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    Jim Morrison remains one of the most popular and influential singers and writers in rock history; they became famous on the classic rock radio stations. To this day, he is widely regarded as the prototypical rock star: sexy, scandalous, and mysterious. Morrison's performances have influenced many, including Richard Ashcroft, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Glenn Danzig, Ian Curtis, David Gahan, Henry Rollins, Ian Astbury, Perry Farrell, Scott Weiland, Trent Reznor, Eddie Vedder, Jude Rawlins, Ville Valo

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    I don't quite recall when I first heard a Doors' song, but I could safely assume that it was Jim Morrison wailing the tune "Light My Fire" or "Break on Through". After all, these two anthems are the foundations upon which the Doors' legend was built, and to this day remain the band's gems. But as I have come to learn through the years of reading about and scouring over regurgitated bits of information of this group is that they are so much more than a member of the genre of those

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    assignment I will be writing a biography of Jim Morrison, Lead singer of the 60’s rock band The Doors. I’ve chosen Jim Morrison because I have a passion about him which will be apparent in the article and Jim Morrison has nothing short of an incredibly interesting life. I’ll be writing for Rolling Stone magazine in 2016, looking back on his life and career and discussing all the events leading up to his death in 1971. I’ll be aiming to include most aspects of Jim Morrison’s life such as his early life

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    one in five. No one here gets out alive” (The Doors, 1968, Waiting for the Sun, Track 11) The final days of Jim Morrison’s life would be spent here in Paris with Pam Courson. While The Doors, L.A. Woman record was selling better than any previous Doors album Jim was searching for his creative spark again, only to find it wasn’t quite what he expected it to be. Before moving to Paris, Jim quit the band, many believe he had the intention of returning after finding his creative roots again, but there

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    he saw Morrison was 1971 in the recording studio is santa monica boulevaurd b. first 2 ablums of the doors was “the doors” & strange days c. Morrison left to paris because he needed a break d. Sixth ablum called “L.A. woman” seventh was “absolutely live” e. They were negoniated a deal with Elektra records for the seven album after which they were going to sign to altantic records. f. Jim had a posse called by his friends the Santa monica mafia pg 10 g. Michael Mcclure once said that “Jim was the

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    Jim Morrison; From Boy to Legend "hope is just a word      when you think in           Table Cloths Laughter will not end      her funny feeling      or assuage our           strange desire Children will be born"                 &n

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    Jim Morrison

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    2014 James Douglas Morrison The most legendary man to live mainly people know him as Jim Morrison or Lizard King, known for his unique music and writings. Considered as a sex icon in the 60’s due to his charismatic character and giving birth to rock in roll. James Douglas Morrison, an American Poet, filmmaker & lead singer for The Doors, was influenced by philosophers and poet’s views on aesthetics and morality mainly portrayed in Fredriech Nietzsche’s work. Jim Morrison was born on December

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    Jim Morrison: Top 8 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time vectorfree.com Jim Morrison was a song-writer, singer, poet and the lead vocalist of The Doors. His music was revolutionary that influenced all generations starting from the ‘60s. He was a rebel and a non-conformist who took over the world through his music. Jim Morrison was mysterious and intelligent, having been inspired by great philosophers and poets like Nietzsche, but he had a wild side too. Jim believed that you need to destroy in order

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    The dark hero, Jim Morison, changed the world with his art. Jim Morrison was born on December 8th, 1943 in Melbourne, Florida. He was considered a highly intelligent child by his achievements in school. At the age of five, Jim went through a very traumatic experience. He was driving through the New Mexico desert and a truck full of Native American workers had crashed. A bunch of dead bodies were left behind. This left a huge impression on Jim and later describes it as “the first time I tasted fear

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    to be a heinous crime that involves death. Jim Morrison explained his concept of murder, in the best manner, through one of his famous quotes. “The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.” Throughout Morrison’s short lived life he experienced various times of rebellion, even though he died at the young age of 27 (Jim Morrison). While Morrison was a child he was considered to be highly intelligent

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