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Jim Morrison Says ‘Fat is Beautiful’ in Newly Unearthed Interview

DOORS FRONTMAN MAKES THE MOST OF HIS COLLEGE MEAL PLAN

Jim Morrison was a fan of flab, as a newly unearthed 1969 interview with the Doors frontman reveals. In it, he explains why "fat is beautiful" to director/journalist Howard Smith and relays how he made the most of his meal plan while in college, growing to about 185 pounds and feeling great.

Remembering Jim Morrison

THE DOORS FRONTMAN AND HIS ADMIRAL FATHER LIVED A GENERATION'S TURMOIL.

Addled, dressed in black leather, Jimmy Fallon, had all the mannerisms down: he swayed as he held onto the microphone stand, head lolling on his shoulders during the instrumental breaks; his eyes alternated between passion and oblivion. He had the vocal style down, too—the semi-croon that could ascend to an alarming shriek.