Fans of band " The Doors"

Jonathan redomond

I recently discovered the band The Doors and I really connect with them.
If other people are good fans let me know and I'll chat to you about what really happened on July 3rd 1971.

I would love to meet the remaining band members, Ray Manzarek is a legend and one hell of a story teller ! :P

Chucken

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

I recently discovered the band The Doors and I really connect with them.
If other people are good fans let me know and I'll chat to you about what really happened on July 3rd 1971.

I would love to meet the remaining band members, Ray Manzarek is a legend and one hell of a story teller ! :P

You were there I suppose? Considering you just discovered them?

Lapin

I have been a Doors fan since my mid teens. I was living in Paris for the Summer of 1991, (I was 18 at the time), and went up to Pere Laichaise Cemetery on the 20th anniversary of Jim's death.

Got there shortly after midday to find a large crowd assembled outside the main entrance (for obvious reasons), with a large police presence to match. Parisian police are ****.

They ordered that the cemetery be closed for the remainder of the day and stopped letting people in.

Somebody there told me it was because 3 people took their own lives by Jim's grave that morning.

Despite the arrival of Google since then, I never got to find out if this was true or not. Probably bullshít but I'd still love to know if it was true.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's like every other death of a Rockstar, different conspiracy theories always emerge. Tell us what really happened OP? Was he murdered? Did his heart give out? Or was he just so drunk that he sunk under the bathwater?

Rigsby

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

If other people are good fans let me know and I'll chat to you about what really happened on July 3rd 1971.

Just goes to show where your interest really lies. I would have thought that a person who has just discovered the "Doors" might have said something like...."I'll chat to you about their music".

The man is dead, is it really that important as to how he came to be that way ?

Rigsby

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It's like every other death of a Rockstar, different conspiracy theories always emerge. Tell us what really happened OP? Was he murdered? Did his heart give out? Or was he just so drunk that he sunk under the bathwater?

Then he can tell us what really happened back in November 22 1963.

I cant wait !!!

Setun

Some of my best memories are soundtracked by The Doors. Not much better can be said about a band's music in my opinion

Thundercats Ho

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

Ray Manzarek is a legend and one hell of a story teller ! :P

Ray Manzarek is no fúcking legend imo. Living off of Morrisons name for the last 40 years. Telling stories about how Jim was such a free spirit, a shamen like poet (and other such shíte), when he hated him when he was alive.

Jonathan redomond

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Ray Manzarek is no fúcking legend imo. Living off of Morrisons name for the last 40 years. Telling stories about how Jim was such a free spirit, a shamen like poet (and other such shíte), when he hated him when he was alive.

Why do you think that? I have heard that at the time Robby Krieger and John Densmore in particular didn't like Jim's mad behaviour such as New Haven when he got arrested .

Do you think now Ray Manzarek looks back he thinks its funny or he just says it is so people will try to keep interest?

Also I have listened to most of their music and even researched many interviews and ideas of Jim's death , that's why i brought it up.
I think something Dodgy happened. He was dead and buried before the Doors knew or even family. In 2007 a Bouncer at the Club Jim was in , said that Jim OD'ed in the Bathroom and they escorted him to his house and put him into the BathTub.

And in reply to someone else, I know , when you die the circumstances are irrelevant . But Jim was 27 , he will always be Forever Young.

Thundercats Ho

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

Why do you think that? I have heard that at the time Robby Krieger and John Densmore in particular didn't like Jim's mad behaviour such as New Haven when he got arrested .

Do you think now Ray Manzarek looks back he thinks its funny or he just says it is so people will try to keep interest?

Also I have listened to most of their music and even researched many interviews and ideas of Jim's death , that's why i brought it up.
I think something Dodgy happened. He was dead and buried before the Doors knew or even family. In 2007 a Bouncer at the Club Jim was in , said that Jim OD'ed in the Bathroom and they escorted him to his house and put him into the BathTub.

And in reply to someone else, I know , when you die the circumstances are irrelevant . But Jim was 27 , he will always be Forever Young.

So he can make money off of Jims back basically. Of course its just my opinion, but i wouldn't go and see him if i had the oportunity (and i have had in the past). I'm not interested in how Jim died if i'm being honest, it's all about the music for me, and it still sounds pretty fresh to me.

