The lizard king

Very few in the music world , got so much attention in so little time as Jim Morrison , a renegade poet , one of the most active in anti corporate slavery and iconic musician , he made a vital impact on rock and roll through his strong poetry , blending it with heavy guitars and drums , his music is described as cross between rock , blues and psychedelic . Morrison studied Film direction from UCLA but did not pursue it as a profession , instead he started writing poetry , Ray manzaric his fellow in UCLA came across his poetry and felt its potential in music , Jim and Ray were the first two founding members of the unnamed band , later denmore and Robby keigar also joined , they used to jam on a roof top which was lent to them by a friend , soon the group got an offer to play gig at whiskey a go go , a renowned bar and restaurant of its time . The manager wanted a name to announce , Jim came up with idea of Doors , from his favorite poem by William Blake "Doors of perception " . the band became popular and were invited to Ed Sullivan show , a very famous television piece that interviewed Beatles and Elvis Presley . The show were to air two of Doors songs , the producers insisted lyrics to be changed as it had some censorship content , but Jim refused to divulge , this made him a sort of rebel image in people of those times . The doors recorded a few of Albums , later that year they got a chance to tour Europe , after returning back to US ,Jim started to show a change in his personality and became a heavy drinker , he came late to the shows and was absent during the recordings , this made the band in chaos and they lost some their of live shows . Morrison tried to make a riot in one of the concerts for which he got arrested on stage , making him the one and only rock star to get arrested live on stage , the incident made him a Rock and Roll icon . 

the doors

With his wild lifestyle and heavy addiction to drugs and alcohol he started getting delusional and lost focus , he became more of a junky , roaming around in search of LSD and other drugs , he very rarely went to jam and was always drunk in the studio , bearing enough of his unprofessional attitude , the band members went their own way and the doors was abandoned for a few years , later doors reunited to record their last album L A women , after recordings and few shows , Jim decided to settle in Paris and pursue his poetry . A few months later Jim was found dead in his bath tub , cause of death was reported , due to drug overdose , but the true cause is still not known as postmortem was never done .

In popular culture Jim Morrison has made his Image as a Rocker poet , who did what he wanted without heeding much to society or cultural pressure , he was a Rebel , singer , songwriter and his wild stage performances made news after news , a groupie favorite , the doors had a bunch of strong followers who were present in every show . Jim's personal life was not much , but he had a girlfriend , and a string of affairs . its sad that he passed away so early at 27 , joining the 27 group of musicians , there came many musicians but never as JIM , alive and live in peoples heart , still his fans flock on his grave every year in Paris , remembering their Rebel icon .