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What Jim Morrison Saw That Inspired The Doors’ ‘People Are Strange’

One of The Doors’ most famous classic rock songs is “People Are Strange.” The Doors’ Ray Manzarek recalled Jim Morrison saw something one time when he got up early in the morning. Subsequently, he wrote “People Are Strange.”

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