The man with no imagination has no wings." -Muhammad Ali
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."- Albert Einstein
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
On Kubrick
Jack Nicholson:
"Everybody pretty much acknowledges he's the Man and I still feel that underrates him."
Monday, January 3, 2011
tip. top. toe.
Try Again.
Fail again.
Fail better.
be.
love.
make love.
fuck.
and.
get fucked.
sleep.
wake up.
sleep.
fb.
tw.
ff.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
When you are strange
Belgesel.
Zihin açıcı, âkil parlatıcı.
Da Scripta
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Yes, I am, I'm just a love man.
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Let me tell you somethin'
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Which one of you, girls, want me to hold you?
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Which one of you, girls, want me to kiss you?
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Which one of you, girls, want me to take you out?
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Go on, I got you, gonna knock you all night, 'cause, baby, I'm a love man...
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This is Jim Ladd of KLOS.
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We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special bulletin.
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Rock music fans all over the world are in mourning today.
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Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors
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was found dead in his Paris apartment this morning.
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French authorities attribute the cause of death to a heart attack.
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Morrison was 27 years old.
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Goodbye, Jim.
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We'll miss you...
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Jim Morrison was buried today in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
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The coffin was sealed,
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and only his girlfriend, Pamela Courson
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and The Doors' manager were in attendance.
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With his passing, the future of The Doors remains uncertain.
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I'm Jim Ladd on 95.5 KLOS,
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and I'll be here all night
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as we pay tribute to one of America's most original and influential...
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The sixties begin with a shot.
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The civil rights movement intensifies.
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The war in Vietnam gets bigger and bloodier.
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"President Johnson, meanwhile, let it be known
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that the FBI is closely watching all anti-war activities".
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The youth movement catches fire,
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making everyone over 30 a cultural enemy.
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The days of Ricky Nelson and "Leave It To Beaver" are over.
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"I have nothing against kissing.
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But these friends of yours, Penny,
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They want to kiss you all night!"
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The establishment resists,
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but a genuine counter-culture is growing.
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For some, psychedelics like LSD open the doors of perception.
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The Gate Is Straight,
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Deep And Wide,
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Break On Through To The Other Side...
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A massive cultural earthquake is splitting the country wide open.
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And out of the crack steps a band called The Doors.
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≠ Name?- Robby Krieger.
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- Age? - 22 years old.
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- Occupation? - Guitar.
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- Name? - John Densmore.
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- Age? - 23.
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- Occupation? - Percussionist.
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- Name?- Raymond Daniel Manzarek.
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- Age? - Born 2/12/39.
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- Occupation? - Musician, organist.
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- Name?- Uh... Jim.
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- Occupation? - Um...
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Jim Morrison is the oldest son of a decorated navy officer.
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At 16, he's already reading Nietzsche, Rimbaud and William Blake.
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He's also obsessed with Elvis Presley.
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One teacher sends home a note scolding him as "self-centered".
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He goes to three colleges before attending the film school at UCLA.
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One of his friends there is Ray Manzarek,
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who's also playing keyboards in his brother's surf band,
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Rick and The Ravens.
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Ray started with classical piano,
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but quickly turned on to jazz and Chicago blues.
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Jim, too, had an affinity for the blues.
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They shared a common interest in cinema.
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They were also dropping acid several times a month.
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Jim makes one film at UCLA.
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It earns him a D.
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He skips his graduatio
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and tells Ray he's moving to New York City.
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But a few months later,
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Ray runs into Jim at the beach in Venice.
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He's been living on someone's roof
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and writing songs for a rock concert he hears in his head.
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Ray asks him to sing one.
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Jim hesitates.
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Then he sings Moonlight Drive.
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Let's Swim To The Moon, Uh-Huh,
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Let's Climb Through The Tide...
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Ray is impressed by the poetry of his lyrics.
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They decide to start a band.
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Jim's already chosen a name from a poem by William Blake.
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"If the doors of perception were cleansed,
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everything would appear to man as it is:
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infinite".
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Jim moves in with Ray and his girlfriend, Dorothy Fujikawa.
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Ray invites someone from his meditation class
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to come jam with them.
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John Densmore brings his friend, Robby Krieger.
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Jim loves his bottleneck slide so much,
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he wants to use it on every song.
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Robby and John like his lyrics more than his voice,
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but something about their lead singer pulls them in.
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In the summer of 1965, The Doors are born.
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Jim had never sung before.
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Robby had only been playing electric guitar for 6 months.
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His original training was on acoustic - Spanish flamenco.
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He'd played in one rock band with Densmore,
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when they were both in high school.
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John had morphed from a high school marching band
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to a certified jazz freak into Coltrane and Mingus.
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Ray rents a house,
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and the band rehearses there all summer.
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Jim says they need more songs
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and tells everyone to write one over the weekend.
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Only Robby does his homework.
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The first song he writes is called Light My Fire.
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Know That It Will Be Untrue,
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Know That I Would Be A Liar
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If I Was To Say To You
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Girl, We Couldn't Get Much Higher.
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Come On, Baby, Light My Fire.
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Try To Set The Night On Fire.
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Time To Hesitate Is Through,
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No Time To Wallow In The Mire.
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Try Now, We Can Only Lose
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And Our Love Become A Funeral Pyre.
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Come On, Baby, Light My Fire.
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The Doors get their first gig at a dive in LA called The London Fog.
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Still unsure of himself, Jim turns his back to the audience,
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facing the band, like he does in rehearsal.
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The talent booker for The Whisky A Go Go comes in one night.
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She falls for Morrison
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and convinces her boss to hire The Doors
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as The Whisky's house band.
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In late 1966, they're opening for The Turtles,
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Buffalo Springfield and Van Morrison.
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Word spreads, especially about the lead singer.
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Jack Holzman, founder of Elektra Records,
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is so impressed, he offers them a 3-album deal.
