On this date in 1971, Jim Morrison, the front man of the rock group, The Doors, was found dead in the bathroom of his apartment in Paris, France at age of 27. I found out about it a couple of weeks later. Morrison was the third rock star to die within a year. The drug deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin preceded his demise.
Jim Morrison was charasmatic, creative, outrageous, brilliant, and sensitive. He was a poet at heart who used rock to share his words. The Doors music was quite different from other groups in that one cpludn't really define it. Morrison was the originator of their brand.
I listened to a number of interviews he gave
When sober, Morrison possessed much depth to me, something sorely lacking with today's musicians. It's sad that drugs , alcohol, and excess robbed him of his vitality.
I am drawn to off beat characters and Jim Morrison certainly was a character. He was thoughtful and brilliant yet saw what the world was coming to, especially in the music industry. He was right in that assessment.
Mr. Mojo Risin! Rest in Peace.
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