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Jim Morrison Bio
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Rock legend Jim Morrison was born on December 8, 1943, in Melbourne, Florida. Morrison’s family was often shuttled around to live in different locations each time Jim’s father, an admiral in the U.S. Navy, was re-posted. After graduating high school, Morrison attended one year at St. Petersburg Junior College and another year at Florida State University. In 1964, Jim decided to move to California to study film and theater at UCLA. It was there that Jim developed his life-long love of poetry and philosophy, studying the works of William Blake and Friedrich Nietzsche. At the same time, he also experimented with mind-altering drugs such as LSD. At age twenty-two, Morrison teamed up with film-school classmate Ray Manzarek, who was already a classically trained on the keyboard. The two formed a band which soon included Robbie Krieger and John Densmore from the Psychedelic Rangers. Morrison, the front man and lyric writer, chose to name the band, The Doors, after a line from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, which states "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
When The Doors first began performing in front of live audiences, Morrison was uncomfortable and shy playing in front of the crowds. But by the time the band released their debut album in 1967, he was comfortable on-stage and developed captivating showmanship. As The Doors made their ascent to stardom, Morrison grew increasingly distant from his family, sometimes making the false claim that both his parents were dead.
Off-stage, Morrison’s erratic behavior resulted in angry outbursts, including destroying the band's studio equipment. In March 1969, he was arrested for exposing himself to an audience in Miami and charged with "lewd and lascivious behavior." A two-month trial followed, in which Morrison was found guilty and the band was poised on the brink of breakup. The Doors got it together and returned to the studio, where they recorded Morrison Hotel in 1970 and L.A. Woman in 1971. Unfortunately, the tours that followed to promote the album were dogged by police forces, and the band’s reputation preceded them. Venues in Phoenix and Long Island had previously banned The Doors for inciting audience riots.
Morrison and his "cosmic mate" Pamela Courson retreated to Paris where he, a recent published poet by that time, could unwind and write more poetry. At this time, Morrison also lost weight and grew a beard.
On July 3, 1971, Jim was found dead in the bathtub of his Paris home. The official report listed the cause of death as heart failure. Naturally, many people suspected that his death was related to a drug overdose. It is also suspected that he died from a massive hemorrhage caused by tuberculosis.
Morrison was buried in the Poets' Corner of Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His grave has become one of the most popular and vandalized tourist destinations in Paris. However, as with the passing of other legends, conspiracy theories abound. At the height of his fame, Morrison allegedly expressed interest in faking his own death and moving to Africa to escape the trappings of fame. He then told his band mates that if he could pull off such a stunt, he would write them letters under the pseudonym "Mr. Mojo Risin" an anagram of his name. Although none of the other members of The Doors have received any letters to date, Jim’s legacy as one of the most popular and influential musicians lives on. Some of the artists that Morrison has influenced include Iggy Pop, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Scott Weiland, Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder, and Billy Idol. YUDDY |
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