iconic frontmen in rock history, Morrison was born Dec. 8, 1943, at the former Brevard Hospital on U.S. 1. His parents, Steve and Clara, moved to town when Steve was transferred to Naval Air Station Melbourne for flight training during World War II, and they lived in a downtown home on Vernon Place.
Though Morrison's resting place is a heavily visited pop-culture shrine listed among TIME's Top 10 Celebrity Grave Sites—alongside the likes of Princess Diana, Elvis Presley and Bruce Lee—scant evidence exists in Melbourne of his local ties.
