I saw the Doors at the Whiskey in 1967. Wow. I was and am a huge fan. I was surprised in the '90s when my son told me his favorite guitarist was Robby Krieger. I told him about when I'd seen them play. A few months later I saw that Robby's band was coming to town so I bought tickets for me and my son. The concert was great and I told my son we were going backstage to see Robbie. We got back there fine and Robbie was so nice to my son, showing him things on the guitar. For both Jim's lyrics and the band's fantastic musicality they were my fav band of the '60s. Cream and the Beatles were right up there, too.

@roybean7166

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment, from another Doors fan, from late 60s.

@DChristina

2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful you took your son to see him, what a great thing to bond over 💕

@johnallenismynameandmusici2796

2 жыл бұрын

@@DChristina Yeah, it was a good night.

@MrEdkern

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget bob dylan.

@fernlevin4883

2 жыл бұрын

What a nice story!!! I saw The Doors in '67

You know, for the most part, he kept his eyes on the road, his hands upon the wheel. Go figure.

@johngullo9420

2 жыл бұрын

He was going to the roadhouse. Gonna have a real good time.

@drumdad54sdl47

2 жыл бұрын

The future was uncertain & the end was always near.

@judefeehan4853

2 жыл бұрын

@@drumdad54sdl47 let it roll baby roll

@Wayne_155

2 жыл бұрын

@@judefeehan4853 all night long

@roybean7166

2 жыл бұрын

And I been down so goddamn long, it feels like up to me." Is that how Jim felt ?

For those wondering where these scenes were filmed, and as someone born and raised in the area of Santa Barbara, California, I can see where the footage starts at the La Conchita area on highway 101 north of Ventura, with continued driving up the coastal backcountry. It then picks up at Hearst Castle at San Simeon, with Jim touring the estate like any other sightseer. After that you see him driving the back roads to, and then through Solvang (aka America's little Denmark). Note the tudor style buildings in the background as he drives through town. Finally, you see him in the area just south of Neverland Ranch, near Santa Ynez, then driving past Lake Cachuma, up the back side of the mountains behind Santa Barbara on highway 154.

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

That's great info, thanks Troy!!

@carloeffigiati7275

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@jayjensen6280

2 жыл бұрын

Solvang is America’s little Denmark 🇩🇰. Not Holland

@ncave7147

2 жыл бұрын

Super Cool! Thanks Bud

@ricksoden6838

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Carpinteria and would've written nearly the exact same thing, good job!

This is a tired and joyless Jim. And we never saw him again. Thanks for this...it is lovely although sad.

@Silajala

2 жыл бұрын

Am with you. The saddest bit for me is the shot of him with takeout coffee and hotdog (or whatever it was). My heart goes out to him in particular at this point. Love the man, R.I.P.

@terryanngallagher3605

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silajala I'll always remember the day we lost him. Thanks for your thoughts, Jim. He was a genius.

@Silajala

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryanngallagher3605 He was indeed a genius. I can only imagine how it felt to hear of his death, especially if you’re also old enough to have followed The Doors. I was just 1 year old when he died! Been watching some great documentaries lately on them, and even though I’ve been a fan for over 35 years I’ve only just read Riders On The Storm, which I found moving and gave me a deeper appreciation of the band as a whole.

@terryanngallagher3605

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silajala Good for you, doing your homework! I was just out of high school when he died. Terrible year...for me and for rock. Janis Joplin also tragically died very close to the same time. I'll have to check out that book...sounds great. I was a big fan by the time he passed, but belatedly, as Jim scared the hell out of me when I was younger! Always loved his music, though. Always.

@Silajala

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryanngallagher3605 I’m not surprised you were scared of him! He was fairly dark in a time of Flower Power, but that’s what I also like about him. The Doors were in some ways far more east coast vibe than west. There’s loads of interesting and informative books out there on them, but for me John Densmore's book has been the best. As for his death, it seems highly likely it was heroin, given to him (indirectly) by the same guy who supplied Janis Joplin with her gear she OD'd on! Such tragedy. Good to chat with you, thank you 🙏

Jim has turned into a myth, a long lost folk hero. Seeing him at 0:47 kinda made me smile. Just a normal dude enjoying the sites and a bean burrito.

@nigelpickup9947

2 жыл бұрын

Yes…just sightseeing and driving…very ordinary but interesting.

@yusefasabiyah495

2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way. He was wearing baggy clothing and incognito in beard. I think the associations with both was "fat". He wasn't fat by any standard. (Except the standard of idiocy.) This is definitely fun for us. (I hope you agree.) San Simeon. Maybe Jim was there to do research for a remake of Citizen Kane. It is not out of the question. Some of the shots reminded me of the film HWY. Maybe these are outtakes. HWY as Citizen Kane? Fat beard Morrison, Fat beard Welles?

@yusefasabiyah495

2 жыл бұрын

@Mikale wunderfull You just made me hungry for a burrito.

@siggifreud812

Жыл бұрын

he looks hung-over as hell!

@pleun315

Жыл бұрын

He looked way older than 27 and very tired of living in LA .....all the consts booze.....knowing how much he drink and snorted coke at the la Woman session. What a waste .....

Been listening to him since the beginning. Saw him live, Minneapolis, 1968. 71 now and will not stop playing his music until the end. I am grateful.

@stevencopley5487

11 ай бұрын

Wow. I am 67 so feel that I missed him and The Doors...just wasn't paying attention back then.

@taosholly

11 ай бұрын

@@stevencopley5487 So it's not too late! How lucky you are to be at the beginning of exploring this legendary music.

@joeyank2451

7 ай бұрын

You’re Only Friend

Its been 50 years ago this month that he went to the other side, I hope he found the peace he could not find on earth, RIP JIM, cheers 🥂

@terryanngallagher3605

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...I'd just met my future husband. Fifty years...how is that possible?

