The Doors

This article covers the band. For the album of the same name see The Doors (album) , for the film of the same name by Oliver Stone see The Doors (film)

Doors is a redirect to this article. Further meanings are listed under Doors (disambiguation) .

The Doors
The Doors, 1968 in Copenhagen
General information
origin	Los Angeles , California
Genre (s)	Blues rock , psychedelic rock
founding	1965
resolution	1973
Website	http://www.thedoors.com/
Last occupation
singing	Jim Morrison († 1971)
guitar	Robby warrior
Drums	John Densmore
Keyboard bass, electronic organ	Ray Manzarek († 2013)

The Doors were an American West Coast rock band . The group is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. According to the sources, they have sold more than 80 million records in their careers, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . The Doors' most successful release is the album The Best of The Doors with around 11.6 million units sold.

The Doors were one of the very few rock groups without a permanent electric bass player . During live performances, Ray Manzarek took over numerous bass parts with his organ; Guest bassists sometimes took part in studio recordings.

Band history

Foundation phase

The band The Doors was formed in the summer of 1965 by Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek on the beach in Venice Beach ( California ). The band name was based on the essay by Aldous Huxley The Doors of Perception ( The gates of perception ) . Aldous Huxley took the title of his essay from a quote from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell :

"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite."

("If the gates of perception were cleaned, everything would appear to people as it is in reality: infinite .")

After Morrison Manzarek had performed some of his compositions (including Moonlight Drive ), he was so impressed by Morrison's poetic potential that he suggested he start a band. Manzarek had already founded Rick and the Ravens with his brothers . However, they left the new band after Morrison joined them.

Morrison and Manzarek started looking for suitable musicians. During a meditation class , they happened to meet Robby Krieger and John Densmore , who played guitar and drums . Manzarek compensated for the lack of a bassist by playing the rhythmic accompaniment on a Vox Continental organ with one hand and the bass accompaniment on a Fender Rhodes piano bass with the other . In turn, Krieger was able to impress Morrison in particular with the tonal possibilities of his bottleneck game.

success

After a few appearances, including with Sonny and Cher at a high school prom or at parties and dance events, the Doors signed a contract with Columbia , which at the time also had artists like Bob Dylan under contract. However, no record appeared there, so the contract was terminated by mutual agreement shortly thereafter. The contract brought Manzarek the possession of a new Vox Continental organ.

The Doors played for a while at the London Fog Club for little money and developed their individual style of music there, while Jim Morrison developed his stage presence there. Morrison is said to have been very shy at first and turned his back on the audience for a long time.

After appearing in the London Fog , they switched to the prestigious Whiskey A Go-Go , in which well-known bands from Los Angeles such as Love had played. The Doors became the house band for several months and played as a permanent opening act for the top acts. Her song The End contained the oedipal lines that later made him famous: "Father, I want to kill you, Mother I want to ..." - an inarticulate cry followed. Morrison only uttered "fuck you!" Once, whereupon the owner of the club immediately forbade all further appearances of the band. Shortly thereafter, Elektra Records signed the Doors.

Despite several drug experiences, especially in the early days of the Doors, Manzarek, unlike Morrison, kept a certain distance from the excesses that were sometimes common at that time. Robby Krieger didn't mind throwing in a "trip" every now and then. John Densmore was less averse to debauchery.

Ray Manzarek played a decisive role in shaping the band's music through his organ play, and he and guitarist Robby Krieger improvised in long solos. Manzarek himself described the active time as a Doors keyboardist as a time of the highest fulfillment, although he was critical of some excesses away from the stage and especially the growing split personality of the lead singer Morrison. During the live performances, Manzarek was able to intervene in the action thanks to his own microphone, which is why his deep, pithy voice can be heard in many live recordings. He sang some pieces himself , for example Close to You . Nevertheless, the band owes its great popularity above all to the charismatic singer Jim Morrison, who gave the group a face. The stage show, characterized by improvisation and Morrison's eccentric demeanor, was striking for The Doors .

After Morrison's death

After the death of Jim Morrison on July 3, 1971 in Paris , the remaining band members released two albums, but they were not very successful. In April 1973 the band broke up. For a reunion concert, the three remaining Doors members came together again on September 26, 2000, together with several singers (such as Ian Astbury from the English rock band The Cult ) who took over Morrison's part. In November 2000 they played for VH-1 with Scott Weiland .

