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Jim Morrison
said
The future's uncertain and the end is always near
— "", on the album Morrison Hotel (1970)
Jim Morrison
American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
- Fame77.6
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- United States rank#159
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- Fame77.6
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- United States rank#159
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Lived 1943–1971, aged 28United States
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The Doors' frontman turned a rock band into a countercultural flashpoint, then died at 27 in a Paris apartment under circumstances murky enough that no autopsy was ever performed.
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James Douglas Morrison founded the Doors with Ray Manzarek in Venice in 1965. They spent two years unknown before "Light My Fire" hit number one and pulled them into prominence. Across six studio albums Morrison wove spoken word into live sets and pushed performances toward provocation — arrested on stage in New Haven in 1967, embroiled in legal trouble after a Miami show in 1969. The notoriety fed the band's reputation as symbols of 1960s defiance, but Morrison's drinking began affecting his ability to perform. On July 3, 1971, he died unexpectedly in Paris at 27. Conflicting witness reports…
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Jim Morrison
said
Take an Indian home to lunch.
— When asked how the USA should celebrate the Bicentennial, as quoted in Avant Garde magazine (March 1968)
Jim Morrison
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Five to one, baby One in five No one here gets out alive, now You get yours, baby I'll get mine Gonna make it, baby If we try.
— "Five to One" on the album Waiting for the Sun (1968)
Jim Morrison
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The old get older And the young get stronger May take a week And it may take longer They got the guns But we got the numbers Gonna win, yeah We're takin' over Come on!
— "Five to One" on the album Waiting for the Sun (1968)
Jim Morrison
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Hello, I love you, won't you tell me your name? Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game.
— "", 1968
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