Jim Morrison in Miami and how John Coltrane influenced "Light My Fire"

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited December 2010 in Music & Movies
The Doors' Ray Manzarek talks about what happened in Miami and (starting at roughly the 6 minute mark) how John Coltrane influenced the writing of the song "Light My Fire"....

NPR/"Fresh Air" - Ray Manzarek interview
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,833
    edited December 2010
    Nice find, Mr. Tse.

    Listening to Ray Manzarek talk was pretty enlightening, how The Doors took "Light My Fire" and changed it from a Sonny n' Cher, upbeat, scooby song into bluesy, psychodelic "Light My Fire".

    Was thinking that Ray Manzarek and Mitch Mitchell had some things in common: Both were very talented, both played "behind" front men ( in Mitchell's case, Jimi Hendrix) who marched to the beat of a different drum (no pun intended).
    Yet they not only "kept up", they excelled.

    Jim Morrison and The Doors: one of the handful of groups that defined the 60's.
    Sal Palooza
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2010
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    Jim Morrison and The Doors: one of the handful of groups that defined the 60's.

    AMEM!!! Brother!
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