In 1993 the Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .

The year 2003 brought movement in the band's history again. On November 6, 2002, Manzarek and Krieger announced that they would go on tour with Ian Astbury again in the US, although they had changed the band name to "The Doors of the 21st Century". John Densmore turned down a comeback. In 2004 a world tour followed. The background to the name change is a pending legal dispute in the USA, which was initiated by John Densmore and the parents of Jim Morrisons against the other two band members. Instead of John Densmore, Ty Dennis now played drums and, unlike before, the band performed with a bassist (Angelo Barbera). On July 22, 2005, the “Los Angeles Superior Court” banned Manzarek and Krieger from using the name “The Doors” and the Doors logo. In addition, the court ordered that Manzarek and Krieger have to surrender all profits from the "Doors of the 21st Century" to the original Doors partnership. Then the band appeared under the name " Riders on the Storm ".

Another lawsuit against the original members of the band was brought by the Police drummer Stewart Copeland , who was initially intended to be the drummer for the newly formed band. The lawsuit was dismissed.

On January 5, 2005, the manager of the "Doors of the 21st Century", Danny Sugerman, died .

In March 2007 Ian Astbury got out. For this, Brett Scallions was hired as a singer, who was formerly a singer in the group "Fuel".

On July 3, 2011 Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger went on a world tour again. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Jim Morrison's death, they began this in Paris in the Bataclan as "Ray and Robby of the Doors". They hired Dave Brock from the cover band "Wild Child" as singer . Angelo Barbera replaced them with bassist Phil Chen.

In 2011, Skrillex released the song Breakn 'a Sweat with The Doors, which was composed for the documentary Re: Generation .

In spring 2012, Robby Krieger reported in an interview as part of the promotion for the 40th Anniversary Edition of the album LA Woman to the musician magazine Guitar & Bass that there had been rehearsals with the long-time averse John Densmore.

Ray Manzarek died of cancer on May 20, 2013 at the age of 74.

Discography

Studio albums

The Doors

→ Main article : The Doors (album)

The group's debut album from January 1967 contains the world hit Light My Fire , the well-known love song The Crystal Ship and the song The End , which became famous again through the film Apocalypse Now and the original recording of which was partially censored on recordings because of its text . It is an intertextuality that refers to the Greek legendary figure Oedipus , a king's son who unknowingly kills his father, marries his mother and sleeps with her. The lines of text: "Father I want to kill you, Mother I want to fuck you" (German: father, I want to kill you, mother, I want to fuck you ) appeared to the public to be too vulgar, although the same scene had been in the same scene for thousands of years In theaters. The album also contains the Brecht / Weill song Alabama Song .

Strange days

→ Main article : Strange Days (album)

The second album Strange Days was released in the fall of 1967 . The song Moonlight Drive is one of the older songs of the band, of which a recording already exists from 1966 when it was considered for the first album. The title of When the Music's Over was often played by the band as the opening act at concerts.

Waiting for the Sun

→ Main article : Waiting for the Sun

The album was released in 1968. With Hello, I Love You , the band posted a second number one hit on the US market. It also includes the well-known song Spanish Caravan .

The Soft Parade

→ Main article : The Soft Parade

The album was released in 1969 and was described by some critics as the weakest Doors album. The use of strings and brass sections and the associated stylistic change in the sound was criticized. With Running Blue is also the only song the Doors on the album, in which Robby Krieger took over the solo voice in the chorus.

Morrison Hotel

→ Main article : Morrison Hotel

This album was released in February 1970 on the Elektra label. The recordings took place from September to December 1969 under the direction of producer Paul A. Rothchild , who had also produced all of the other studio albums. After the previous album The Soft Parade had not found the desired response from fans and critics, the group returned to the familiar sound on this album and also went towards the blues. Although the Morrison Hotel reached a slightly higher position in the US album charts than The Soft Parade (position 4 instead of 6, see below), it did not contain such a successful single as the top 3 hit Touch Me from its predecessor. All the lyrics on the album were written exclusively by Jim Morrison, and accordingly it has autobiographical traits.

LA Woman

→ Main article : LA Woman

The last Doors album before Jim Morrison's death was released in April 1971 and is considered the most bluesy of the Doors. The recordings for the album took place from November 1970 to January 1971; it was produced by the band itself and the sound engineer Bruce Botnick, as Paul A. Rothchild rejected further productions by the band.