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The next night, Jim doesn't show up at The Whisky.
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John and Ray head over to the motel he's crashing at
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and find him out of his mind on acid.
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When they get him back to The Whisky,
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Jim wants to play The End,
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a song he wrote about breaking up with his high-school girlfriend.
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The Killer Awoke Before Dawn,
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He Put His Boots On.
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He Took A Face From The Ancient Gallery And He
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He Walked On Down The Hallway, Baby!
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Came To A Door
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And He Looked Inside.
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No one in the band knows where he's going.
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Father?
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Yes, Son?
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I Wanna Kill You.
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Mother...
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I Want To...
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Fuck, Fuck, Fuck, Fuck You All Night, Baby!
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Fuck You, Mama, All Night Long!
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You Wait, Mama!
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Gonna Love You, Baby, All Night, Yeah!
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The Whisky's owner calls Jim a "sick bastard"
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and fires them.
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A few weeks later,
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The Doors record their first album in five days.
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Holzman brings in veteran producer Paul Rothchild.
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The equipment he uses is state-of-the-art -
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a 4-track recorder.
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He lays down John's drums on one track.
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Ray's organ and Robby's guitar take up the second.
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The third goes to Jim's vocal,
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leaving the fourth for all overdubs.
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Light My Fire and The End are over seven minutes long.
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Both are recorded in two takes.
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At Jim's insistence,
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all songs are credited simply to The Doors.
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To promote the album,
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Holzman buys a billboard on The Sunset Strip.
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No one has done this before.
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Break On Through is their first single.
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It stalls at number 106.
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Holzman shifts quickly to Light My Fire.
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Rothchild cuts the instrumentals, and the song hits the AM airwaves.
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In July of 1967,
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the first song Robby Krieger ever wrote climbs to number one in the country.
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Ray and Dorothy hear it on their car radio and start screaming.
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The first royalty checks give The Doors $ 50,000 apiece.
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Morrison's family is oblivious
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until a friend of his younger brother comes over with the album.
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He thought the guy on the cover looked a little like Jim.
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The family is further surprised
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when they see how Jim has described them in his bio.
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Holzman sends The Doors to New York City.
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They're an immediate hit.
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Andy Warhol becomes infatuated, particularly with Morrison.
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Then, like The Beatles and Rolling Stones before them,
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they perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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- Now The Doors!
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Here they are with their newest hit record,
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Light My Fire!
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Time To Hesitate Is Through,
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No Time To Wallow In The Mire.
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Try Now, We Can Only Lose
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And Our Live Become A Funeral Pyre.
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Come On, Baby, Light My Fire.
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Try To Set The Night On... Fire!
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Sullivan asks The Doors to take out the word "higher"
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because of its drug implications.
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They agree.
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During the performance,
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Jim sings the song exactly as written.
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Girl, We Couldn't Get Much Higher.
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Come On, Baby, Light My Fire.
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Try To Set The Night On Fire!
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Try To Set The Night On... Fire!
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It's been barely a year
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since their shy young singer couldn't even face his audience.
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Now, the metamorphosis is complete.
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- Need A Match?
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"As I look back over my life,
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I'm struck by the postcards,
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ruined snapshots,
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faded posters of a time I can't recall".
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French officials deny any evidence of drug overdose,
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but a cloud of mystery hangs over Morrison's death.
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Some claim he's still alive and that his death was just a hoax,
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perhaps planned by Morrison himself.
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Numerous sightings of the singer have already been reported.
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No, the mood I get from most of itNis a kind of a heavy...
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Kind of a sort of gloomy feeling, you know.
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Like of someone not quite at home
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Or, you know, or not quite... Not quite relaxed, and...
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You know, aware of a lot of things
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but not quite sure about anything, you know?
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People Are Strange
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When You're A Stranger.
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Faces Look Ugly
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When You're Alone.
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Women Seem Wicked
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When You're Unwanted.
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Streets Are Uneven
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When You're Down.
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When You're Strange,
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Faces Come Out Of The Rain.
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When You're Strange,
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No One Remembers Your Name
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When You're Strange,
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When You're... Strange.
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The fact is, the music is strange.
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It is music for the different, the uninvited.
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It carries the listener into the shadowy realm of dream.
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Part of the strangeness comes from their lack of a bass player.
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This leaves Densmore to hold the beat.
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But his jazz sensibility keeps it both tight and unpredictable.
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Krieger's flamenco influences bring another layer of mystery.
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He never uses a pick,
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playing rhythm and lead with his fingernails.
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But the sound needs a bottom.
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Manzarek discovers an electric piano bass
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and plays the bass line with his left hand.
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He uses his right for chords and his Bach-tinged blues runs.
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The organ carries a hint of the carnival -
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both childlike and darkly disturbing.
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features circus performers on its cover.
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it is Morrison who is the frenzied trapeze artist.
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Love Me Two Times, Baby, Love Me Twice Today.
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Love Me Two Times, Girl, I'm Goin' Away.
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Love Me Two Times, Girl,
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One For Tomorrow, One Just For Today.
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Love Me Two Times, I'm Goin' Away.
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To Ray, he's like an ancient shaman,
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leading his followers into worlds they'd never dare enter alone.
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I Could Not Speak.
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Love Me One Time,
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Yeah, My Knees Got Weak.
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Love Me Two Times, Girl,
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Last Me All Through The Week.
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Love Me Two Times, I'm Goin' Away.
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Morrison is both innocent and profane.
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He's a rock and roll poet,
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dangerous and highly intelligent.
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No one has had this exact combination before.
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No matter how high he flies,
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his bandmates are always there
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to catch him and guide him back to earth.
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Their first hit of fame is sudden and intense.
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- I even like them more than The Beatles!
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- The Doors, they are so much better!
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- Do you think you're a political group?
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- We're, um...
