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“I like singing blues — these free, long blues trips where there’s no specific beginning or end.” – Jim Morrison, The Doors

“I think in this country we keep returning to blues and country because they’re our two indigenous musical forms.” – Jim Morrison, The Doors

“My thing is more in a blues vein: long, rambling, basic and primitive.” – Jim Morrison, The Doors

“It’s really going to be interesting to look back on blues and rock. It happened so fast. From a historical vantage point it probably will look like the troubadour period in France. I’m sure it will look incredibly romantic.” – Jim Morrison, The Doors

“Mr Mojo Risin”, off The Doors L.A. Woman, was an anagram for Jim Morrison.

The 1970 song “Waiting on the Sun” by the Doors isn’t on the 1968 album of the same name “Waiting on the Sun” — it appears two albums later on 1970’s “Morrison Hotel”.

The Doors didn’t have a bass guitarist.

Tamla Records’ 1959 hit “Money (That’s What I Want)” by Barrett Strong was covered by The Beatles, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, The Flying Lizards, The Kingsmen, Jr. Walker, Dr. John, The Doors, Little Richard and many others

When The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones died at 27 years old, The Who’s Pete Townshend and The Doors’ Jim Morrison each published poems about him, and Jimi Hendrix dedicated a song to him on TV. Hendrix & Morrison would both soon join the 27 club, with Morrison dying exactly 2 years to-the-day after Jones.

The hook, screaming intro, and name of rapper Jay Z’s legendary 2001 diss track “Takeover” is from The Doors’ 1968 song “Five to One”.

Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors before quitting to pursue acting. He operated one of the cameras for the famous Hollywood Bowl concert.

Bo Diddley’s 1956 classic “Who Do You Love” was covered by Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks (soon to be The Band), George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Doors, Johnny Winter, Carlos Santana, and Tom Rush. Hawkins & The Band reunited to play this song at The Last Waltz.

The Doors had Albert King as a special guest on slide guitar for their performance at Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada on June 6th, 1970, which was released as a live album, “Live in Vancouver 1970”

Willie Dixon’s 1961 “Back Door Man” was covered by The Doors on their 1967 debut album.