@Jgeneraledger23

2 жыл бұрын

It always made me laugh that Ray and some of the others didn't believe it when they heard Jim died, they're like "Yeah-Yeah, go smoke another one, there's no way." I find it funny for some reason, that nobody believed it.

@clapoutloudclapoutloud

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jgeneraledger23 beleive it.

@dustinsmith8851

2 жыл бұрын

hes in hell with his dad the admiral. the op is over.

@rondarnell949

2 жыл бұрын

Man I loved to party like a rock star. Did so for many years. I'd try anything, and the things I like I'd try twice. And I'll smoke one here and there now. But Jim was in a league of his own. I loved the psychedelics growing up but I'm way to old for that now. But I think Jim started going crazy. He would eat hand full of shit. I think if he wouldn't have died when he did he was going to end up like Cid Barrett. Now Keith Moon would party and that ended up killing him but Keith didn't do a lot of LSD .

When she got a close up of his face, you can see how young he still was, but beat up at the same time. I lived that life, now I’m paying for it with excruciating nerve damage. While it’s sad he had to leave us, I’m glad he didn’t have to suffer like this. Under the heading “Fates worse than death”. RIP Mr. Mojo Risin

@lorenheard2561

Жыл бұрын

@@willoughby1888 God bless you and someday recieve you..🕊️🐦🐞🪶🏞️🌹💖☘️

@vicvega3614

Жыл бұрын

Thats the actress who played the teacher on little house on the prairie recording him, forget her name

@jojojo6147

Жыл бұрын

@@vicvega3614 Charlotte Stewart. Her name is at the top of video.

@vicvega3614

Жыл бұрын

@@jojojo6147 no her name isnt at the top of the video, either way Jim was porking the teacher from little house on the prairie lol

@jojojo6147

Жыл бұрын

@@vicvega3614 yes it is

I am 68 and Jim has haunted my thoughts since I was 12 years old. I bought tickets to see the Doors for $5.00, but the concert was canceled due to the accusation that he exposed himself on stage. They did not even refund the ticket price. I have been angry that they cancelled the concert since I wanted to see the so badly.

@joeyank2451

7 ай бұрын

Whoa Sorry Dude That Does Suck

There a real 'End of the Pier' sadness to this as Jim is seeing these places for the last time in his life before he went to Paris, not to return.

@scottrc5391

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I was thinking the same thing. When he was gazing at the Pacific, it was like he realized it was the last time he'd lay eyes on it.

@arpichatalian8614

2 жыл бұрын

We all knew at the time he was never going to come back to the U.S.

There is something nostalgically - mystical in this beautiful footage ..!!!

@DJ-bj8ku

2 жыл бұрын

It’s called 8 millimeter film. Haha. When I was growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70s, my dad would set up a projector and we’d watch home movies like this video.

His eyes have a look of sadness. Pondering something important almost to the point of depression. He's OK now that he's moved over to a more beautiful place in body mind and soul.

@thewarriorcall

2 жыл бұрын

You know this how?

@TheDeCaesare

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewarriorcallIt seems he knows about the beautiful place as if he was there.

@JP-yw4wx

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDeCaesare Right. Maybe I have.

@clapoutloudclapoutloud

2 жыл бұрын

John Peragine How do you know he is ok, or what is on the other side, it depends on ones beliefs and what you think might not be what it is at all if there is an other side.

@JP-yw4wx

2 жыл бұрын

@@clapoutloudclapoutloud My upbringing taught me that. Faith that there's a much better place after this one.

I was in seventh grade when he died. I remember the older kids being affected, but it didn’t mean as much to me due to my age. A few years later, I became a big listener of THE DOORS. Music historians often pan Morrison and say that he couldn’t sing. As with everything else, it is in the eye/ear of the beholder. He was really good. That’s why his music and singing still impacts people 50 years later. RIP.

@janebraun4482

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't sing? Perhaps when he was smashed at the end. But to the contrary he has one of the best vocals not in rock, but of all time. What a natural and baritone.

@stephengreene1856

Жыл бұрын

I don't see him as a 'Singer'..not in the normal way anyway,He was storyteller,a narrator,a messenger And he has that kind of voice that's electrifying, haunting, joyful,soft but firm, reassuring and can downright scare the hell out of people...to have all those traits and get a message across to millions of people in my mind makes him a storyteller

@saradavidson3054

Жыл бұрын

@@janebraun4482 I agree! He had a good voice!

@stevencopley5487

11 ай бұрын

OMG... I couldn't agree more. That voice, all the things you said (especially haunting). Another thing someone else said...primal. 🙏

@rsmith02

7 ай бұрын

I've never heard anyone make such a claim about his singing. When sober he hit his notes very well, had engaging phrasing and a good tone. There are certainly other rock singers who were more personalities than singers but Morrison was both.

A lot of us still love Jim. I often wonder what Jim would say to things that happen in my day to day life. I never knew him, but I miss him.

@The8-bitMisfit

11 ай бұрын

I feel the same way.

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

Well, for one thing, he'd most likely feel depressed about the state of Public Libraries in America these days. Librarians have now become babysitters for kids and teenagers glued to their phones, as well as free internet hubs for people who pass by the dusty shelves of dwindling books while on their way to the computer stations. And he probably wouldn't be too savvy with those cell phones either, not being a technophile by nature. This opinion coming from a career librarian, of course. 😉

Will never forget first hearing the Doors as a teenager in the 60's. Morrison's voice so powerful, so haunting. Such an amazing talent - a poet at such at young age. Maybe "this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."

@clapoutloudclapoutloud

2 жыл бұрын

Mic22 maybe you are tripping on some pot,

@MicheleJane

2 жыл бұрын

@@clapoutloudclapoutloud Ha! You're funny.

