Watch the amazing new video of The Doors’ “Riders on the Storm,” spearheaded by Playing For Change, on YouTube.
From their remarkably short tenure with frontman and vocalist Jim Morrison, The Doors accomplished more in four years than many bands have in four decades. Before his death in 1971, Jim Morrison ...
Densmore and Krieger, like McCartney and Starr, make new music a priority, even when that means intertwining the music of the Doors through the lens of fresh material. “I play Doors stuff live – I’m ...
The music biopic, while having long grown stale and corporatized (such is the fate of all American art), can still potentially be fertile ground for the higher echelon of screen acting. Some of the ...
Sixty years after Robby Krieger auditioned to join the Doors, the guitarist still marvels at the legacy of the band and the music he made with singer Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and drummer ...
Recently, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea selected punk rock icons X as his choice for greatest L.A. band. For X lead singer Exene Cervenka, her pick is an equally easy one. “It’s the Hollywood ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. John Densmore, the legendary drummer for the Doors, recalls coming ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. “It would have been so great if we’d just had a guy like Sting,” says Krieger wistfully. “You ...