john densmore

50+ years after the passing of Jim Morrison, John Densmore of The Doors continues to honour the wishes of his bandmate when it comes to the commercialism of the music of The Doors. John discusses that journey and many other fascinating memories of the legacy of The Doors.

• Meet Mr Blue Hair
• A moment with John Coltrane & Elvin Jones
• Not selling out the Doors legacy
• Defending the wishes of Jim Morrison
• Visiting Jim Morrison’s grave
• Was there a funeral for Jim?
• Being aware of the “Jim is Alive” rumours
• Evolving perspective of substance abuse
• Last conversation with Jim and his state
• All Doors except Jim participated in mixdowns
• Jim’s behaviour in the studio
• John’s impression of punk early on
• Did Jim dabble in hard drugs?
• How much of LA Woman was played live?
• Multiple live Doors shows being made available
• The live performance that best represents The Doors at their peak
• Memories and recordings of the final Doors show
• Recording of Jimbo and Jimi Hendrix
• John’s upcoming projects with Chuck D and Adam Holzman
• Memories of the original Doors demo acetates
• Signing to Columbia – appearing on the “drop list”
• Arrangements for Doors music after John passes
• Involvement with Jim’s family after his passing
• The journey of Jim’s father
• John’s comparison of political environment then and now
• Did John get negative PR from the trial?
• The story of the Buick commercial
• What circumstance or situation would John consider approving Doors music to be made available commercially?
• John was uncomfortable being the centrepiece of the band?
• Bands reforming and touring in the modern era
• Jim’s relationship with money
• After Jim passes, was there any closure?
• Names that were floated as potential replacements for Jim
• Is John comfortable with The Doors music so closely associated with Vietnam?
• Preparing for a potential draft and conflict
• We need to find moments and try to be grateful when you can
• Interview wrap up

The book "The Doors Unhinged" available here.

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50+ years after the passing of Jim Morrison, John Densmore of The Doors continues to honour the wishes of his bandmate when it comes to the commercialism of the music of The Doors. John discusses that journey and many other fascinating memories of the legacy of The Doors.

• Meet Mr Blue Hair
• A moment with John Coltrane & Elvin Jones
• Not selling out the Doors legacy
• Defending the wishes of Jim Morrison
• Visiting Jim Morrison’s grave
• Was there a funeral for Jim?
• Being aware of the “Jim is Alive” rumours
• Evolving perspective of substance abuse
• Last conversation with Jim and his state
• All Doors except Jim participated in mixdowns
• Jim’s behaviour in the studio
• John’s impression of punk early on
• Did Jim dabble in hard drugs?
• How much of LA Woman was played live?
• Multiple live Doors shows being made available
• The live performance that best represents The Doors at their peak
• Memories and recordings of the final Doors show
• Recording of Jimbo and Jimi Hendrix
• John’s upcoming projects with Chuck D and Adam Holzman
• Memories of the original Doors demo acetates
• Signing to Columbia – appearing on the “drop list”
• Arrangements for Doors music after John passes
• Involvement with Jim’s family after his passing
• The journey of Jim’s father
• John’s comparison of political environment then and now
• Did John get negative PR from the trial?
• The story of the Buick commercial
• What circumstance or situation would John consider approving Doors music to be made available commercially?
• John was uncomfortable being the centrepiece of the band?
• Bands reforming and touring in the modern era
• Jim’s relationship with money
• After Jim passes, was there any closure?
• Names that were floated as potential replacements for Jim
• Is John comfortable with The Doors music so closely associated with Vietnam?
• Preparing for a potential draft and conflict
• We need to find moments and try to be grateful when you can
• Interview wrap up

The book "The Doors Unhinged" available here.

Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide

Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

In The Doors Unhinged, New York Times bestselling author and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the “greed gene”—that part of the human psyche that propels us toward the accumulation of more and more wealth, even at the expense of our principles, friendships, and the well-being of society. This is the gripping account of the legal battle to control The Doors’s artistic destiny. In it, Densmore looks at his conflict with his bandmates over the right to use The Doors’s name, revealing the ways in which this struggle mirrors and reflects a much larger societal issue: that no amount of money seems to be enough for even the wealthiest people.

The Doors continue to attract new generations of fans, with more than one hundred million albums sold worldwide and counting, and nearly twenty million followers to the band’s social media accounts. As such, Densmore occupies a rarefied space in popular culture. He’s beloved by artists across the decades for his fierce, uncompromising dedication to art. His writing consistently earns accolades and has appeared in a range of publications, such as the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone. As his friend and American novelist Tom Robbins recently said to him, “If you keep writing like this, I’ll have to get a drum set.”

This is an incredibly timely and important volume in a contemporary world that is increasingly consumed by an insatiable profit motive. John Densmore has given us a blueprint for an approach to life and culture that is not driven by greed.

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Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.

Pat and Murray select their favorite songs from The Doors first 6 classic albums.

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Stephen is back!  After talking about Jim Morrison, we really wanted to take a deep dive into Ray Manzarek.  Manzarek played keyboard and marimba for The Doors. We decided to focus on The Doors second album, Strange Days, this time.  We re-listened to the vinyl album, watched documentaries, and pulled research articles.  With all this background we come up with the ultimate list of 10 questions to ask Ray Manzarek. 

Video of Episode available at: https://youtu.be/80oZgTNLVJc