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Foremost, we're, um... Musicians and writers.
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- No, you can't take a lit cigarette. Sorry.
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- I'll see how I feel after a beer.
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- You want people to like you?
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- Well, I'd like them to listen.
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I'd like them to... Give the music a chance, and...
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Just to listen.
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- The music can't help
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but reflecting things that are happening around you.
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- I think for your own sake,
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while all the police are out there containing the kids,
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you ought to get in the car and split. I really do.
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Unless he wants to get...
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Yeah, I mean, it's up to him.
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It's up to him, unless he wants to...
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Have them grab at his body.
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- If he doesn't want it, I'll take it.
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- And Bill and Todd will take the leftovers.
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- Aloha!
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- I've noticed that when people are joking,
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they're usually dead serious.
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And when they're dead serious, it's usually pretty funny.
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- You should say that at a concert.
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- Is your band like The Monkees?
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- The Monkees?
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- I said like The Monkees.
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- All of our music is really so
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symbolic rather than direct to the point, you know...
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- Everybody's always talking about
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rock and roll and jazz finally blending, you know...
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And I don't think that can really happen, but...
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If it's supposed to, I think we're it.
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- OK, this time, can you look to me, please?
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- I want to touch The Doors!
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- Hey, quit knocking on the door. Hey!
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- Can you get Jim out?
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Come on, just take one picture.
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- We paid to be here!
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Most of the attention goes to Jim.
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If it bothers Robby, Ray or John,
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they don't outwardly show it.
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But Jim relishes the attention.
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He seems to have been born instantly ready for fame.
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Everything he does seems either brilliant
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or brilliantly calculated for effect.
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- I think, you know, these days,
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especially in The States, you have to be
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a politician or an assassin
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or something to really be a superstar.
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Without a personal manager or publicist,
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Jim takes control of his own image.
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He picks out all his clothes,
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from the conch belts to the leather pants
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seemingly designed to accentuate his crotch.
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- Hi! Hi, Jim!
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- We're gotta go to the... dressing room, right?
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- All right, man.
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- OK, we're going to go to the dressing room now.
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- Wait a while, don't get out yet.
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He understood exactly how to make it all work for him,
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and perhaps to protect himself,
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he made it seem like he couldn't care less.
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In 1968, The Who opened for The Doors at The Singer Bowl on Long Island.
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- Don't go in, we need you.
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- How much are these?
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- $ 1.
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- Can I look at it first to see what I want?
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I've got one.
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How much are those?
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- $ 1. - $ 1?
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It's hard to tell if he's simply mingling with his fans
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or if he's drawing something crucial from them,
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as if he needs their attention to survive.
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- Make sure that The Doors know
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that New York collectively welcomes them at The Singer Bowl.
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The Doors! The Doors!
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The Singer Bowl crowd is already worked up.
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Morrison stokes them further.
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No One Here Gets Out Alive Now.
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You Get Yours, Mama, I'll Get Mine.
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Gonna Make It, Baby... Come On!
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Someone throws a chair.
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- Everybody feel all right?
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- The show is over, kids, so go on home.
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Yes, please, go home.
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- Give him a hand and help him if she's too heavy. Stay where you are.
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- No, she's...She was just an innocent bystander.
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- That became a victim.
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- And someone whacked her with a chair.
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- Why'd they whack her with a chair? - I don't know.
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- Are you sure it was a chair? - I don't know what it was.
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Someone hit me, I fell, and I wound up here.
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- Where did they get a chair? There weren't any chairs.
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- I don't know.
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Earlier in the concert, Jeff Silverman is taking pictures in the front row.
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He sees Jim look directly at a young girl and grab his crotch.
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Her boyfriend picks up a chair.
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According to Silverman, it was the first chair to be thrown.
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- It's already coagulating. I think you're going to be OK.
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I am The Lizard King! I can do anything!
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Morrison's poem, The Celebration Of The Lizard,
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was to take up one whole side of The Doors' next album,
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but Paul Rothchild chooses not to include it.
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Jim's behavior is becoming unpredictable,
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and Rothchild is under pressure to get another record out
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while the band is hot.
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He fills out the side with unused songs from their first album.
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Despite the raw intensity of new songs like Five To One and Unknown Soldier
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critics dismiss the record.
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But fans judge it differently.
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Both the album and Morrison's Hello, I Love You hit number one.
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- Something like that.
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- Don't overblow, Jim. You got a long way to go.
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- Why not?
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In 1968, The Doors begin recording The Soft Parade.
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Paul Rothchild produces, with Bruce Botnick as his engineer.
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Jim has begun coming into the studio drunk or high.
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Robby writes half the songs on Soft Parade,
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and for the first time he and Jim separate their writing credits.
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- Well, you know what Robby's trying to do, that sound.
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- Yeah, I know that.
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- Stupidest ending I've ever heard on any song.
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- What's stupid, the ending?
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- Yeah. Yeah, just...
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- How's that again?
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- Robby does two, John one, I do two, and then you come in.
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- That sounds good, Robby. Here we go. One time, everybody, please.
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Wild Child Full Of Grace,
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Saver Of The Human Race
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Your Cool Face...
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Natural Child, Terrible Child
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Not Your Mother's Or YourNFather's Child, You're
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Our Child Screaming Wild...
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Do you know the warm progress under the stars?
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Do you know we exist?
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Have you forgotten the keys to the kingdom?
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Have you been born yet, and are you alive?
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The youth movement keeps growing.
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- So like I was telling you, honey,
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before these cameramen came along,
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death in our time...
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- Yes, yes?
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- Oh, man, I don't know.
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And by 1968, the country was radically changed.
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- And I pledge, if you give me your help,
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if you give me your hand,
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that I will work with you,
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and we will have a new America!
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Thank you very much!
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Ray originally thought LSD was the key to enlightenment.