@sarahsilverlight6161

2 жыл бұрын

Clap out loud was right... You are on something. Jim isn't Don Mcclean and vice versa. Lol, nimrod

@RichardCockerill

2 жыл бұрын

@@MicheleJane funny guy

@DiddyKongDude

2 жыл бұрын

Stephen Davis put it in his book “Who the gods love die young”

Jim looks sad and a bit depressed not his usual self.. rest in peace Jim ..love you till the day i die

@Dzanarika1

2 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️

There's something about the early 70s that feels so nostalgic.

@troyadams2441

2 жыл бұрын

I see that general period as a rare magical window of creative flow and art.

@PatriotSteve

2 жыл бұрын

@@troyadams2441 there was talent everywhere. In film, television and all genre's of music. If we've lost 75% of the talent from that era both old people and young, the likes of Morrison, Joplin, Lucille Ball, Carson, Pryor, Carlin, Brando, - I feel it's been replaced 1%.

@roybean7166

2 жыл бұрын

70s, my teen yrs, my youth. Very nostalgic. All the best music, 60s , 70s.

@Anidawehi

2 жыл бұрын

@@roybean7166 teenager in the 70's Lucky you.

@roybean7166

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anidawehi yep, it was a good time to be growing up. And I have many vynal l.p. s from that era. Most treasured are my Doors records.

Jim definitely looks spent in a few of these scenes. True legend. Having that much talent in one body is hard to keep together im sure.

It’s best Jim left the world when he did. Now, he’s almost mythical, forever young and mysterious...never to be understood or figured out.

@manchesterexplorer8519

2 жыл бұрын

The DOORS may of had one more great album before falling into the trap of 1970's arena rock and disco that took over .

Jim - away from the spotlight. George Harrison once said words to the effect that - nobody knew his (George's) life. There were only a couple of hundred hours of footage that was his 'artistic' / public life. The rest was lived in private and never seen recorded or seen by anyone. Jim once said "I live an anonymous life in an anonymous city'". Right on.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great quote. He said a lot of things that still pertain today, and were way ahead of their time. If you ever get the chance and never listened to it, check out the interview where he predicts the advent of using computers to make music, and DJ's.

@benallmark9671

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit I listened to that interview , amazing mind he had. Like you said , ahead of his time.

@scottlosey4978

2 жыл бұрын

@@benallmark9671 No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn!

@marine4lyfe85

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit He also predicted social media. He hit the nail right on the head. I think he even used the word "influence". That people in the future would have access to large groups of people and would have influence on them.

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

@@marine4lyfe85 Really? That's amazing. Do you happen to have the link to the interview where he talks about it? Thanks for the info!!

I'm probably the only one that notices what town he is driving in/by. The town of Solvang, California - A Danish town - is the town he is driving in. The Lake you see at the end of this clip is Lake Cachuma off of Hwy 154, which is the San Marcos Pass. I'm a 100% sure of what I just said because I went to a small boarding school in the Santa Ynez Valley and I know the area very well.

@ericfisher1203

2 жыл бұрын

Jocko's!!

@barrypotter5751

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericfisher1203 are we not men we are devo

@Purplenpinkk

2 жыл бұрын

I could tell it was Solvang. I had a friend that grew up in Santa Ynez and had been there a few times.

@JOHNTOPG

2 жыл бұрын

@@Purplenpinkk no you didn't he was the only one that noticed it

@switch2kryptonite

2 жыл бұрын

You’re Solvang. You probably think this post is about you!

"I live uptown, I live downtown....I live all around" - Jim Morrison

@salty2667

2 жыл бұрын

But I’ve never been so broke that I couldn’t leave…. Town…..

Many years ago, I went to the Whisky for a tribute night on what would have been Jim's 50th birthday. Here we are rolling up on the 50th Anniversary of his death already (July 3). Amazing footage. The shot of him with the taco makes me smile and sad at the same time.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

I agree my friend, it does the same to me.

@tileking8078

2 жыл бұрын

Burrito..

@JimmyFranceable

2 жыл бұрын

Not a taco.

I don’t know why we all mysteriously attached to him 🌻💫what a man 🙏

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!

@saradavidson3054

Жыл бұрын

I know! I'm now 64, my brother turned me on to The Doors. It was the early 70's, lived with my Dad, brother and 2 sisters in a 2 bedroom apartment. I took the bed in where my brother slept. Every night his stereo was stacked with The Doors albums. Needless to say I learned all the lyrics. When Jim died, we had our own funeral for him. Got totaled from all the Budweiser beer. Also got caught skinny dipping that night. We will never forget Jim Morrison and The Doors...❤✌🍻

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

One word.... CHARISMA.

He was sad you could see it in his eyes. Saw it in many different situations. May he be a peace now.

He was looking pretty tired in this. Still, it's good to see footage like this, wish there was more. It's also hard to believe that this was nearly 50 years ago!

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

@Melanie Jarrett He didn’t plan to be buried in a French cemetery . It wasn’t in his will. From all I read it was Pam’s idea to put him there

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

@Melanie Jarrett Facts don’t discriminate

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW...I was around Dennis Wilson quite a bit in the months leading up to his drowning at the marina and he had almost the exact same look, demeanor and depression as Morrison shows in this video. The two also looked very similar with the beards and being such handsome guys that every teenage girl on the face of the planet adored. What a tragedy that two of the greatest rock artists and really sensitive souls would meet such horrible fates so young...RIP Jim and Dennis....

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@Melanie Jarrett It was cool to hang with him because he was a very unassuming surfer dude kind of guy. We hung out with a few other guys and girls at the beach and some of the bars near the beach. Never was on his boat.

@philfrank9226

2 жыл бұрын

@Melanie Jarrett It`s full of lies, like always.

