No One Here Gets Out Alive

I first got this book back in high school at the local Pathmark store in the township where I grew up and have re-read it many times until the paperback copy wore itself out over the years[One of my classmates even borrowed it to give a book report on it]. I'm happy to find a copy of it here with some updates yet. Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugarman had given the biography of Doors singer Jim Morrison that no one has given before or since. It brings his humble beginnings as a nomad to his surroundings of the West Coast when after attending UCLA film school forms a band with film school buddy-keyboardist Ray Manzarek soon joined by his Transcendental Mediation classmates Guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore and then make rock history. Morrison had always pushed the boundaries wherever he went in his life whether as a student, a poet or a rock performer. His career with The Doors was a roller coaster of ups and downs, especially when it came to the controversial concert in Miami which almost signaled the end[No pun intended on the Doors' song title]of the group. Throughout it all remaining by his side was his soulmate Pamela Courson, who envisioned Jim as a poet rather than a rock singer and her father, like Jim's, was also a Navy officer. It would also be ironic that Jim himself would become part of the "27 Club", especially when he said to friends after the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, "You're drinking with number three", just seven months hence. This book would become part of a Doors revival which started with the album An American Prayer in 1978 and would follow with countless videos and compilations of unreleased material not to mention The Doors biopic with Val Kilmer. For the best readings of Jim Morrison's life, get this while you can and you will enjoy it too.

Good book funny

Love this book on the Doors, I read it twice now over the past and lost the book along my way, and I received it for a gift and I can't wait to read it again Great read on Jim Morrison and The Door's

Sad yet stunning, this book overs insights into rock star Jim Morrison's thinking--albeit often through a sad, raging tune.

Awesome

I have not read any other bios on Jim although I know there are quite a few books on his life however, I believe this is probably the most accurate so far. I read this book a long time ago and I remember being mesmerized from the first to page to the last. Danny Sugerman (who worked for The Doors for a long time) was not an only an associate but a close friend to Jim and he was able to achieve what very few people ever could: Get to know who the real Jim Morrison was. This book not only talks about his life and career but also talks in great length of the human side of Morrison as well. NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE, is an almost day to day account of Jim's life from his birth to his untimely and very mysterious death in Paris in 1971. It also talks in great detail about his poetry and the things that interest him the most like films, psychology, philosophy, sex and death. This is a great read and is never dull or boring. The only downside to this book is that the print is too small. It would a good idea if they can publish the same book with a larger print. The book also includes several pages of photographs of Jim and the band and with the woman that he called his "muse" Pamela Courson who was Jim's girlfriend from the time that that the band was being formed right up till the end of his life. Again, I would like to say that this is a great book for anyone who has ever been interested in knowing about Jim Morrison, who he was and what he became and what most of all wanted to become. I highly recommended is a very good book about a man an artist who died way too young who lived life so on the edge that found life itself impossible to bare.

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This biography was incredibly well written. Spanning the entire life of Jim Morrison, the book covers most sides of Jim Morrison's public (and private) persona. I walked away from Oliver Stone's 'The Doors' thinking that Morrison was an insane drunk who really didn't feel much love for anyone but himself. This book changed my attitude. Yes, Jim was a raging drunk who did some really stupid things, but there was also a human side to him...whether it was in quiet deep conversations with friends or getting Rolling Stone's tickets for one of his workers, Morrison did have a loving side to him. The book delves into his young life as an almost fatherless child. It talks a great deal about his literature influences at a young age...and when you read what his influences were you start to understand his music more. The book covers the start of Morrison's musical career as well as his career in poetry. I especially loved the pictures scattered throughout the book...there is a section in the middle of the book of glossed pages full of pictures, as well as tons of photos throughout the book itself. Through these pictures you really see the physical toll that alcohol was taking on him during his short time of being a 'rock star/poet' Another great feature of this book was that I came to learn that Jim was more of a poet than a rock star. He was a great performer but was sick of it...He wanted to be poet first and foremost. Anyways, to anyone even remotely interested in the Doors, I 100% recommend this book. It is well researched and well written, and shows a side of life most aren't accustomed to.

Lectura muy vívida de la vida de Morrison, los autores detallan cada aspecto de la vida de Jim, llegó a tiempo y en perfectas condiciones. Es obligado leer para los que somos fan de The Doors!

Très satisfaite

Libro stupendo ad un prezzo imbattibile

One of the most iconic books by Jim Morrison and the Doors

英語なのでちょっと苦労しているが、the DoorsまたはJim Morrisonが好きならぜひ