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But a series of bad trips sends him in a different direction.
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He turned to meditation, along with Robby and John,
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attempting to find his bliss elsewhere.
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Morrison keeps tripping for a while...
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When The Music's Over.
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When The Music's Over, Yeah-Yeah.
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When The Music's Over,
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Turn Out The Light,
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Turn Out The Light...
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Well, The Music Is Your Special Friend.
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Dance On Fire As It Intends.
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Music Is Your Only Friend
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Until The End,
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Until The... End!
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Jim still has doubts about his voice.
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He's had no musicial training and he can't read a note.
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Sinatra has replaced Elvis as his favorite singer.
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He describes his own voice as a scream or "a sick croon".
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Cancel My Subscription To The Resurrection,
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Send My Credentials To The House Of Detention.
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I've Got Some Friends Inside...
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Morrison takes a hard turn from psychedelics to booze.
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Soft Parade takes 11 months to record.
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This is partly due to Rothchild's insistence on perfection.
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He makes the band do hundreds of takes.
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But no one talks about the elephant in the room.
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Densmore develops headaches and breaks out in rashes from the tension.
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One day, John walks out of the studio, saying he can't take it anymore.
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The next morning, he shows up,
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and the band continues recording without a word.
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Gonna Win, Yeah, We're Takin' Over. Come On!
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Sometimes the drinking helps Morrison.
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Sometimes it doesn't.
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The band becomes adept at keeping him alive onstage.
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His first onstage arrest had come early, in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Before the concert, Jim is making out with a girl in a shower stall backstage.
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A cop walks in on them.
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Not recognizing Jim, he orders them out.
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Jim tells him to go fuck himself.
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The cop maces him.
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Minutes before the show, Jim is in agony.
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His eyes are still bloodshot and streaming with tears.
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In the middle of the first song,
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he stops and tells the audience what's just happened to him.
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Jim keeps calling the cop
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"A little blue man in a little blue suit with a little blue cap".
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When the police move in,
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Jim offers them a chance to "say their thing".
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They choose not to.
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Jim is arrested for breach of peace and immoral exhibition.
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Two cops punch him in the face and kick him when he falls.
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This starts the reputation of The Doors as a dirty and dangerous band.
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It also marks a change between The Doors and their audience.
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They're coming now to watch Morrison go crazy.
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There is a growing sense
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that the fans are not there to hear the music,
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but to witness a spectacle.
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It is becoming harder and harder
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to distinguish between himself and the person who appears onstage.
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But the train keeps picking up speed, and no one wants off.
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In April 1968, The Village Voice chooses Morrison as vocalist of the year.
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The Doors win best band,
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and Ray Manzarek is best musician after Eric Clapton and Ravi Shankar.
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The Soft Parade goes gold, making 4 gold albums in a row.
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Touch Me, written by Krieger,
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gives the band their third top-10 single.
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Come On, Come On, Come On, Come On, Now,
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Touch Me, Baby.
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Can't You See That I Am Not Afraid?
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What Was That Promise That You Made?
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Why Won't You Tell Me What She Said?
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What Was That Promise That You Made?
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I'm Gonna Love You Till The Heaven Stop The Rain.
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I'm Gonna Love You Till The Stars Fall From The Sky...
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By late December 1968
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The Doors are being hailed as America's Rolling Stones.
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And just at that moment, Jim announces he's quitting.
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The band is stunned.
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00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:50,000
Without Jim, there is no Doors.
513
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:53,000
- We need you to stay in the game.
514
00:45:53,000 --> 00:46:16,000
- Well, the thing is, I don't think I like the game.
515
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,000
His girlfriend, Pam Courson,
516
00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:23,000
encourages him to forget music and concentrate on his poetry.
517
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:26,000
Jim's already self-published two notebooks of his poems,
518
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:29,000
both dedicated to her.
519
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:34,000
His poetry is symbolic and pure.
520
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:38,000
It frees him from the requirements of rock stardom.
521
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,000
- Yeah, posing for a picture, can you imagine?
522
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:45,000
You know, and really looking in the camera and really posing?
523
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:49,000
It's insane! I must have been out of my mind!
524
00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:56,000
But getting out is not as easy as it seems.
525
00:46:56,000 --> 00:47:02,000
Ray convinces him to give it 6 more months.
526
00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:04,000
But as his drinking increases,
527
00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:07,000
Ray sees it give birth to Morrison's alter ego,
528
00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:10,000
whom he names Jimbo.
529
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:14,000
Everyone dreads his appearance.
530
00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:18,000
Out of concern for his health and the future of the band,
531
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:22,000
they finally confront him directly.
532
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:26,000
Jim listens politely.
533
00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:31,000
He stays sober for about a week.
534
00:47:31,000 --> 00:48:06,000
Then Jimbo returns.
535
00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:09,000
The band hires a series of professional drinkers
536
00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:11,000
to keep tabs on Morrison.
537
00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,000
They can't keep up with him.
538
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,000
- You got any groovy possy in this joint?
539
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:17,000
Any LSD? Any LSD?
540
00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:22,000
At a party in LA, he ends up with his face in Janis Joplin's lap.
541
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:28,000
She breaks down in tears, and then cracks a whiskey bottle over his head.
542
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:33,000
Pam gets tired of Jim's drunken infidelities.
543
00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:36,000
She convinces him to see a psychiatrist.
544
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:40,000
Jim goes to one session.
545
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:44,000
He's moving further away from his family.
546
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:48,000
When his mother comes to watch The Doors in Washington, DC,
547
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:51,000
Jim does not see her.
548
00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:54,000
He hasn't spoken to his father since 1966,
549
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:56,000
when he got a letter from him
550
00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:59,000
with the advice "to give up any idea of singing
551
00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:01,000
or any connection with a musical group
552
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:08,000
because of what I consider a complete lack of talent in this direction".
