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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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