"What you're doing is cocktail jazz, [...] I can't do that [...]"

- Paul A. Rothchild : Original booklet for the 40th Anniversary Mix of the CD

Characteristic pieces of the album are the title song LA Woman , the lively Love Her Madly and Riders on the Storm . He denied the rumor that Rothchild is said to have called Riders on the Storm cocktail jazz and named Love Her Madly as the reason for his statement. It was a targeted provocation in the studio to tear the Doors out of their lethargy because they were completely uninterested and without energy during the rehearsals. Rothchild went with the advice that the Doors should produce the record themselves ("make the record yourself") in order to rediscover their old enthusiasm.

After Jim Morrison's death

• Other Voices (1971)

• Full Circle (1972)

Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger shared the vocals. Both albums and the tours fell short of the expectations and sales success of earlier recordings.

• An American Prayer (1978)

This is mostly poetry that Jim Morrison recorded on his last birthday in 1970. These recordings were musically supported by the rest of the trio.

• Breakn 'a Sweat (2011) together with Skrillex , on their album Bangarang

Concert albums

(without bootlegs , which also exist in large numbers with the Doors)

• Absolutely Live (1970)
• Alive She Cried (1983)
• Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987)
• In Concert (1991) - Compilation from the albums listed above (also includes a previously unreleased version of The End )
• Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996)
• Live in Detroit (2000)
• Bright Midnight: Live in America (2001)
• Live in Hollywood: Highlights from the Aquarius Theater Performances (2001)
• Live at the Aquarius Theater: The First Performance (2001)
• Live at the Aquarius Theater: The Second Performance (2001)
• Backstage & Dangerous: The Aquarius Theater Rehearsals 1969 (2002)
• Live in Hollywood (2002)
• Live in Philadelphia '70 (2006)
• Live in Boston (2007)
• Pittsburgh Civic Arena (2008)
• Live at the Matrix 1967 (2008)
• Live in New York (2009)
• Live in Vancouver 1970 (2010)
• Live at the Bowl '68 (2012)
• London Fog 1966 (2016)
• Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (2018)

Compilations

• Doors 13 (1970)

  The group’s first biggest hits compilation. A disappointing album for fans as no new material was included.

• Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine (1972 (LP); 2014 (CD))

  This compilation was released as a double LP. In addition to the group's most successful tracks, it also featured lesser-known B-sides and the previously unreleased track Who Scared You .

• The Best Of The Doors (1973)

  This album was released as a quadraphonic mixing options.

• Greatest Hits (1980)

  A compilation of well-known pieces.

• Classics (1985)

  A compilation of well-known pieces.

• The Best of the Doors (1985 (LP); 1987 (CD))

  This compilation was first released as a double LP in 1985. The CD version appeared in 1987. Awarded a diamond record (10 times platinum) for more than ten million copies sold in the USA .

• The Doors Box Set (1997)

  This box contains four CDs and a 56-page booklet. The CDs feature early demo versions, live recordings and unreleased pieces.

• The Doors Complete Studio Recordings (1999)

  This collector's box contains the first six studio albums by the Doors on CD as well as the CD Essential Rarities with demo versions and live recordings. The albums were remixed for this box , the sleeves are replicas of the record covers. A comprehensive booklet with background information and lyrics completes the box.

• Essential Rarities (2000)

  Originally released as a bonus CD for the box set, the album was released separately.

• Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003)

  This double CD contains the previously unreleased title Celebration of the Lizard .

• Perception: 40th Anniversary Box Set (2006)

  The box was released on the occasion of the group's 40th birthday. The first six studio albums were again remixed . In addition, each of the albums was supplemented with demo recordings from the respective years. In addition to the normal CDs, the box also contains the albums as DVD-Audio versions with mixes in 5.1 .

• Very Best Of (2007)

  Another best-of combination was also launched on the market for the 40th birthday. The album was released in three versions: as a single and double CD and as a double CD plus DVD. The albums contain the pieces in the versions of the newly mixed Perception box. The double CD contains three tracks from the album An American Prayer that are not on the Perception box: Bird of Prey , Stoned Immaculate and Ghost Song .

• A Collection (2008)

  The box contains the first six studio albums with Jim Morrison in a revised version.