Jim Morrison. He walked among us...

In Jim's time living in Paris, he lost a significant amount of weight and also shaved off the beard. In the last photos of him he looks much younger and in better shape....pretty much the way he looked before this period.

@jj-nh8lz

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but he was still drinking heavily in Paris. After reading of the most reliable accounts of his death, seems likely he bled to death from internal bleeding related to years of alcohol abuse.

I'm French, just turned 23 Last year, I had the privilege to come into the apartment where Jim died Almost nothing changed through the years When you look through the window that's just in front of the bathtub, you can see the beautiful view of Paris Jim saw right before he passed away

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing Francois, did you get any pictures? I enjoyed reading your comment. I wish I could see his apartment as well.

@MUSKATNUSSHERMULLER

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit Well I didn't, first it wasn't allowed, and I think that's justified because there's a particular atmosphere in there that should be felt just by being there, not in pictures (but if I'm right, there are some on internet) The apartment is rue de Beautreillis in Paris, and when I was there the man who ruled the cafe in front of the building was quite old and remembered Jim as a nice man, very quiet, but very sad in a way and deeply alcoholic. I don't know if he's still here, but if you pass by Paris, go there and talk to the people in the neighbourhood, some remember those days and it's fascinating to hear about the ambiance of Paris in the early 70s, the lifestyle Jim had there and the way people used to see him back in the days. From what I've heard, he was very appreciated as a simple man, cause a lot of French didn't know who he was

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

@@MUSKATNUSSHERMULLER That's truly amazing François, thank you for sharing. I can't wait to visit Paris. I knew his apartment was in rue de Beautreillis, but I didn't know you could talk to people that are still there. I also understand about not allowing pictures being taken. Some things are best experienced without modern technology, with just our senses to feel.

@MUSKATNUSSHERMULLER

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit Yes, in the neighbourhood, if you talk to old people, they remember those days ! That's just amazing

@janebraun4482

2 жыл бұрын

It looks to me like a really nice apartment with a nice kitchen!!

Reading his eyes and body language it felt like he knew he was looking at the views for the last time. Just Heartwrenching!!!!

@OHAApple

2 жыл бұрын

Such nonsense i think. Yeah he probably was in a bad mood those days from what we know, referring to the Miami trial and his alcoholism, which had gotten quite bad by 1970. But I don't think he knew at that point he was going to die. In '71 he actually talked to John Densmore about coming back from Paris, and taking L.A. Woman on the road.

@Hugatree1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Mary I tend to agree with you. He seemed very much aware his immortal spirit would not be long in this realm

@MakeLifeExtraordinary

2 жыл бұрын

The entire time I was watching the video, this is exactly what I was thinking. Does he realize that he is looking at these sites for the last time or is he looking at the sites for the last time knowing he was going to Paris to die?

@Methilde

2 жыл бұрын

@@OHAApple Think like you, cause after that he gave a pretty good concert in Isle of Wight with the guys.

@shivasirons6159

2 жыл бұрын

It was a very good year for small town girls and soft summer nights, it was 1977 for me and it was beautiful, stone cold immaculate.

Look at his eyes he is so sad.

@surfrunnerd8457

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he knew his remaining time on Earth was short.

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

@@surfrunnerd8457 I truly believe that.

@johnjeffery6638

3 жыл бұрын

YEP- an he moves or walks the way a depressed person walks.

@ozgursenturk11-11

3 жыл бұрын

He knew he didn't belong here and he was missing Home😔🙏

@BetrayerSlayerMusic

2 жыл бұрын

booze kills

Made my eyes well up with tears. I was born in 74, and always felt a strange kind of longing for the 60s and for the time before my birth. I especially felt that way in the 90s when I was in my 20s. I don’t believe in death. I believe in change. Movement. The opposite of life is stagnancy, not death. So I figure the ‘time’ I long for is the experience I lived before this one. I’ve been sad all my life this time around. I’ll be moving on in the next 10 years. Not meant to stay. I was never meant to stay.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you stay.

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

What power is making all this happen? Only an intelligent force could do such things .

@e.erin.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Earthtime3978 Yes. I, too, believe in a Higher Power. One that I choose to call ‘God’.

@petersonlafollette3521

2 жыл бұрын

Buddhist belief we are moving through this life with impermanence and non attachment.

@samuelcastle3873

2 жыл бұрын

Was born in 76 but maybe I was born in 46 aswell. Love the 60's 70s music. Would be col if it is a case of this time around. Back in the 90's there's was a cool jungle/ drum and base mix that went on about being this and that this time around. Was a cool track for sure. But I can't find it now for the life of me. Jeep going bro!!

I always wonder if Jim would have ever come back from France. I just don't believe he would have willingly turned himself into corrupt Florida authorities so they could teach the hippie rock star a lesson. He was a one of a kind.

The Doors are one of the greatest bands of all time, R.I.P Jim and Ray

Thank you so very much for this upload 😎✌👍

You almost feel like he may be trying to get his head straight. Probably not. There's a little bit of retrospection in his eyes. Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison. What if...

It's sad to see such great, impactful artists so troubled.

@man_down511

2 жыл бұрын

Most are.

He had a cute nose. He seemed like a realistically good human to be around, and I thank whoever captured this, although I could feel the deep sadness through the screen while he was driving. Definitely curious to know what was going through his head. I think the people around him could've done a better job at checking in on him emotionally/mentally, as this was prior to his passing.

Great footage. Btw, it wasn't "right before" he left for Paris, it was about 4 months, as he left the States in March 1971. It was, however, right before he did his last two shows with The Doors, in Dallas and New Orleans, in Dec. 1970. Thanks for this.

