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“We wanted to challenge all the ideas. We had no rules, no limits, no laws”: why Oliver Stone’s The Doors is the most influential rock biopic ever made
By Joe Daly published
Oliver Stone’s The Doors divided the critics – and the surviving band members. But it made Jim Morrison a star all over again and laid down the template for the modern rock biopic

Why The Velvet Underground hated The Doors
By Rob Hughes published
"How fabulous, in a bathtub in Paris!" - Lou Reed, upon hearing of the death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison

Robby Krieger's track-by-track guide to his favourite songs by The Doors
By Max Bell published
"Why would a young man like Jim think so much about death? Sure he was a poet. But my theory was that he always felt he had something wrong" - Robby Krieger

10 times rock and metal bands totally ruined TV talk shows
By Stephen Hill published
From L7's pubes to Sepultura fans causing chaos, here are just some of the reasons we don't get to see many heavy bands on mainstream talk shows

Iggy Pop on the gig that made him want to be a rock star: "I thought, Look how awful they are, and they've got the number one single in the country!"
By Paul Brannigan published
On October 20, 1967, Iggy Pop attended a gig at the University of Michigan that would change his life forever

How The Doors harnessed the self-destruction and creativity of Jim Morrison to make their first album
By Mick Wall published
In late August 1966, The Doors entered the studio to record their debut album. Released five months later, it laid down a singular marker that still resonates today

The Doors' Paris Blues: Is that all there is? Really?
By Max Bell published
Released as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event, Paris Blues features the last (apparently) unreleased studio recording by The Doors

Rush's Alex Lifeson and The Doors' Robby Krieger jamming on a Santana classic is guitar geek heaven
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch guitar legends Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger light up a California charity gig with a cover of Santana's Evil Ways
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