Chart placements

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1967	The Doors	DE43 platinum (1 week)DE	-	-	UK43 × 2 Double platinum (12 weeks)UK	US2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (121 weeks)US	in the UK only in 1991 in the charts at number 42 of the Rolling Stone 500 (2003) / Grammy Hall of Fame
	Strange days	DE- gold DE	-	-	UK- gold UK	US3 platinum (63 weeks)US	Place 407 of the Rolling Stone 500 (2003)
1968	Waiting for the Sun	DE20th gold (5 weeks)DE	-	-	UK16 gold (10 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (41 weeks)US
1969	The Soft Parade	DE33 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK- silver UK	US6th platinum (28 weeks)US
1970	Morrison Hotel / Hard Rock Cafe	-	AT- gold AT	CH- gold CH	UK12 gold (8 weeks)UK	US4th platinum (27 weeks)US
	Absolutely Live	-	-	-	UK69 (1 week) UK	US8th gold (20 weeks)US	Live album
	13	-	-	-	-	US25th platinum (21 weeks)US	Best of album
1971	LA Woman	DE32 gold (8 weeks)DE	AT- gold AT	CH69 gold (1 week)CH	UK28 gold (6 weeks)UK	US9 × 2 Double platinum (36 weeks)US	362nd place in the Rolling Stone 500 (2003)
	Other Voices	-	-	-	-	US31 (15 weeks) US
1972	Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine	-	-	-	UK50 (2 weeks) UK	US55 gold (11 weeks)US	compilation
	Full circle	-	-	-	-	US68 (15 weeks) US
1973	The Best of the Doors [Elektra 5035]	-	-	-	-	US158 (8 weeks) US	Best of album
1978	To American Prayer - Jim Morrison	DE79 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US54 platinum (13 weeks)US	as Jim Morrison & the Doors in Germany only in 1995 in the charts
1980	The Doors Greatest Hits	-	-	-	-	US17th × 3 Triple platinum (99 weeks)US	Best of album
1983	Alive, She Cried	-	-	-	UK36 (5 weeks) UK	US23 gold (20 weeks)US	Live compilation
1985	Classics	-	-	-	-	US124 (7 weeks) US	compilation
1987	Live at the Hollywood Bowl	-	-	-	UK51 (3 weeks) UK	US154 (11 weeks) US	Live EP recorded on July 5, 1968 at the Hollywood Bowl , Los Angeles
	The Best of the Doors [Elektra 60345]	DE50 (7 weeks) DE	AT19th gold (6 weeks)AT	CH4th platinum (24 weeks)CH	UK9 platinum (65 weeks)UK	US32 diamond (43 weeks)US	First published in 1985 in USA in 1987, otherwise only in the charts in 1991
1991	The Doors [soundtrack]	DE6th gold (27 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (19 weeks)AT	CH3 gold (16 weeks)CH	UK11 gold (20 weeks)UK	US8th platinum (20 weeks)US	Biography: The Doors also contains the song Heroin from The Velvet Underground
	In concert	DE12 (16 weeks) DE	AT6 (12 weeks) AT	CH23 (3 weeks) CH	UK24 silver (5 weeks)UK	US50 platinum (13 weeks)US
1997	The Doors Box Set	-	-	-	-	US65 platinum (5 weeks)US	Box compilation
2001	Bright Midnight: Live in America	-	-	CH79 (1 week) CH	-	-
	The very best of the doors	-	-	-	UK- platinum UK	US92 (6 weeks) US	Best of album
2003	Legacy: The Absolute Best	-	-	-	-	US63 gold (4 weeks)US	Best of album
2007	The Very Best of the Doors (40th Anniversary)	DE81 (5 weeks) DE	AT16 (8 weeks) AT	CH36 (9 weeks) CH	UK15 (6 weeks) UK	US84 gold (19 weeks)US
	Live in Boston 1970	-	-	-	-	US145 (1 week) US	Live album
2008	The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits	-	-	-	-	US161 gold (9 weeks)US	compilation
	Live at the Matrix 1967: San Francisco	-	-	-	-	US191 (1 week) US	Live album
2010	When you're strange	-	-	-	UK- gold UK	US156 gold (1 week)US	Documentary film: When You're Strange
2017	The Singles	DE28 (1 week) DE	AT50 (1 week) AT	CH87 (1 week) CH	UK77 (1 week) UK	US147 (1 week) US	compilation