He does seem sad - or defeated. Not sure but there's a feeling of maybe somber resignation when you watch him here. So profound within the context of his life at that time and what he had been through, and what was ahead. Maybe a new start as was hoped... but the end is always near and perhaps he had a sense of death... or he was ready to make the world believe he was dead. See I think Jim knew everything was fucked. The world. America. The future. Fucked. That is a heavy burden. He was a genius. Fearless Artist. True Visionary. Hated authority due to his strict military upbringing by his parents - so he railed against anything that felt smothering to him. Like he said himself... if his poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they think and feel. People werent paying fkn attention to what he was sayimg though. Let's face it, the wrong people have power in this world and mankind is lost in a wilderness of pain. He tried to tell us. He screamed it. He lived it. Took it's toll. This sort of profound tragedy happens to great artists and visionaries. Tortured souls with the best of intentions. In a sense, they die for us.

@MsMcmoe

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree w/ you. His sister released a lot of his notebooks & musings in a new book, I'm sure it will be quite an interesting read ! people.com/music/jim-morrison-sister-reflects-on-revelatory-new-book-of-his-writing/

@aWomanFreed

Жыл бұрын

He didn’t rail against his military parents….he did exactly what they wanted him to do….look up laurel canyon

@stevencopley5487

11 ай бұрын

OMG! That People article gave me so much information. Yup, I am way late to this party at 67 but am revisiting everything Doors and Morrison...and am absolutely fascinated. Thanks for posting the link.

thanx for posting this, I think Jim was interesting and very intelligent, some of the most unique music I have ever enjoyed. we miss you Jim.

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!!😊😊 Thanks for watching.

He’s a poet who loved cars… Driving up the coast somewhere…. We’re lucky we caught a glimpse of the Man… Love Ya Jim….

@harley092355

2 жыл бұрын

He was a man lost.

@rv6205

Жыл бұрын

i didnt know he owned a car ,...was he into sports cars ?

Amazing footage.

He was aware of being filmed. So he was probably not portraying his normal behavior. Although quite subdued. He did seem very interested in the sights he visited!

@JOHNTOPG

2 жыл бұрын

It's not like today lol you can tell when your being recorded in the 70s

@caligulapontifex5759

2 жыл бұрын

Deep down he probably knew he would not be returning.

@icecreamforcrowhurst

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, he knew. Super 8 cameras were a heck of a lot bigger that an iPhone. You don’t get to be the greatest frontman in history without be entirely comfortable in front of cameras and crowds.

@caligulapontifex5759

2 жыл бұрын

@@icecreamforcrowhurst Obviously he knew that he was being filmed, I meant that he wanted to take in the sites for the last time as he knew deep down that he would not be returning to the US after he left. It's the same thing you see in war movies right before a battle, soldiers taking in the scenery (the sea, the sky, a picture of home). It may sound cliche, but I believe that's what Morrison was doing.

He’s more myth than actual man now .....sad everyone thinks they know or has there opinion of what’s the “real” Jim ......I think he was all of those things and that’s what made him so relatable and human

I remember hearing of Morrison’s death on the radio. I was still upset about Jimi Hendrix and Janice a few months earlier, all 27 years old. I loved The Doors and realized that this was the end of the summer of love.

Definitely recognize all these roads and Hearst Castle. What a trip to be a tourist with him.

I can relate to this video on so many levels. The overwhelming vibes are plain to see 😟

For those of you projecting that Jim was just a dead man walking here: he wrote and recorded LA Woman (most of it) after this footage was taken. Many consider LA Woman to be their best record, or second best behind the debut album. The changeling still had plenty in the tank. I’m not denying that he was an alcoholic in need of rehab. Just pointing out that, as a football player once observed, hindsight is 50-50.

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

The Changeling is one of my favorite songs ever. My favorite album is still Strange Days.

@perc3136

Жыл бұрын

He apparently got In way better shape in paris as well weight wise

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

​​@@perc3136I know, right?? Lived another 8 months. Looks pretty darn healthy at the very end of his life there, if pictures tell a true story.

0:46 the monk bought lunch!

@t3br00k35

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny as

Amazing footage!! Thank you!!

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

Awwwww thank you, my friend. You're very welcome!!

@frankiebutler2894

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit Why have you taken credit for the footage?

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankiebutler2894 What are you talking about? Who said I took credit for it? Look, I tried to help you with the link that you asked me to so you could post whatever it was that you wanted to post. If you're going to complain, don't watch.

Thanks for the clip. The future is never certain but the end is always near!

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, my friend!!

Our granddaughter is a huge Doors fan

Jim was troubled you can see it in his eyes here. Dead man walking shows by his tired lazy steps. No wonder he left for Paris. Sad he is gone but he will remain beautiful and young forever.

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

Troubled of his own making. Youth , booze and brilliance are a tough to survive .

Thanks for the upload 🙏

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, my friend!!

@clapoutloudclapoutloud

2 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit you rock dude and thanks for presenting this in it true form, Morrison was considered wild when I was growing up, but everyone likes the Doors Music, and he was heavy into drugs.

It was worth watching. He seems like a regular person just going for a drive.

That’s the jacket he wore at the Isle of Wight festival that August.

@waynesilverman3048

2 жыл бұрын

He wore it for court I think

@frankiebutler2894

2 жыл бұрын

@@waynesilverman3048 In those days, we didn’t have many clothes - very few. A friend suggested that Jim get those leathers - not his choice.

The bits where he’s driving... he look like he is really trying to concentrate just enough to stop crashing the car.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

Lol very true. That's Jim.

Wow! I have never viewed this video before! Jim driving up the 101 right into my neighborhood! Slo county.. I not only visited Pere Lechaise in 96 but definitely walked those very steps at " The old man's castle". Rest In Peace Jim.

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

Hearst Castle is an amazing place. Solvang too!

