The sister of Doors singer Jim Morrison said their father, a decorated flag officer in the U.S. Navy, offered to resign as his son became a counterculture icon.
THE WIDE-RANGING AND OFTEN PROPHETIC WRITINGS OF THE DOORS’ FRONTMAN ARE CELEBRATED IN A NEW ANTHOLOGY
JIM WAS LOADS OF FUN!’ SAYS HIS SISTER AND EXECUTOR, WHO OVERSAW THE NEW BOOK, ‘THE COLLECTED WORKS OF JIM MORRISON: POETRY, JOURNALS, TRANSCRIPTS AND LYRICS’
THE DOORS FRONTMAN’S SISTER ANNE MORRISON CHEWNING HELPED COMPILE HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF HIS MUSINGS, POETRY, AND LYRICS—HONORING THE SINGER’S WISH TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS A WRITER.
NEW BOOK CONTAINS MUSICIAN’S JOURNALS AND MUSINGS
Jim Morrison’s sister Anne Morrison Chewning has reflected on The Doors frontman pretending that his family were all dead.
Very few musicians in history could be legitimately classed as poets. Patti Smith and Jim Morrison, however, are two of them in a very literal sense considering, of course, that both have seen poetry anthologies published.
IN 1991, BABITZ WAS CONSIDERED THE POET LAUREATE OF THE 1960'S L.A. COUNTERCULTURE SCENE. HERE, SHE RECALLED HER AFFAIR WITH THE FRONTMAN, PLUS EVERYTHING THAT OLIVER STONE GOT WRONG IN HIS THE DOORS BIOPIC.
PAST BEHAVIOURS MUST BE RECKONED WITH TO HIGHLIGHT PRESENT CRIMES
On this day 51 years ago, The Doors released Morrison Hotel, an album that stands as another piece in the puzzle that secured Jim Morrison’s place in legend as arguably the archetype of an envelope pushing rock star. Including tracks penned for his on-off girlfriend Pamela Courson like "The Spy" and "Queen Of The Highway," the album has become the soundtrack to the popular memory of Morrison as a tortured romantic and sex symbol.
We’re digging into our vault of extraordinary musical history to bring you a collection of some of The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison’s favourite books of all time, which include everything from beat novelist William S. Burroughs to the romantic poet William Blake. It’s an essential reading list for any budding Lizard King.
THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF JIM MORRISON WILL LIVE ON IN A NEW ANTHOLOGY, SET TO RELEASE VIA GENESIS ON JUNE 8…