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

• Break On Through (1994, DE:gold)
• Greatest Hits (1995, US:× 2Double platinum , UK: silver)
• No One Here Gets Out Alive (2001)
• The Platinum Collection (2008)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1967	Light My Fire The Doors	-	-	-	UK7th silver (9 weeks)UK	US1 Gold + platinum (17 weeks)US	in UK 1967 only one week on place 49, re-entry 1991 Grammy Hall of Fame , Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , place 35 of the Rolling Stone 500 (2010)
	People Are Strange Strange Days	-	-	-	-	US12 (9 weeks) US
	Love Me Two Times Strange Days	-	-	-	-	US25 (7 weeks) US
1968	The Unknown Soldier Waiting for the Sun	-	-	-	-	US39 (8 weeks) US
	Hello, I Love You Waiting for the Sun	DE33 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH10 (1 week) CH	UK15 (14 weeks) UK	US1 gold (12 weeks)US	original title: Hello, I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name?
	Touch Me The Soft Parade	DE39 (4 weeks) DE	AT16 (4 weeks) AT	CH10 (1 week) CH	-	US3 gold (13 weeks)US
1969	Wishful Sinful The Soft Parade	-	-	-	-	US44 (6 weeks) US
	Tell All the People The Soft Parade	-	-	-	-	US57 (9 weeks) US
	Runnin 'Blue The Soft Parade	-	-	-	-	US64 (6 weeks) US
1970	You Make Me Real Hard Rock Cafe	-	-	-	-	US50 (6 weeks) US
	You Make Me Real / Roadhouse Blues Hard Rock Cafe	-	-	-	-	US50 (6 weeks) US
1971	Love Her Madly L.A. Woman	-	-	-	-	US11 (11 weeks) US
	Riders on the Storm L.A. Woman	DE28 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK22nd silver (17 weeks)UK	US14 (12 weeks) US	The chart entry date in the USA, July 3, 1971, is the anniversary of Jim Morrison's death in UK re-entry in 1976 and 1991
	Tightrope Ride Other Voices	-	-	-	-	US71 (7 weeks) US	first single without Jim Morrison
1972	The Mosquito Full Circle	DE25 (10 weeks) DE	AT15 (4 weeks) AT	-	-	US85 (4 weeks) US	without Jim Morrison cover versions: including Le moustique by Joe Dassin
1983	Gloria Alive, She Cried	-	-	-	-	US71 (7 weeks) US	Original: Them originated from a soundcheck recording from 1969
1991	Break on Through (To the Other Side) The Doors	-	-	-	UK64 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published in 1967
1995	The Ghost Song An American Prayer	-	-	-	UK98 (1 week) UK	-	it is a recording of a poem recitation by Jim Morrison with newly recorded music by the remaining band members
2012	Breakn 'a Sweat ( Skrillex feat. The Doors) Bangarang	-	-	-	UK32 (9 weeks) UK	-

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More songs

• Alabama Song (1967)
• Back Door Man (1967)
• The Crystal Ship (1967)
• The End (1967, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , 336th Rolling Stone 500 (2010))
• Moonlight Drive (1967)
• Strange Days (1967)
• When the Music's Over (1967)
• Five to One (1968)
• Spanish Caravan (1968)
• Wild Child (1969)
• Peace Frog (1970)
• Waiting for the Sun (1970)
• LA Woman (1971)

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : The Doors / Music Sales Awards

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	210,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	17 × platinum17th	-	1,232,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	40,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	-	100,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	platinum1	-	1,750,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	22,150	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	-	2,100,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	110,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	7 × gold7th	26 × platinum26th	-	2,880,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	-	platinum1	-	15,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	-	125,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	30,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	125,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	300,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	25 × platinum25th	diamond1	31,350,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	7 × gold7th	5 × platinum5	-	2,330,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	64 × gold64	87 × platinum87	diamond1

Filmography

In 1968, Paul Ferrara and the group A Feast of Friends made the first and only film the Doors have ever produced about themselves. According to the program information from Arte , on which the film was shown as The Doors - Feast of Friends on August 1, 2015, it has been completely restored on the basis of the negatives after it was long lost, with the colors corrected and cleaned and the Soundtrack was remixed and revised by longtime Doors companion Bruce Botnick. Before that, he could only be seen in special programs in smaller cinemas.

