The Doors

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The cover of Classic Rock 338, featuring The Doors
Sex! Jazz! LSD! The Doors' Robby Krieger and John Densmore - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

By Siân Llewellyn Published

Also in this issue: Elton John, John Sykes, Jethro Tull, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin, The Wildhearts, Twisted Sister, Bon Mould, Black Spiders, Ice-T and more

Bands & Artists
Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek (1939 - 2013) and John Densmore, of the American rock band The Doors, pose for a group portrait in London, England, August 27, 1970
When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife

By Rob Hughes Published

The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas

Bands & Artists
The Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1967
The Doors' Robby Krieger and John Densmore share their memories of being banned from America's most legendary TV show

By Paul Brannigan Published

On September 17 1967, The Doors performed live on US TV institution The Ed Sullivan Show. They would not be invited back

Films & TV Shows
Fire crews outside the Morrison Hotel
Made famous by The Doors, the historic Morrison Hotel has been destroyed by fire

By Fraser Lewry Published

The fire at the Morrison Hotel in downtown Los Angeles was attended by firefighters from 17 different companies

Biographies
The Doors posing for a photograph under a pier in 1969
How The Doors snatched victory from the jaws of chaos to make the classic Morrison Hotel album

By Mick Wall Published

By 1970, Jim Morrison was in an alcoholic spiral and facing jail time – but The Doors still managed to make one of their greatest albums in Morrison Hotel

Albums
Jim Morrison of The Doors onstage in 1968
Jim Morrison: the man behind the myth by the people who knew him

By Geoff Barton Published

Shaman? Lizard King? Visionary? This was the real Jim Morrison, according to his Doors bandmates

Biographies
The Doors on the tarmac at London's Heathrow airport in 1968
The 60th anniversary of The Doors is to be celebrated with a box set, a live album and a lavish book

By Fraser Lewry Published

1965 marks the 60th anniversary of Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison's first encounter at Venice Beach

Bands & Artists
Stewart Copeland and Robby Krieger
Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and Stewart Copeland of The Police among the stars confirmed for Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp

By Stef Lach Published

Los Angeles camp attendees will learn from former members of The Doors, The Police, Nickelback, Black Sabbath and more

Bands & Artists
A montage of Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and Jim Morrison
The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands

By Dave Everley Published

From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands

Bands & Artists
The Doors studio portrait
Light My Fire turned The Doors into superstars: For a moment, it also turned Jim Morrison into a target for the Mob

By Mick Wall Published

The Doors experienced their first taste of big success with Light My Fire, but it infuriated a certain Frank Sinatra

Tracks & Singles
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