553
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:10,000
At the height of his son's fame,
554
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:11,000
Admiral Morrison is commanding
555
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:19,000
a division of aircraft carriers off the coast of Vietnam.
556
00:49:19,000 --> 00:49:27,000
In his world, survival depends on obedience.
557
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:32,000
To Jim, obedience is suicide.
558
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:37,000
- Would anybody like to see my genitals?
559
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:39,000
I don't think there should be a president, man.
560
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:42,000
I think it should be a total democracy!
561
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:46,000
But I'll tell you this, man, I'll tell you this.
562
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:48,000
I don't know what's going to happen, man,
563
00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:52,000
but I want to have my kicks before the whole shit house goes up in flames.
564
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:57,000
All Right? All Right!
565
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:10,000
In September 1968, The Doors tour Europe.
566
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:15,000
They're a big hit, even after Jim swallows a chunk of hash in Amsterdam
567
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:19,000
and collapses unconscious on stage.
568
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:27,000
The band plays the gig without him, with Ray doing all the singing.
569
00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:30,000
Afterwards, Jim stays in London with Pam,
570
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:34,000
hanging out with poet Michael McClure.
571
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:39,000
The three of them go off on a drinking binge.
572
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:41,000
When Jim resurfaces,
573
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:44,000
he discovers The Doors have licensed Light My Fire
574
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:50,000
for use in a car commercial.
575
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:54,000
Robby, Ray and John explain they've tried to find him for days.
576
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:59,000
They thought the commercial was unique and felt Jim would agree.
577
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:00,000
But Jim does not agree.
578
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:07,000
The car commercial and $ 75,000 evaporate.
579
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:10,000
The alcohol takes a personal toll.
580
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:12,000
In the beginning, as Ray pulls the band together,
581
00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:16,000
he and Jim are very close.
582
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:18,000
Jim had always welcomed Robby,
583
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:26,000
offering advice like giving each lyric a double meaning.
584
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:34,000
His drinking drives a wedge between them.
585
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:35,000
John and Jim used to drive around,
586
00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:40,000
fantasizing about being in a famous rock and roll band.
587
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:45,000
The alcohol pushes them apart as well.
588
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:53,000
They all see Jim struggle, but have no idea how to help him.
589
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:56,000
And now, The Doors start playing larger arenas.
590
00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:01,000
The first is The Hollywood Bowl in 1968.
591
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:05,000
Jim seems a little off.
592
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:11,000
John thinks he's dropped acid right before the show.
593
00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:14,000
Robby feels Jim was distracted by Mick Jagger
594
00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:20,000
sitting in the front row with Pam on his lap.
595
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:24,000
They sell out Madison Square Garden and The LA Forum,
596
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:27,000
and in early 1969, their manager, Bill Siddons,
597
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:31,000
books their first extensive US tour.
598
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:34,000
They'll hit 19 cities.
599
00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:41,000
Their first gig is in Miami.
600
00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:45,000
The band arrives early, minus Morrison.
601
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:49,000
He's had a fight with Pam and missed his plane.
602
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:52,000
He misses another flight hanging out in the airport bar
603
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:54,000
and shows up 20 minutes late.
604
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:57,000
- Ladies and gentlemen, The Doors!
605
00:52:57,000 --> 00:53:01,000
The mood inside the converted airplane hangar is already tense.
606
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:08,000
The promoter has pulled out all the seats so he could sell another 2000 tickets.
607
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:13,000
As the band takes the stage, Jim seems preoccupied.
608
00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:17,000
The week before, The Living Theatre had performed in Los Angeles.
609
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:20,000
Their manifesto is radically political -
610
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:25,000
change can only come from a rejection of all rules.
611
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:28,000
Jim goes to every performance.
612
00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:32,000
He once called The Doors "erotic politicians",
613
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:35,000
but he confesses to the group's director
614
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:38,000
that though he has the ear of a generation,
615
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:42,000
he feels he's never had anything to say.
616
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:45,000
He chooses this moment to change that.
617
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:49,000
Yeah! Now listen here!
618
00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:55,000
I ain't talking about no revolution!
619
00:53:55,000 --> 00:54:02,000
And I'm not talking about no demonstration!
620
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:05,000
I'm talking about having a good time!
621
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:14,000
I'm talking about love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
622
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:21,000
Grab your fucking friend and love him. Come on!
623
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,000
Hey, listen, I'm lonely.
624
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:30,000
I need some love, you all. Come on!
625
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:35,000
I need some good-time loving, sweetheart.
626
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:37,000
Love me. Come on!
627
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:40,000
Someone throws a gallon of orange paint at the band.
628
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:47,000
You're All A Bunch Of Fucking Idiots!
629
00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:50,000
You're All A Bunch Of Slaves,
630
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:55,000
Letting People Tell You What You're Gonna Do!
631
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:59,000
How Long Are You Gonna Let Them Push You Around?
632
00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:00,000
Maybe You Love It!
633
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:05,000
Maybe You Love Getting Your Face Stuck In The Shit! Come On!
634
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:09,000
What Are You Gonna Do About It?
635
00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:14,000
There's a rush at the stage.
636
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:15,000
Now, Listen,
637
00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:18,000
Anybody That Wants To Come Up Here And Join Us
638
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:20,000
And Do Some Dancing, Have Some Fun, Just Get On Up Here. Come On!
639
00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:24,000
A friend of Jim's walks out and hands him a lamb.
640
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:28,000
I'd Fuck Her, But She's Too Young.
641
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:32,000
A woman pours a bottle of champagne over Morrison.
642
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:36,000
He takes off his wet shirt, urging everyone to join him.
643
00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:41,000
Shirts, pants, bras and underwear sail through the air.
644
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:44,000
But there's only one song they wanna hear.
645
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:49,000
- Light My Fire! Light My Fire!
646
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:50,000
Morrison gets angry.