In 1991 the band's story was filmed by Oliver Stone under the title The Doors . On January 17th, 2009 director Tom DiCillo showed his Doors documentary When You're Strange for the first time at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was released in the US on April 9, 2010 and received a Grammy in 2011 in the category "Best Long Form Music Video".

Awards

• Hollywood Walk of Fame as the 2329th star on the Hollywood sidewalk.
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993.
• The Rolling Stone listed the Doors at number 41 of the 100 greatest musicians of all time .

Texts and notes

• The Doors / Complete. Piano arrangements: Leo Alfassy. Music Sales Corporation, New York. Copyright 1970 Nipper Music Company (contains lyrics and sheet music from the first four albums as well as a richly illustrated text section on the group)
• Jim Morrison & The Doors - The Complete Lyrics. Edited and translated by Heinz Gerstenmeyer. Schirmer / Mosel, Munich 1992 (new editions: 2000, 2004), ISBN 3-88814-467-1 .

literature

• Gillian G. Gaar: The Doors - The illustrated biography . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2016, ISBN 978-3-85445-604-9 (original edition: Doors )
• Stephen Davis: Jim Morrison - Life, Death, Legend. Gotham, New York 2004, ISBN 1-59240-099-X (paperback), ISBN 1-59240-064-7 (hardcover).
• John Densmore: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2001, ISBN 978-3-85445-066-5 (Original edition: Riders In The Storm - My Life With Jim Morrison And The Doors )
• The Doors with Ben Fong-Torres: The Doors: The Band's Illustrated Authorized Biography. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-89602-785-6 (English: The Doors. Hyperion, New York 2006, ISBN 1-4013-0303-X , ISBN 978-1-4013-0303-7 ).
• Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman: Nobody gets out of here alive. The Jim Morrison Biography. Heyne, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-19784-4 (English: No One Here Gets Out Alive. Warner Books, New York 1980, ISBN 0-446-97133-2 ); German first edition: Maro Verlag, Augsburg 1981, ISBN 3-87512-050-7 .
• Ray Manzarek: The Doors, Jim Morrison and me . Hannibal Verlag, Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3-85445-165-5 (original edition: Light My Fire )
• Rainer Moddemann: The Doors. second, revised edition: Heel, Königswinter 2001 (first edition: Heel, Königswinter 1991), ISBN 3-89365-927-7 .
• James Riordan, Jerry Prochnicky: Break On Through. The Life and Death of Jim Morrison. William Morrow, New York 1991, ISBN 0-688-08829-5 .
• Greg Shaw: The Doors on the Road. Omnibus Press, London 1997, ISBN 978-0-7119-6546-1 .
• Greil Marcus : The Doors. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-462-04510-9 .
• Andrew Doe, John Tobler: The Doors in their own words. Omnibus Press, London 1988, ISBN 3-930378-35-3 .

Web links

Commons : The Doors  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Doors homepage (English)
• German website of the record company
• Interactive band chronicle (English)
• Informative website (English)
• Interview with Ray Manzarek on the history of the Doors ( Memento from May 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Radio report about "The Doors" from 1969 in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.allmusic.com: The Doors Biography . Accessed November 13, 2009.
2. ↑ Hank Stuever: 'When You're Strange' looks at Doors, Morrison with fresh sensibility, footage. In: Washington Post. May 12, 2010, accessed May 28, 2017 . 
3. ^ The Doors, bassist
4. ↑ http://www.blakearchive.org/exist/blake/archive/transcription.xq?objectid=mhh.b.illbk.14&term=doors%20of%20perception&search=yes
5. ↑ Karin Riedl: artist shamans. On the appropriation of the shaman concept with Jim Morrison and Joseph Beuys. transcript, Bielefeld 2014. ISBN 978-3-8376-2683-4 , p. 126 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).
6. ↑ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Doors in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
7. ↑ eclipsed . No. 209 , April 2019, p. 16 .
8. ↑ Robbie Krieger & The Doors: There is still something going on. Guitar & Bass , issue 2/2012, page 56
9. ↑ Interview preview at Guitar & Bass
10. ↑ Interview with Paul Rothchild
11. ↑ When You're Strange Documentary USA 2009 by Tom DiCillo.
12. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=DA&col=artist&ord=asc#search_section
13. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
14. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
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