The Doors Lost Song Found
November 21, 2011 - Well, what do you know! A newly found track by The Doors discovered just in time for the 40th anniversary reissue of the band’s 1971 release, “L.A. Woman.”

The Doors producer, Bruce Botnick recently discovered the lost track “She Smells So Nice” while rummaging through the album’s session tapes for the reissue due Jan 24, Rolling Stone reports.

The two-CD set includes a bonus disc featuring covers of Willie Dixon’s “(You Need Meat) Don’t Go No Further” and Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want).” The second disc of the L.A. Woman reissue includes eight ‘never heard before’ versions of songs from the album.

“L.A. Woman” was The Doors 6th album and the last one recorded before Jim Morrison’s death. The album was released in April, 1971 and Morrison died in July, 1971.

Interestingly “L.A. Woman” was also the album that separated the band to their long time producer Paul Rothchild who didn’t like the bands direction. He was quoted as saying the project only had two good songs, the hits, “Riders on the Storm” and the title track. He later called the album “dog meat.”

Jim Morrison’s Ex-Wife Speaks on New Doors DVD    
May 29, 2009 – The surviving Doors members have told their stories about the music and mayhem surrounding the band so many times but now comes a different take on their history courtesy of Jim Morrison’s ex-wife Patricia Kennealy-Morrison and the man that discovered the Lizard King, Billy James.

It's all on a new DVD, due July 14, 2009, featuring candid new information on Morrison from Kennealy-Morrison, who has rarely spoken on film even though she did write the book, “My Life, With and Without Jim Morrison.”

James will also talk about The Doors early days before they became a household name. Also featured will be Richard Goldstein - editor of Village Voice. He was a close friend with all members of the group. Blues guitarist Mark Benno, who played on the  “L.A. Woman” album will also talk about his time with the band.

Also expect very rare footage of the group, live and studio musical performances, seldom seen photographs, news clips, location shots and much more. – by Chas Dordie

Doors’ Robby Krieger Looks Back At Jim Morrison
May 1, 2009 – When it comes to the Doors, name recognition usually always goes to their late great lead singer Jim Morrison. In some ways it’s fair, Morrison wrote most of the lyrics, sang all the songs and caused most of the ruckus. Guitarist Robby Krieger, however, was a huge contributor to the cause playing his signature guitar style on all of the tunes and writing lots of the music.

Gibson.com recently talked to Krieger about Morrison and what he was really like. “Oh man, he was really an amazing guy. I’ve never met anybody like him, even today,” he said. “He was a genius for sure, but he was also crazy. You just never knew how he was going to be one day to the next, and mostly because of whatever he was taking at any given moment. But when he was straight he was probably the nicest guy in the whole world. He was a really great guy. You couldn’t meet a nicer guy. But if he started drinking and got drunk he could also become the worst guy you ever met. I always remember him being the good guy that he was.”

Morrison died on July 3, 1971 in a hotel room in Paris at the age of 27. His death has always been surrounded by mystery and some conspiracy theorists believe he is still alive. The official death certificate states he died in the bath of "natural causes" but most believe he died of a massive heroin overdose. For years after Morrison’s death Krieger refused to play any Doors music but he says a little cover band changed all that.

“For a long time I didn’t play any Doors songs at all. I guess I just got really bugged about the whole thing because everywhere I went all anybody wanted to hear was Doors songs, and all I wanted to do was play my new stuff. And then one day about eight years ago I went and saw this Doors tribute band. They were called Wild Child and they were really, really good. I actually ended up playing with them. I just couldn’t believe how much fun they were having playing our songs. So after that I started adding a couple of Doors songs in my own set and then over the years it just grew and I started playing more and more Doors songs. So finally in 2000 we got an offer to actually do a show as The Doors. So I called up Ray [Manzarek] and he said he’d do it, and then we called John [Densmore] but he didn’t want to do it, so we ended up getting Stewart Copeland to play drums and Ian Astbury from the Cult to sing. We put it together and haven’t stopped since.”

The new version of the doors still includes Manzarek and new lead singer Brett Scallions from the band Fuel. Because of legal issues they are now called Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek of The Doors.

Read the entire interview here

Death Sure Makes You Age. Jim Morrison at 65
Dec. 10, 2008 – Ever wonder what Jim Morrison would look like if he were still alive? The Lizard King would be 65 if he were still throwing piss, puke and insults at crowds. Now that scientists have cured aids, cancer and that thing that keeps Britney from singing in tune, they have some free time. I guess over some Ovaltine some labcoat named Guthbert, said, “Hey, lets go to the lab and draw some pictures of Jim Morrison as an old dude.”

St Andrews University researchers used special computer software to age Morrison who died at 27 from a heart attack in Paris on July 3, 1971.

Judging from the picture they came up with he’d still be a pretty handsome train wreck.

The special software changes texture and the shape of the face to mimic changes in the skin from the ages of 40 and 70.

When the boys were wasting time aging the Jim they spent months aging Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis Presley and John Lennon. – by John Beaudin

Doors Members Set to Pay Millions from Lawsuit
Aug. 27, 2008 – In 1970 the four original members of the Doors, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore announced that they all would have to agree to any business deals. That’s kind of hard to do that when one of the guys is dead and another left the band. Keyboardist Manzarek and guitarist Krieger now have to pay millions via a lawsuit alleging the use of the Doors name without permission of drummer Densmore and Morrison’s parents. In 2003 Manzarek, Krieger along with Cult lead singer Ian Astbury toured under the Doors name. After a lawsuit they were ordered to pay over $5 million, that’s $3.2 million in form of payments and $2 million in legal fees. They appealed but lost so this case is over. Morrison’s family and Densmore are saying hand over the cash! It’s too bad Astbury did actually sound like Morrison, hell, he looked like him too. –By John Beaudin

Jim Morrison On New John Densmore Album
May 30, 2008 – We’re not saying Jim Morrison didn’t like John Densmore, his former drummer in the doors, we’re just saying were not sure how the dead legendary singer feels about him now or if he’s even into Jazz. Densmore has just released his first solo album “TibalJazz” and Morrison who died in 1971 sings vocals on a new version of “Riders on the Storm.” I guess Morrison said yes from the grave. Densmore says, “'TribalJazz' is a departure from what Doors fans would be used to. For thirty years I've been saying I was a Jazz drummer before I got into The Doors," The drummer and Art Ellis, “Art had been producing his original Afro/Jazz music, as well as performing as (an) opening act in festivals with Sting and many others. We began reworking the wonderfully melodic lines of Art's music into a synthesis of world rhythms and acoustic classic Jazz that pleases us both." – by John Beaudin