If Jim Morrison was a poet , Ray Manzarek was a storyteller. Amazing details.

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

That's very cool n very accurate

@davenorman6717

5 жыл бұрын

Great point....the two of them....a wonderful combination

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@@davenorman6717 that's why I say, Ray should have hung with Jim, partied n stuff but Ray only drank beer n wine, n wasn't a guyy who'd have lots of casual sex. Robbie n John too, they would b interested in a relationship, Jim was into more more more hehe

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@wildcatter63 this is true, Robbie's songs had way more consumer Commercial Appeal than Jim's crazy stuff but not just the Commercial Appeal, they were more applicable to average teenage angst

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@wildcatter63 well I didn't wanna call Robbie's contribution "adolescent" but that's basically what you're saying, which well-- Robbie wasn't the best guitarist either, but he like Ray n John SHOWED UP EVERY CONCERT, held up his end n while no showboat like Morrison or Mick Jagger he yes appealed to the teen girls with songs like Touch Me. But yes he'll alwayz b known as what's-his-name who picked n strummed for The Legendary Jim Morrison

I met Ray and his wife shopping in LA around 2001. He could not have been a nicer guy.

@davidhemstreet3026

4 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of meeting Ray Manzarek and could not have been a nicer guy.

@michaelsix9684

4 жыл бұрын

so glad to hear that, I'm sure he would be like that

@jjm4927

3 жыл бұрын

lucky bastard

@alexanderwesner9980

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky.. what an artist

@geromelegnome5446

3 жыл бұрын

His book is amazing!!!

Ray was the heart of the Doors. Jim was the soul.

@Wavecattt

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!!

@scentlessapprentice88

2 жыл бұрын

That sums it up good. Don't forget about john and robbie though. The doors aren't the doors without any of the 4.

@WolffBachner

2 жыл бұрын

@@scentlessapprentice88 i agree.

@tysonthomson6847

Жыл бұрын

@@scentlessapprentice88 Agreed

@eoinbyrne2521

Жыл бұрын

john with jazz drums in a rock context and Robbie with all fingers flamenco rock as well ;)

It’s hard to comprehend that Ray is gone now too. He was a very smart man

@randomdude189

Жыл бұрын

The windows we get to view in our lifetimes are strange ironies that almost never existed and are buried in a sandwich of eternity in both directions transversing one another. It’s a miracle we even get to be here but it comes with all the other situational peculiarities we continually discover; good,bad, and undefined.

@user-kf8wb2cq4f

2 ай бұрын

We're ALL passing through.

The most tragic part of this story... is how John, Robbie, and Ray kept playing and staying sharp as a band. Just waiting for Jim to walk in that door, alive...

@prophecy6051

4 жыл бұрын

Hence "The Doors"

@fredflintstone9657

4 жыл бұрын

@@prophecy6051 Jim broke through to the other side....

@nicklovely6431

4 жыл бұрын

What did you want for Jim to play with his prick for another twenty years?

@dustythe2nd188

4 жыл бұрын

DanDaMan2019, yes it sure is sad ass shit.

@tomase.hornos1090

4 жыл бұрын

After hearing Ray's interviews for years and having read every documented piece about the doors, this still keeps hitting me so hard. Without ever never getting to know them they were and will always be my idols.

Ray Manzarek had one of the best speaking voices ever, so eloquent and great tonality. R.I.P

@erinhand

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to howard stern. His voice is a match to rays. Def a voice for radio

@user-ye9ph5iq5z

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, I am a huge Howard fan and have been listening to him for years. His voice has gotten much better over the years.

@adamkorekach9936

4 жыл бұрын

But what a horrible singer.

@kyliealexis2556

4 жыл бұрын

@@erinhand literally exactly what I was thinking, I was just looking for comments seeing if anyone else though the same!

@vanillacreem816

4 жыл бұрын

M 3 Agreed..Ray was great and a very educated man as well. He had a masters degree from UCLA. Very impressive.