Malown

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

I recently discovered the band The Doors and I really connect with them.

How did you 'discover' The Doors? Rooting though boxes of rare 7" vinyl records from the 1960s in a warehouse? Fair play to you. Thanks for bringing this obscure band to our attention!

notnumber

everyone has to start somewhere..and at least you have found them ..no real music fan can have a basis to discovering other amazing music without the foundations..bands like the doors and the floyd are essential listening..I would not begrudge ray making a living from the legend that they where..its not all about Jim..

UsedToWait

Lapin wrote: »

I have been a Doors fan since my mid teens. I was living in Paris for the Summer of 1991, (I was 18 at the time), and went up to Pere Laichaise Cemetery on the 20th anniversary of Jim's death.

Got there shortly after midday to find a large crowd assembled outside the main entrance (for obvious reasons), with a large police presence to match. Parisian police are ****.

They ordered that the cemetery be closed for the remainder of the day and stopped letting people in.

Somebody there told me it was because 3 people took their own lives by Jim's grave that morning.

Despite the arrival of Google since then, I never got to find out if this was true or not. Probably bullshít but I'd still love to know if it was true.

Weirdly, I was also there that day - though it must have been earlier, as we were at the grave and escorted out of the graveyard by motorcycle cops - still have the photos somewhere ... no sign of any suicides that I could tell, so you can put your mind to rest

Rigsby

notnumber wrote: »

I would not begrudge ray making a living from the legend that they where..its not all about Jim..

I agree. Even with Jim being the main man, the Doors would not have had "their sound" without Ray's superb keyboards playing. I like the Doors as much as anyone, but there is no denying that Morrison could be a pain in the arse at times. The others had to put up with a lot from him.

Jonathan redomond

In reply to member, I discovered the doors in a PS2 game , Need for Speed as 'Riders on the storm' Was a track in the game , but i didnt know much other than that song... Recently i watched Apocalypse Now (1979) starring Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando and the song 'The End ' by The Doors was in it as Brando recited the poem ' The Hollow Men' by T.S Eliot. From there there really appealed to me and i decided to research them. And them i looked at their albums and interviews from band mates.

I also think, and sorry for boring you , but Ray Manarek and others had a good philosophy on life. To Open the doors of perception in which the name came from. TBH one would have to be intelligent, wise and an understanding to get this

Bobby Baccala

I remember reading about Jim Morrison taking people out into the desert to take acid and have a session for 3 days straight and instantly had to start listening to them, what an interesting band.

Malice

Jonathan redomond wrote: »

Ray Manarek and others had a good philosophy on life. To Open the doors of perception in which the name came from.

The band name came from The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.

Jonathan redomond

Yeah That's right ! I would recommend reading Fear And Loathing in las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. Mescaline tales and hallucinations etc etc. Entertaining !

I might buy these books someday what you reckin? http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/search?searchTerm=Ray+Manzarek&search=search

Cienciano

One of my favourite bands. The Doors is one of the best debut albums of all time.
As for Jims death, I couldn't really give a rats ass.

thesultan

Wasn't there something out last year about a lethal dose of herion in a Paris nightclub and him ending up in some hotel after it?

Temaz

thesultan wrote: »

Wasn't there something out last year about a lethal dose of herion in a Paris nightclub and him ending up in some hotel after it?

It's not a stretch for him to have died from a smack OD but as has been said I'm not too bothered. Amazing band though!

Jonathan redomond

Yeah i read in an oline article , someone spoke out after years revealing truth of Jim Morrisons death. I just cant believe he wsa dead and buried before his loved ones to say their goodbyes

lewisdhead

He's not really dead though, but I guess you know that.;) Think he's living in India, or is that Richy Edwards???

Jonathan redomond

lewisdhead wrote: »

He's not really dead though, but I guess you know that.;) Think he's living in India, or is that Richy Edwards???

yeah i looked Richey up there, disappeared in 1995 and presumed dead in 2008 . When someone doesn't die with satisfied reasoning , or aren't seen to be dead , i.e in a coffin, there can be all sorts of theories , and who's to say any are true. As time goes on id say us people are getting further from the truth .