I think a lot of people are misdiagnosing Jim's emotional state. I don't think he is showing signs of being depressed at all. At this point in his life, he was making major steps to step back from the limelight and just be quietly functioning in the background. He was actually quite a quiet, shy and humble guy within his own private life. You can clearly see the point I'm making at this point in his artistic career that by the actions he took to grow a beard, walk behind people in an unassuming way, being very quiet around other people, not trying to stand out, and especially on the L.A. Woman album - he made a special effort to slump lower then his band members on that Album cover. No, divorced from his public persona, Jim was truly a respectful, quiet, reflective, humble man.

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

Okay, welllll.....much of your comment is spot-on correct. However....... About a month later, he went on stage in New Orleans and had a major nervous breakdown. Drunk and high on opium, he basically went nutzo, effectively destroying his singing/performing career. The point here being that he did it in a very public way in front of thousands of people who paid money to see and hear him perform well. Or at least decently. His reputation took a MAJOR hit after December 12th, 1970. Also, just to correct a popular view about the LA Woman album cover. The "photograph" of the four Doors on the front was actually 4 different individual photos taken separately at separate moments without the other musicians, then physically pasted together pre-Photoshop, so as to give the appearance of a unified group shot. As I recall, the layout for the cover of the album was done after Morrison had left the US, and he only saw it for the first time when a copy of the finished product was mailed to him in Paris in early April 1971. In other words, it was someone else's idea to place Morrison "lower" than his band mates.

The Good Old Days Jim Morrison was alive and Lake Cachuma was full

He looked like his soul was gone

@mirkosisko8481

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly he didnt have patience to wait that she come back

@patricianeal1883

2 жыл бұрын

I wish he could have gotten help. Such a beautiful man and talented.

@TangleF50

2 жыл бұрын

Ray said he saw Jim's spirit leave his body on stage of their last live performance in New Orleans, a short time prior to this video !

In November 1970 the Doors started production on the LA Woman LP. Morrison left for Paris in early 1971 following completion of the album

The doors were really peeking before he died. Think of all the great albums that were never made because of his death

He has the perfect face, cant even hide his beauty in that beard.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

Even as a straight male I have to agree lol. He was blessed with an Adonis face.

@CarefulWithThatAxeEugene

3 жыл бұрын

He was absolutely gorgeous, inside and out. ♥

@shar3066

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarefulWithThatAxeEugene fully agree. I don't listen to the myth. You hear it in his voice that he was a beautiful person.

@paulcooper5748

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarefulWithThatAxeEugene So am i.

@CarefulWithThatAxeEugene

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcooper5748 good for you!

Incredible that Jim was only 27 here. At the end of his life he looked like a war veteran in his 40's. Dude had been through it.

@Sunmoon-gj9gy

2 жыл бұрын

Alcohol ravages the body

@johnvinga5446

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't 27 until December of 1970.

@artlover1477

Жыл бұрын

The beard certainly aged him. He looked slimmer than I thought he would be.

@afonsosousa2684

11 ай бұрын

@@artlover1477 Yep, the idea of an overweight Jim was mostly a myth associated with his own rejection of his previous image as a sex symbol. He was occasionally bloated as alcohol is wont to do, but, even at his worst, just heavier than he had been at the beginning of his career (severely underweight), nothing resembling fat.

Although the music could have been better this footage is priceless. Morrison looked like a nice guy with issues. An oddball with his own internal world.

Over the past 30 years I have seen a number of, Jim Morrison lost footage or lost recordings. Most of them often have one thing in common. He is drunk. In this one he pleasantly did not appear to be drunk.

@TangleF50

2 жыл бұрын

What you didn't notice was his body & nerve damage from excess alcohol of previous days & nights !

@janebraun4482

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the footage of him when clearly he is sober! Just a regular guy. Never seen footage where he is drunk, unless you mean the onstage antics at the end there.

@Dzanarika1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TangleF50 you missed the point!

Jim, R.I.P. The "Doors" is Forever!❤

He definitely seems melancholy. Miami would have been weighing on his mind. Jim had no intention of doing time. Paris would be his escape route. Like Rimbaud escaping to Africa. Did he genuinely want to make it a writer in Paris or did he know he would die there ? Only Jim would know that. And he still is in Paris after half a century now ?❤

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW...I was around Dennis Wilson quite a bit in the months leading up to his drowning at the marina and he had almost the exact same look, demeanor and depression as Morrison shows in this video. The two also looked very similar with the beards and being such handsome guys that every teenage girl on the face of the planet adored. What a tragedy that two of the greatest rock artists and really sensitive souls would meet such horrible fates so young...RIP Jim and Dennis....

@lonzolotto

2 жыл бұрын

Great comparison... Jim went to Paris like Rimbaud went to Africa, running away from the same fears, I would say

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@ray h. No, I was one of Dennis' surfer bros for a few months.

This footage reminds me of the video posted on here of jim being interviewed in may 1970 where the interviewer said to 26 year old jim how he's young, and he said "nah, i'm over the hill". This footage certainly backs that up. Probably felt like a tired old man who'd lived many lifetimes. "Well, I'm an old blues man, and I think that you understand. I've been singing the blues ever since the world began".

so berührend, mein ewiges IDOL, danke!

Talk about being in a zombie like state. Jim is obviously not altogether, in this footage. I mean he seems very depressed, can tell even by the way he walks in slow motion, not chattering like you would normally see him. He was an engaging person but seems like he is very withdrawn, like he was at Isle of Wight.

@jonathanlawson4667

3 жыл бұрын

Jim absolutely wasn't a engaging person he was very withdrawn and quiet in his personal life

@tannerking8299

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlawson4667 he was engaging during performances but thats only cuz I feel like he had to get blitzed just to get there

@blakkat4126

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say zombie-like state but he definitely looked like something was weighing heavily on his mind. And of course, that was right after he faced charges pending trial over his Miami concert. He was very subdued during this time, it seems. His Isle of Wight concert performance shows this. He put on a good vocal, but stayed very still and calmly walked off the stage when they were done performing.