A strange, mysterious end with no clear answers... It's sad, but it seems fitting for Jim.

@thewkovacs316

3 жыл бұрын

he drank himself to death

@achach5055

3 жыл бұрын

Or Illuminati

@djquinn11

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewkovacs316 : Heroin OD in the Rock n Roll Circus

@michaelserby7697

3 жыл бұрын

@@djquinn11 in women's restroom of Rock and Roll Circus. Paris, France. 🇺🇲 🇫🇷 🖤 July 3 , 1971 🖤 🔥

@VolkXue

3 жыл бұрын

i hope Ray was really in disbelief for all those years. While Manzarek was alive i felt more like he was trying to sell the idea of Morrison being alive somewhere. I look down on that a bit but if he really just had hopes his larger than life friend still around then i can respect that some.

RIP Ray, you were an amazing human being.

@scottsteel4230

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, to me, Ray was the real heart of the Doors.

@itsmeGeorgina

2 жыл бұрын

He is gone? I wasn't aware

@bobbowie9350

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsmeGeorgina ray passed away 2013

@pena.3302

Жыл бұрын

@@scottsteel4230 So Totally agree

Ray was the glue. Glue often doesn’t get enough respect or credit.

@timmerkel8522

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@perastumo7265

3 жыл бұрын

It's always the rubber.

@whatcher8151

3 жыл бұрын

It is what holds the obvious together

@OmeedNOuhadi

3 жыл бұрын

Ray is the reason for The Doors. Jim and Ray on a beach with Summer Almost Gone and Ray said Jim’s student movie was great. Ray had already been part of other bands including vocals. Screamin’ Ray Hawkins!

@F13thvoorhees

3 жыл бұрын

Idk... I always thought as Robbie being the glue, he was the soft understated sympathizer. Ray was the backbone, such an integral part of the music and structure, the only thing that could keep Morrison on the shoulders of the band. 😅

My heart sank when he said Jim never got to play those songs live.

@arcticsmoke302

5 жыл бұрын

Mateo Mayorga he did though...they did two shows during the production of LA Woman and there’s recordings of one of them. No full tour happened after the release of the album which I was you’re talking and what I wanted aswell 😔

@GibsonVienna

4 жыл бұрын

@@arcticsmoke302 I heard the Liveversion of Riders on the Storm. The only Liveversion. But it's very bad. You can call it the Whiskey and Heroin Version. Jim was completely stoned and out of the Planet.

@nathanadnitt

4 жыл бұрын

GibsonVienna jim didnt do heroin man mabye once or twice but not constant use

@alpental69

4 жыл бұрын

Ibag-LOL, The world's "Big H" over many decades, courtesy of the unIntellegence Agency (You know, the Central one!)! Why else would their unwanted presence last so long in Afghanistan's fields?!

@somebuddyful

4 жыл бұрын

@@GibsonVienna link please

RIP Jim and Ray. You're both missed

So sad. We get lost in the mythology of losing these giant artists but forget that people lost their friend.

I could listen to Ray talk all day.

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Now we cannot. He was so intelligent. Love that man. and be able to play the piano and organ at the same time, that is why they didn't need a bass player, Ray did it with the organ. Dusty the 2.

@cmoulder3157

5 жыл бұрын

such a beautiful man with a beatiful talent. god bless him. hopefully he and jim are still making music love in heaven now!

@Logjam5

5 жыл бұрын

Not me, it would drive me over the edge.

@rokyericksonroks

5 жыл бұрын

I take exception to this. Okay, so I hung around with Jim a little bit. It hardly means I was “sucking up his energy”. As for “sucking up his essence” well, you’ll need to seePanela about that.

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

He tells it good n he's measured

I love listening to Manzarek, he's the backbone of the Doors, a genius, and a good guy.

@antoniogoncalves8288

6 жыл бұрын

Don Rutter Ray always struck me as very intelligent and well spoken for sure .