647
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:54,000
"You Came To See Something Else, Didn't You?"
648
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,000
"All Right, Here's My Cock!".
649
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:01,000
Now, we're not going to leave until we all get our rocks off.
650
00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:03,000
Ray yells out for someone to stop him.
651
00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:06,000
- Go on, someone's going to get hurt.
652
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:11,000
The stage starts to collapse.
653
00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:14,000
Robby and John jump off.
654
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:19,000
Manzarek keeps playing.
655
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:30,000
Jim is thrown into the audience by a security guard.
656
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:35,000
Less than an hour after it started, the concert is over.
657
00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:46,000
The Doors play fragments of only 4 songs.
658
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:51,000
The next day, the entire band flies to Jamaica for a vacation.
659
00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:58,000
Unknown to them, something strange is happening back in Miami.
660
00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,000
- The Doors are out to make their own scene.
661
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:04,000
It was a bad scene, and...
662
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:06,000
Like I say, it was completely unwarranted,
663
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,000
uncalled for, on all parts.
664
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:10,000
It didn't seem like actual entertainment
665
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,000
that we've expected to see.
666
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:16,000
Seemed like very many people were under the influence of drugs.
667
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:19,000
We have to do something about this. This is real disgusting.
668
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:21,000
My children, when I grow up and I have children,
669
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:24,000
do I want them in an environment like this?
670
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:28,000
I mean, is this progress, or are we decaying in a way?
671
00:57:28,000 --> 00:57:32,000
We have taken out two warrants for Jim Morrison.
672
00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:36,000
One of them is for indecent exposure.
673
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:39,000
The other is for the use of obscene languages
674
00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:43,000
during his performance at Dinner Key Saturday night.
675
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:45,000
We have been delayed on issuing these warrants
676
00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:48,000
because we were waiting, hoping to get pictures
677
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,000
that were taken during the performance.
678
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:54,000
Jim's hit with one felony and three misdemeanors,
679
00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:58,000
but it's the felony charge that is the most disturbing.
680
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:00,000
It claims that Jim did lewdly and lasciviously
681
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:05,000
"expose his penis, place his hands upon his penis and shake it,
682
00:58:05,000 --> 00:58:08,000
and did simulate the acts of masturbation upon himself
683
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:11,000
and oral copulation upon another".
684
00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:13,000
Although many pictures were taken during the concert,
685
00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:16,000
none show Morrison exposing himself.
686
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:19,000
But for proof of oral copulation,
687
00:58:19,000 --> 00:58:24,000
the prosecution offers this photo as evidence.
688
00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:28,000
The charges take The Doors by surprise.
689
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:31,000
Over a hundred cops had been at the concert.
690
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:34,000
None had attempted to stop Morrison.
691
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:38,000
To John, the only thing they were guilty of was a lousy show.
692
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:43,000
- I especially thank my fellow citizens who join me...
693
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:45,000
But a wave of conservatism is sweeping the country.
694
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:48,000
- For over five months, our community has been subjected...
695
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:52,000
Decency rallies are held, specifically targeting The Doors.
696
00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:58,000
- The people of Dade County have said "Enough, enough, enough!".
697
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:00,000
Even the rock and roll press turns against them.
698
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:05,000
...to break its contract and cancel two concerts of The Doors.
699
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:08,000
Radio stations stop playing The Doors' music.
700
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:10,000
...performances would be obnoxious.
701
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:13,000
And one by one, every remaining city
702
00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:19,000
on The Doors' first major tour gets canceled.
703
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:28,000
Finally, on April 4 of 1969 Jim Morrison surrenders to the FBI.
704
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,000
The trial starts in August.
705
00:59:30,000 --> 00:59:33,000
Ray, Robby and John testify in Jim's defense.
706
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:37,000
All of them deny seeing Jim expose himself.
707
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:41,000
- Jim, you're facing 3 1/2 years in state prison for the Miami incident.
708
00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:44,000
The scope of this trial goes way beyond rock and roll.
709
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:46,000
It's really about the first amendment.
710
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,000
- What we're testing down there is the...
711
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:53,000
Issue of artistic freedom of expression.
712
00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:58,000
But the prosecutor, Terrence McWilliams, seems preoccupied with sex.
713
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:01,000
He keeps returning to the oral copulation charge.
714
01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:03,000
Jim explains he was down on his knees
715
01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:08,000
simply to admire Robby's intricate finger work.
716
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:11,000
McWilliams scoffs, saying Jim must have seen Robby
717
01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:14,000
perform this solo hundreds of times.
718
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:19,000
Jim replies, "Well, Robby gets better and better all the time".
719
01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:24,000
Although a comedy of errors, trial is no joke.
720
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:27,000
On October 30 of 1969,
721
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:31,000
Morrison is found guilty of profanity and indecent exposure.
722
01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:42,000
- Jim, you have anything to say?
723
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:44,000
Judge Murray Goodman sentences Jim
724
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:50,000
to four months of hard labor in the Dade county jail.
725
01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:53,000
The Doors' attorney quickly files an appeal,
726
01:00:53,000 --> 01:00:55,000
but the uncertainty of its outcome
727
01:00:55,000 --> 01:00:59,000
throws The Doors into an uneasy state of limbo.
728
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:05,000
Morrison takes it the hardest.
729
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:09,000
It's more than just fear of spending time in a deep-southern jail.
730
01:01:09,000 --> 01:02:05,000
It's as if he's suddenly realized he's not invincible.
731
01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:11,000
Like Morrison, the country's innocence is being tested as well.
732
01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:15,000
A spasm of violence ripples throughout the decade,
733
01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:21,000
and it continues to be reflected in The Doors' music.
734
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:25,000
Morrison believes violence is an American tradition.
735
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:34,000
Its citizens are addicted to it and enchanted by it.