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

Yep totally agree.

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW...I was around Dennis Wilson quite a bit in the months leading up to his drowning at the marina and he had almost the exact same look, demeanor and depression as Morrison shows in this video. The two also looked very similar with the beards and being such handsome guys that every teenage girl on the face of the planet adored. What a tragedy that two of the greatest rock artists and really sensitive souls would meet such horrible fates so young...RIP Jim and Dennis....

While driving he was thinking.. I was doing time In the universal mind I was feeling fine I was turning keys I was setting people free I was doing all right Then you came along With a suitcase and a song Turned my head around Now I'm so alone Just looking for a home In every place I see I'm the freedom man I'm the freedom man I'm the freedom man That's how lucky I am I was doing time In the universal mind I was feeling fine I was turning keys I was setting people free I was doing all right Then you came along With a suitcase and a song Turned my head around Now I'm so alone Just looking for a home In every place I see I'm the freedom man That’s how lucky I am.

Man was gone when I was a kid but sure liked his music 🎵

are we not going to discuss how fire this beat is lol

Jim's female companion on this trip was Charlotte Stewart. Something like 30 books have been written about Jim and none of them mentions Charlotte. Its always Pam. It makes wonder how accurate those books are.

@davidfricke4095

2 жыл бұрын

They used to come visit in villa park . Where Pams parents were , fairly regularly...

@ACraig-og8tn

2 жыл бұрын

Jim and Charlotte were friends "with benefits" and used to drink and talk and play pool together. She was not a major relationship of his, though I am sure he was fond of her. Pam was his main partner, though he had many girlfriends and lovers, many of whom are never named or mentioned. Many of the books are not accurate. The book that is the best is Friends Gathered Together by Jim's close friend, Frank Lisciandro.

Fascinating footage. The choice of background music? Equally fascinating, but for all the wrong reasons

Always loved his music ! 😀❤️✌️

All I can say is WOW...I was around Dennis Wilson quite a bit in the months leading up to his drowning at the marina and he had almost the exact same look, demeanor and depression as Morrison shows in this video. The two also looked very similar with the beards and being such handsome guys that every teenage girl on the face of the planet adored. What a tragedy that two of the greatest rock artists and really sensitive souls would meet such horrible fates so young...RIP Jim and Dennis....

@reesedaniel5835

2 жыл бұрын

All I can say is HOW many more times will you cut and paste this same comment?

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@@reesedaniel5835 43.

@rzu7120

2 жыл бұрын

And Keith Moon…and Brian Jones

I think he left for Paris in March 1971 , cause he and the Doors did two U.S. concerts in December 1970 and in February 1971, Jim Morrison was interviewed by Ben Fong , his last interview.

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

He left for Paris just after the Frazier v Ali fight which he attended.

@flguy6807

2 жыл бұрын

Jim's friend Frank Lisciandro said Jim left LA on March 11, 1971 on a TWA flight.

@Lord_Hillcrest

2 жыл бұрын

@@flguy6807 The fight was march 8th so that ties in.

Look into his eyes that jim see further than the road 🤧🤧🤟🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦

Proves one thing several months before he left for Paris (Pam being in Paris at the time)he did interview with Canadian radio station, sounded humbled, intuitive, knowledgeable and intelligent about question's asked 🤔 I'll just say seems to me he had his thoughts in the right place but you always stay surrounded by friends and family when you decide to start writing poetry and books 🙏R.I.P. Jim and Pam Morrison 😎 Love and miss you 😔

@johniedebt6522

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Morrison & Pamela Courson (Morrison) together forever 😔

He could've been happy. If people had just respected his space and his privacy, and let him be to write his poetry, he might still be alive. But Jim was running away from the successful career he never wanted. A fascinating, intelligent, misunderstood, and beautiful man, the Machine was too much for him. He was done trying to make everyone else happy because it took everything out of him. The record company wanted another "hit" and the rest of The Doors couldn't function without him. The pressure must have been on an unfathomable level, and his natural talents just couldn't keep up. He was, after all, just a man of flesh and blood. Jim was an enigma who kept putting forth the riddles, wrapped in a mystery. And the legacy of music and most importantly, the words he left for us, is timeless. No one ever did it like Jim Morrison.

@janebraun4482

2 жыл бұрын

However, don't underestimate the tempestuous relationship with Pam, so much so they did not live together in LA. He was not happy about her heroin use and was a source of his drinking according the someone who knew Jim. So then he goes far away to a City where he does not know people, and has only her, and her habits. If you can't lick 'em join 'em. He was without diversion and support to now cope not only with his own problems, but there's now hers!! Not good and defeating the whole purpose of going to Paris.

@jeffsilverman6104

2 жыл бұрын

@@janebraun4482 Exactly, that was well said. Without the diversions and his support system back home, he was truly on his own. Alcohol played such a big part in his life, and it makes people reckless and unhealthy. As I sit here thinking about all of this, it's odd and heartbreaking to know that we'll never really know what happened in Paris, everyone is gone now. Jim's ultimate crash happened so soon after he left, but his mind was obviously made up to leave. I hope he found at least a little fun and peace. But regardless of his rebel image and attitude, I believe he always needed his friends around him. He lost that, and sadly the rest we know. Alcohol complicates everything.

@janebraun4482

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffsilverman6104 I know esp because I lived in Paris myself. It was a roller coaster of emotions being far away from family, and regular friends who knew me. At the same time those Parisian friends showed me what to appreciate, where JM just stayed with a shy American, I can imagine the experience was not lifting him up.

