Few rock ‘n’ roll legends have had as enduring an impact on multiple generations as Jim Morrison, whose death 50 years ago next month at 27 made him an even bigger cultural icon than when he was alive ...

If you were asked to create the quintessential American rock star in a simulator, there would almost certainly be, consciously or not, a fair amount of Jim Morrison’s DNA sprinkled in. One need not ...

The Collected Works of Jim Morrison features unpublished poetry, handwritten song notes, an original screenplay and unseen family photos When Jim Morrison graduated from high school in June of 1961, ...

Jim Morrison always wanted to be a writer. A year before he died in 1971, the Doors singer even told an interviewer he thought poetry, not music, was the ultimate art form. But rock ‘n’ roll stardom ...

As Jim Morrison's career evolved over its egregiously abbreviated lifespan, the lead vocalist for The Doors became as ambivalent about his image as the image itself turned ambiguous. From obscurity to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The space that was once the Venice West Cafe, where Ray Manzarek says he ...

Anne Morrison Chewning is a guardian of some significant rock 'n' roll history, held in a highly-secure, climate-controlled vault in Los Angeles: The Jim Morrison Archive. Her brother, Jim Morrison, ...

Few rock ‘n’ roll legends have had as enduring an impact on multiple generations as Jim Morrison, whose death 50 years ago next month at 27 made him an even bigger cultural icon than when he was alive ...