736
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:36,000
The Doors had passed on Woodstock,
737
01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:40,000
so in 1970, while still waiting on their Miami appeal,
738
01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:44,000
they fly to a small island off the coast of England.
739
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:46,000
The concert at The Isle of Wight
740
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:48,000
is intended to be a fusion of spirit
741
01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:51,000
and the world's best rock musicians,
742
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:55,000
but fans feel the concert should be free.
743
01:02:55,000 --> 01:03:13,000
Police and promoters disagree.
744
01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:22,000
This Is The End, Beautiful Friend.
745
01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:32,000
This Is The End, My Only Friend.
746
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:39,000
Of Our Elaborate Plans,
747
01:03:39,000 --> 01:03:53,000
Of Everything That Stands.
748
01:03:53,000 --> 01:04:09,000
I'll ever Look Into YourNEyes Again.
749
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:14,000
Can You Picture What We'll Be?
750
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:20,000
So Limitless And Free,
751
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:23,000
Desperately In Need
752
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:28,000
For Some Stranger's Hand
753
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:40,000
In A Desperate Land.
754
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:41,000
My thanks to all of you,
755
01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:42,000
and now it's on to Chicago,
756
01:04:42,000 --> 01:05:06,000
and let's win there! Thank you!
757
01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:11,000
Come Ride With Me
758
01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:16,000
cross The Sea
759
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:39,000
Endlessly.
760
01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:47,000
Woke Up This Morning, Got The Crossroads On My Mind.
761
01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:56,000
Well, I Woke Up This Morning, Got The Crossroads On My Mind.
762
01:05:56,000 --> 01:06:03,000
Take A Walk With Me, Everything Will Work Out Fine.
763
01:06:03,000 --> 01:06:12,000
Well, I Woke Up This Morning, Got The H-Bomb On My Mind.
764
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:16,000
Take A Walk With Me And Everything Will Be All Right.
765
01:06:16,000 --> 01:07:22,000
All Right! Ride That Train! Yeah!
766
01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:33,000
By late 1970, the dream that had stirred an entire generation officially ends.
767
01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:35,000
Charles Manson's use of LSD
768
01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:38,000
had not led him to enlightenment,
769
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:41,000
but into madness.
770
01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:48,000
And a new president removes all hope for change.
771
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:52,000
Jim's deeply affected by the deaths of Hendrix and Joplin.
772
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:58,000
He jokes to friends: "They're looking at number three".
773
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:00,000
Michael McClure helps change his mood.
774
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:02,000
With his support,
775
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:07,000
Simon and Schuster publishes the first collection of Jim's poems.
776
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:13,000
The book becomes one of Morrison's proudest accomplishments.
777
01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:28,000
"Nothing", he says, "is as eternal as poetry and song".
778
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:34,000
As the country enters the new decade, The Doors start over.
779
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:38,000
Morrison Hotel had been another step away from the mainstream.
780
01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:45,000
It took them back to their roots - the blues.
781
01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:49,000
It went gold in 2 days.
782
01:08:49,000 --> 01:08:51,000
Despite the disaster of Miami,
783
01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:55,000
Jack Holzman encourages them to make another album.
784
01:08:55,000 --> 01:08:58,000
But some things stay the same.
785
01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:05,000
Jim shows up late and drunk, only now, he's added cocaine to the mix.
786
01:09:05,000 --> 01:09:10,000
The band is alternately bored and furious at Jim.
787
01:09:10,000 --> 01:09:14,000
Rothchild falls asleep at the console.
788
01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:21,000
He tries to motivate the band by accusing them of playing cocktail music.
789
01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:26,000
Rothchild finally realizes it's time for him to leave.
790
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:28,000
His parting words to The Doors,
791
01:09:28,000 --> 01:09:35,000
"The only way you'll survive is if you make this record yourselves".
792
01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:40,000
Shocked by his departure, The Doors turn to Bruce Botnick.
793
01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:50,000
Botnick urges the band to just play.
794
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:53,000
To John, it's like they're back in the garage,
795
01:09:53,000 --> 01:10:03,000
back to the four of them just playing music.
796
01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:07,000
It's John's idea to slow down the middle of LA Woman.
797
01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:11,000
Jim comes up with a phrase he wants to repeat over and over.
798
01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:15,000
After they record it, Jim scribbles something on a piece of paper
799
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:16,000
and shows it to the group.
800
01:10:16,000 --> 01:11:09,000
Mr. Mojo Risin'
801
01:11:09,000 --> 01:11:13,000
They record quickly, doing several songs a day.
802
01:11:13,000 --> 01:11:15,000
To help keep Morrison interested,
803
01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:20,000
Botnick brings in Jerry Scheff, Elvis' bass player.
804
01:11:20,000 --> 01:11:23,000
The band wants Love Her Madly to be the first single,
805
01:11:23,000 --> 01:11:30,000
but Robby resists, calling his own song too commercial for The Doors.
806
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:45,000
His choice is Riders On The Storm.
807
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:54,000
Riders On The Storm.
808
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:58,000
Into This House We're Born,
809
01:11:58,000 --> 01:12:03,000
Into This World We're Thrown.
810
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:08,000
Like A Dog Without A Bone, An Actor Out On Loan.
811
01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:12,000
Riders On The Storm.
812
01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:16,000
There's A Killer On The Road,
813
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:22,000
His Brain Is Squirming Like A Toad.
814
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:27,000
Take A Long Holiday,
815
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:31,000
Let Your Children Play.
816
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:33,000
If You Give This Man A Ride,
817
01:12:33,000 --> 01:12:36,000
Sweet Memory Will Die.
818
01:12:36,000 --> 01:13:24,000
Killer On The Road.
819
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:29,000
It takes just over a week to record the entire album.
820
01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:36,000
Once again, all songs are credited to The Doors.