@OmeedNOuhadi

5 жыл бұрын

Without Ray there is no The Doors. Ray pulled Jim up off of the beach of uncertainty. That is when Jim opened up with his poetry, but also his musical sense. Right there on the Santa Monica(?) beach. They were the 4 corners. They were. Just like Nirvana would. A team. Without the other they could not be the same musical band. That is how you know it is solid. If bands keep changing players and genres, they will not make for a legendary band.

@helenabadia2406

5 жыл бұрын

Is like the Brian May of The Doors😊

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

@@OmeedNOuhadi Correct analogy. Dusty 2

@kevinbrislawn5918

5 жыл бұрын

Ray was the moral fiber and conscience of these guys

The Doors helped me wrestle through a very shitty childhood (wasn't sure I was going to make it through those teenage years). Jim will always have a huge place in my heart as long as it continues to beat.

@dakotajensen181

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, I'm 26 now and I still listen to the doors and will always have a special place in my brain and heart for jim.

@itsmeGeorgina

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, Jim was the chief of the Dark Night of the soul, the inward, existencial wilderness

@jeanpelletier206

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 65 and still think Jim mo is the greatest.

@jdm1066

2 жыл бұрын

Seems logical, Music was your only friend....

@anpgl

2 жыл бұрын

Same here man I was 15 and depressed and really hating life yet the doors made it seem like everything will be alright.

Ray was such a legend. He’s more concerned about his good friend Jim’s artistic integrity and mental health than being rock stars Really love this dialogue from him

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't that much concerned with Jim's condition. It was Robbie who arranged for someone to help Jim. After two or three session Jim stopped going.

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

He was more interested in exploiting Jim's name and legend in the name of profit and income from re-releasing old music and every tape he could lay his hands on. This business of Jim being a poet and such was all horse pucky. Why did Ray put up with Jim's erratic behavior. What went on when he and Jim lived together in Venice before the Doors were born? Why didn't Ray insist on Jim getting help for his drinking problem if he cared so much about him?

@danvincent2600

Жыл бұрын

Ray even stopped backing vox for Jim so he could get the spotlight. Ray was Jim's older brother for sure.

@DrBrown847

8 ай бұрын

pardon me, i just have to interject...that was actually a monologue... ok back to you guys...

@wespaul9345

4 ай бұрын

You're wrong they didn't like him. Jimbo was a freak show who titalates the immature.

Make no mistake, without Ray Manzarek there would not have been "The Doors." As he is doing here, he was constantly covering for Morrison's inability to stay sober or honor commitments. At one concert where Morrison was too loaded to perform, Manzarek sang the whole thing. But Ray knew the Lizard King's dark charisma was central to the band's identity. I admire him for keeping it together for as long as he did.

@atombomb31458

5 жыл бұрын

true john......morrison was intelligent,brilliant and very very sad.manzarek was the heart and soul . densmore and krieger were tremendous musicians,.

@sonofblessed

5 жыл бұрын

It's too bad that humans are attracted to darkness and not light.

@rasulyusibov971

5 жыл бұрын

As he said Ray was Apollo to Jim’s Dionysus

@johnrod007

5 жыл бұрын

@@sonofblessed your so right. Just like women like the bad guy loser

@jamessim1858

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with what you have said. Jim Morrison was a very troubled person who at times was a pain in the arse for the rest of the band. As a drunken drug addict he didn't give two capital FS for the rest of them.

I always felt bad for Ray. He was just waiting for Jim to get back from Paris.

@joegausch

2 жыл бұрын

Feel bad!?!?!? Ray did just fine after Jim's death. Please....

@CONPOLLO

Жыл бұрын

@@joegausch They were close though. Their relationship started getting better once he left paris

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

@@joegausch he had to live without him. Doesn't mean he didn't miss him

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

In fact, he was not waiting for anything but a chance to be lead singer for the new Doors that went on tour in October-December in Minneapolis, Toronto, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia.. In 1972 they went on a US tour, a European Tour and another US tour before they stopped performing live. No one was buying tickets. The didn't want to hear Ray's version of Chicago Blues.

