John Densmore
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Ray, I felt totally in sync with you musically ... It was like we were of one mind, holding down the foundation for Robby and Jim to float on top of.
There was no keyboard player on the planet more appropriate to support Jim Morrison's words
Jim was one of those kamikazes who had creativity and self-destruction in the same package, damn it ... That's what I love about him.More quotes »
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Top Doors tribute act to perform in Darwen
RAY Manzarek, who died last month, was the keyboard player with The Doors, doing every bit as much to shape the band’s dark, psychedelic sound as its charismatic lead singer Jim Morrison. In the six years after the band formed in 1965, Manzarek and Morri from The Lancashire Telegraph Read more »
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Book review | 'The Doors Unhinged'
The Doors have had a remarkable run of popularity, beginning with the 1967 single Light My Fire from their self-titled debut album, and continuing through to the present. After the untimely death of charismatic singer and primary lyricist Jim Morrison in from Louisville Courier-Journal Read more »
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Doors rocker Ray Manzarek embodied an iconic era
Ray Manzarek, second from right, flanked by his fellow band members Jim Morrison, far right, John Densmore, far left, and Robbie Kreiger. Contributed KEYBOARD player and songwriter Ray Manzarek was a founding member of the Doors, the Los Angeles group wh from Gladstone Observer Read more »
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Drummer John Densmore's New Book Revisits the Doors' Litigative Legacy
It was 1968. The Doors were rehearsing. During a break, an agitated Jim Morrison confronted keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, launching into a profanity-laced tirade over a betrayal of the band's ethos. The othe from Orange County Weekly Read more »
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R.I.P. Ray Manzarek, the Doors keyboardist who got the big picture
“We were in love with being alive and wanted to spread that love around the planet and make peace, love and harmony prevail upon earth, while getting stoned, dancing madly and having as much sex as you could possibly have.” Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, Ro from The Washington Post Read more »