821
01:13:36,000 --> 01:13:38,000
On December 8, 1970,
822
01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:43,000
Jim Morrison celebrates his birthday by recording his own poetry.
823
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:47,000
- He Was No Private, For He Could Not Be Sold.
824
01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:49,000
He Was Only A Man,
825
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:52,000
And His Dedication Extended To The Last Degree.
826
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:58,000
Poor, Pretentious Soldier, Come Home.
827
01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,000
He's 27.
828
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:06,000
Friends can't believe the change in only 2 years.
829
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:08,000
The poetry session snaps him out of a depression,
830
01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:13,000
and he agrees to perform live with The Doors again.
831
01:14:13,000 --> 01:14:19,000
On December 12th, they play New Orleans, introducing the new songs from LA Woman.
832
01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:23,000
For a moment, the old Morrison appears.
833
01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:29,000
Then he sits down on stage and doesn't get up.
834
01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:44,000
It is here Ray says he sees all of Jim's psychic energy leave his body.
835
01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:49,000
A few days later, Pam Courson returns to LA from a vacation in Paris.
836
01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:51,000
She discovers Jim sleeping with a woman
837
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:56,000
who claims they were married in a pagan witch ceremony.
838
01:14:56,000 --> 01:15:03,000
But the witch flies back to New York, and Jim goes back to Pam.
839
01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:05,000
She still envisions a life for the two of them
840
01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:11,000
that starts with Jim leaving The Doors.
841
01:15:11,000 --> 01:15:12,000
He'll stay home and write poetry
842
01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:17,000
while she runs an exclusive clothing boutique.
843
01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:20,000
Just after the band finishes mixing LA Woman,
844
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:25,000
Jim announces he and Pam are moving to Paris.
845
01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:27,000
He'll relax for a while.
846
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:29,000
He'll quit drinking.
847
01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:33,000
He'll concentrate on his poetry.
848
01:15:33,000 --> 01:15:36,000
Ray asks when he's coming back.
849
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:40,000
Jim just shrugs.
850
01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:42,000
On April 17, 1971,
851
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:45,000
with the Miami conviction still hanging over him,
852
01:15:45,000 --> 01:16:06,000
Jim flies to Paris.
853
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:11,000
For a while, things go according to plan.
854
01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:15,000
Jim does concentrate on his poetry.
855
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:18,000
He shaves his beard.
856
01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:20,000
He wanders the streets alone,
857
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:22,000
visiting the cemetery at Pere Lachaise,
858
01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:28,000
where Chopin, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf are buried.
859
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:33,000
He develops a persistent cough.
860
01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:36,000
Back home, Elektra releases LA Woman.
861
01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:42,000
Critics call it "The Doors' comeback album".
862
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:46,000
When his cough worsens, Pam takes him to the doctor,
863
01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:52,000
who strongly urges Morrison to quit drinking.
864
01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:54,000
As he roams the city,
865
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:57,000
he carries his notebooks in a white plastic shopping bag.
866
01:16:57,000 --> 01:17:04,000
They're filled with fragments of song lyrics and poetry.
867
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:06,000
But the solitude of the writing
868
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:15,000
offers little of the kick he knows so well.
869
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:19,000
One day, Jim makes a phone call home.
870
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:23,000
John Densmore is surprised to hear from him.
871
01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:29,000
Jim says he's thinking of coming home to make another album with The Doors,
872
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:33,000
but John can tell his voice is slurred.
873
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:37,000
And one night, after hours of heavy drinking,
874
01:17:37,000 --> 01:17:41,000
Jim says he doesn't feel well.
875
01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:43,000
He takes a bath.
876
01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:47,000
After calling out to Pam, "Are you still there?",
877
01:17:47,000 --> 01:18:07,000
he dies in the bathtub.
878
01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:16,000
Before You Slip Into Unconsciousness, I'd
879
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:21,000
Like To Have Another Kiss,
880
01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:30,000
Another Flashing Chance At Bliss,
881
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:45,000
Another Kiss.
882
01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:51,000
The Days Are Bright And Filled With Pain,
883
01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:56,000
Enclose Me In Your Gentle Rain.
884
01:18:56,000 --> 01:19:05,000
The Time You Ran Was Too Insane.
885
01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:19,000
We'll Meet Again.
886
01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:22,000
The Vietnam war finally ends.
887
01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:27,000
The youth movement fades away, not to reappear.
888
01:19:27,000 --> 01:19:32,000
But that flash of protest, however brief, was real.
889
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:36,000
It forged the consciousness of a whole generation.
890
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:41,000
Oh, Tell Me Where Your Freedom Lies.
891
01:19:41,000 --> 01:19:47,000
The Streets Are Fields That Never Dies,
892
01:19:47,000 --> 01:19:58,000
Deliver Me From Reasons Why You'd Rather Cry,
893
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:05,000
I'd Rather Fly.
894
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:08,000
To some, Jim was a poet,
895
01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:13,000
his soul trapped between heaven and hell.
896
01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:18,000
To others, he was just another rock star who crashed and burned.
897
01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:26,000
But this much is true - you can't burn out if you're not on fire.
898
01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:31,000
The Crystal Ship Is Being Filled,
899
01:20:31,000 --> 01:20:36,000
A Thousand Girls, A Thousand Thrills...
900
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:40,000
He would take his father another 10 years to say,
901
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:45,000
"My son had a unique genius which he expressed without compromise".
902
01:20:45,000 --> 01:20:58,000
When We Get Back, I'll Drop A Line...
903
01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:01,000
The Doors were together for 54 months.
904
01:21:01,000 --> 01:21:06,000
They've sold over 80 million albums worldwide.
905
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:09,000
They still sell a million albums a year.
906
01:21:09,000 --> 01:25:11,000
As of this date, none of their songs has been used in a car commercial...
907
01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:15,000
These subtitles have been combined, revised and translated to Russian
908
01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:19,000
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