John Densmore Talks 60 Years Of The Doors As Told In ‘Night Divides The Day’ Book
The post John Densmore Talks 60 Years Of The Doors As Told In ‘Night Divides The Day’ Book appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. American rock band The Doors pose for their first album cover, 1967. They are vocalist Jim Morrison, … More keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. (Photo by Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images) Getty Images John Densmore, the legendary drummer for the Doors, recalls coming across a classic rock station one night that bragged about a contest on who currently has the most money in rock and roll. It made Densmore think about his band’s early years. “In the ‘60s for a few years there — ’65 to ’67 — we were making music with not the primary motive of getting rich,” he says. “We wanted to say something about society and make a bunch of money if we could?’ “For example,” he later says, “when we had our first giant concert riot where people went crazy, [our singer Jim Morrison] went backstage after and said, ‘Wow, that was great. All right, let’s go to an island and start over.’ In other words, his artistic spirit was so pure, [it] practically killed him.” Cover of ‘Night Divides the Day’ by the Doors. credit: © Genesis Publications Sixty years after the band formed in Los Angeles — and nearly 54 years since the death of Morrison — the Doors’ legacy and influence continue through reissues of their classic albums, previously unreleased live recordings, documentaries and memoirs by the band members. Coinciding with the band’s 60th anniversary this year, Genesis Publications recently released the book Night Divides the Day: The Doors Anthology, a dazzling and lavish visual history of the band featuring new interviews with surviving members Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger and archival commentary from the late Morrison and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Among the book’s highlights are rare and previously unseen photos; memorabilia such as ticket stubs, show…
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American rock band The Doors pose for their first album cover, 1967. They are vocalist Jim Morrison, … More keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger. (Photo by Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images) Getty Images John Densmore, the legendary drummer for the Doors, recalls coming across a classic rock station one night that bragged about a contest on who currently has the most money in rock and roll. It made Densmore think about his band’s early years. “In the ‘60s for a few years there — ’65 to ’67 — we were making music with not the primary motive of getting rich,” he says. “We wanted to say something about society and make a bunch of money if we could?’ “For example,” he later says, “when we had our first giant concert riot where people went crazy, [our singer Jim Morrison] went backstage after and said, ‘Wow, that was great. All right, let’s go to an island and start over.’ In other words, his artistic spirit was so pure, [it] practically killed him.” Cover of ‘Night Divides the Day’ by the Doors. credit: © Genesis Publications Sixty years after the band formed in Los Angeles — and nearly 54 years since the death of Morrison — the Doors’ legacy and influence continue through reissues of their classic albums, previously unreleased live recordings, documentaries and memoirs by the band members. Coinciding with the band’s 60th anniversary this year, Genesis Publications recently released the book Night Divides the Day: The Doors Anthology, a dazzling and lavish visual history of the band featuring new interviews with surviving members Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger and archival commentary from the late Morrison and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Among the book’s highlights are rare and previously unseen photos; memorabilia such as ticket stubs, show…
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