@jeffsilverman6104

2 жыл бұрын

@@janebraun4482 When I was much younger I had the time and the means to travel in Europe, but I kept putting it off. Traveling now days is out of the question, given the global reality now. I've always wanted to see France and The Netherlands, Belgium, etc. How long were you in Paris? Was it all you thought it would be? So much history there, in many ways it's the cradle of western Europe.

This is the greatest footage of the doors front man Jim Morrison

Too much Fame too soon Jim was a unique talent

God bless you Jim.🙏❤️🎼.x

Beautiful🔥

I wonder if we are seeing THE CRYSTAL SHIP in the background in the opening moments. Legend has it that the Ship is an islandlike oil rig, with blast furnaces, parked of the California coast.

I believe this footage was taken by actress Charlotte Stewart, who played Miss Beadle on Little House on the Prairie.

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

Really? I didn't know that, thank you. That's interesting😊😊

@whaleroast

3 жыл бұрын

@@The8-bitMisfit You're welcome. I read an interview she gave a few years ago about a trip she took with Jim in 1970 to Northern California. Just happened upon this video today and it seems to jive with what she said.

@ianto33

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s a link to her talking about it which I came across recently: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d52D0tBym8q-Z9Y.html

@The8-bitMisfit

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the link!! I really enjoyed watching her interview. Have a great night😊😊

@johnjeffery6638

3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME.

He has the look of an exhausted,tired young man I would think by this point in his life,the band, music,touring,drugs, alcohol had really put him thru the wringer. I don't think he had much time in the previous years to do any film making or art,and for an artist not to keep moving, being obligated to stay in a rut and expected to do the same thing over and over can cause a suicide of the mind if changes are not made. Just thinking out loud about Jim Morrison.

@siggifreud812

Жыл бұрын

that is the exact reason he split for Paris. He wanted to write poetry again.

@nickgodalin6487

6 ай бұрын

The following month, December 12th 1970, he basically committed musical & artistic "suicide" by collapsing on stage in New Orleans, then getting up and destroying said stage with a microphone stand. End of live performance career. Fellow Doors musician Ray Manzarak stated that he sensed Morrison's soul leaving his body completely at that point, a mere shell of a man left behind.

This is amazing

YES !!!! HE WAS ANXIOUS AND DEPRESSED !!!! FROM BIRTH , IT SEEMS ' LIKE !!!! I NEVER SEEN HIM SMILE TO MUCH !!!!!!!! MAYBE IF HE WAS DRUNK !!!! 💯

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

He did suffer from anxiety and depression , you are correct .

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lord_Hillcrest is that documented or a guess?

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

@@Earthtime3978 Jim was bipolar and had sociapathic tenancies . Similar traits to Keith Moon . An educational guess yes.

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lord_Hillcrest Or like half the population.

@Lord_Hillcrest

3 жыл бұрын

@@Earthtime3978 What are you talking about . You arent telling me Jim Morrison was a normal stable human being . The man was a genius with flaws . His self destructing behaviour was brought on by anxiety and low self esteem for one . For two the fact he had no respect for authority suggests strongly sociapathic traits . He drank to quell his demons he was a very troubled human being . I could go on and on . The trouble is this , we put these people on such a high pedestal they feel an abundance of guilt because they cant live to it . He simply burned out .

He was young yet moved with such a world-weary air, like somebody who has seen it all. But clearly he was brooding upon the Miami trial, the thought of imprisonment would have weighed heavily on him. Like Oscar Wilde he sought flight ✈️ to Paris and seek sweet oblivion in its comforting arms and an eternal bed in the Perelachaise in the City of Lights 🇫🇷❤️🇫🇷

@The8-bitMisfit

Жыл бұрын

Well said!!

Wow definitely rare footage...never seen this before.....James Douglas Morrison

First time seeing film footage of him where he wasn't joking around. laughing or smiling. He looked subdued.

The public may not be aware, but Morrison was considering opening up a drivers school, and this must be some of the test footage. He was very considerate and skillful behind the wheel. Seriously.

@The8-bitMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that Mike, I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the info!!😊😊

@johnnyhartley4330

2 жыл бұрын

He was also planning to start a public access television series of him cooking called The Doors of the Kitchen are Opened. That is why he went to Paris, to learn about French cuisine, so he could repeat the dishes on his tv shows. His death was a sad loss to tv chefs.

@benallmark9671

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyhartley4330 so interesting.

@mikemorrison270

2 жыл бұрын

I understand Morrison was inspired by the success of Neal Cassady's classic pamphlet, "Fundamentals of Driving."

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyhartley4330 BS

He seems miles away in his thoughts!

not rare or lost. have seen it many times. i still love it. and don't mind another upload. :)

Man I love that Jacket. I wonder what became of a lot of his belongings

@anzhelicasuprun575

3 жыл бұрын

So sad 😞

@sammywinchester7788

3 жыл бұрын

I would want to know also. After Jim passed he left everything to Pam. After Pam passed 2 years later, both Pam and Jim's estate was left to Pam's parents. Then a battle ensued between Jim's family and Pam's family. They both settled by splitting the royalties. I still wonder where all the belongings of Jim are?

@jasonarmes7639

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't iggy pop given a load of clothes of Jim's and sold them

@Earthtime3978

3 жыл бұрын

And no one has been able to answer the question- what was he wearing when they buried him? If you dug up his body -what would be draped over the skeleton ? (assuming it didn’t entirely disintegrate yet).

@jilliank6379

2 жыл бұрын

@Melanie Jarrett Jim’s family basically stole it from Pam. There’s also a lot more to it. Max Fink, Jim’s lawyer, didn’t like Pam for no reason. So when Jim died, Max lied and said that Jim didn’t have a will. But Jim did have a will stating that he wants to leave all his belongings and money to Pam.