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

In fact he wasn't. He planned a new band before Jim ever left for Paris. Jim never knew what Ray, John and Robby were planning to do when he left for Paris.

What a touching friendship. Ray and Jim really loved each other. Ray was the best friend Everybody needs.

@michaelhegyan7464

Жыл бұрын

Saw, the Doors, of course less Jim, back in 77; at Cobo, Detroit. It was a strange concert, though..with Ray on lead vocals

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

Ray was not a real friend of Jim's. He exploited Jim's image and dragged every piece of recorded music they ever performed to keep the flow of CD's going to generate income. He didn't care about quality, he only cared about record sales.

@claudesanchez3977

Жыл бұрын

J étais à Paris et les gens de la nuit les musiciens et autres de la fête.. Murmuraient atterrés et vraiment horrifiés Jusqu'à ce que je m inquiète pour connaître ce qui les troublaient.. Et alors La nouvelle aberrante fut que Jim avait été décapité dans un endroit glauque !!!!! Si c est vrai ???? Personne n'a parlé. Mutisme total sur une cérémonie macabre Vite cachée Corps dissimulé. Atroce atroce inoubliable confession que je n'ai pu oubliée Vrai ou faux ?🎉🎉🎉 Trop tard sans doute.

@mr.brenman2132

7 ай бұрын

​@@organbuilder272They released pop records on a major label from day one. They were all about record sales. Your favorite rock band wasn't made up of commie pond scum. Sorry bud.

*Rest in Peace my countryman (US/PL) ... Mr. Ray Manzarek ... you were a poet of the keyboard playing !!!!*

My three year old daughter loves Jim. When she wants to hear the doors, she tells me to "put on Jim." She won't go to bed unless her doors CD is playing. I have no idea why of all the music I listen to, she latched onto Jim, but I understand it. Rest easy, Jim, and thank you for sharing yourself with the world.

@dustythe2nd188

4 жыл бұрын

Dirty Rice Nova, What a great story to share. And I must say it's because Jim's voice is so different and somehow calming. I think she feels him in her and he was good. I often still go to bed listening to Jim singing, it pacifies me. Dusty the2nd

@AbbyNormal777

4 жыл бұрын

That's such a great kid. She's a keeper.

@jjm4927

3 жыл бұрын

she's a really dedicated fan

@kathrynschimpf8957

3 жыл бұрын

I read not long ago that his girlfriend was a heroin addict. Jim decided to give in and try heroin! Jim just got so sick he went to take a bath, and that's when Jim passed! How very sad!

@dirtyricenova7503

3 жыл бұрын

@@kathrynschimpf8957 I read somewhere online (no idea if any of it is true) that a bar owner in France admitted that Jim died in the bar bathroom because his dealer was out of coke and gave Jim heroin instead. They then moved the body to Jim's apartment and shaved him due to the amount of vomit in his facial hair. It's a good story if nothing else.

what an eloquence ,the guy didn't falter or stumble one single time, words flowing like a river ..it's art

@j.t2548

5 жыл бұрын

Nowadays it would be, like, using, like, like, every other, like, two words.

@alexquezada3464

5 жыл бұрын

J. T kind of like how you're doing right now :0

@juancarlosibarra3245

5 жыл бұрын

people got a real education at school and at home in Ray´s time, not like now.

@jfmc2581

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was all a well rehearsed lie.

@El_Hicks

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the river knows.

Ray is the greatest storyteller I’ve ever heard. The best voice and the perfect placement of emphasis and description on details of the story.

@cybolton302

3 жыл бұрын

If you listen to him dissect the collaborative process of a particular song, he's usually at a keyboard and playing. Sometimes what he's playing isnt the song of topic and what he's doing - very subtle - is creating mood. Dude was a fine artist.

I've heard the story before by Ray. It is so sad. So tragic. I was Twenty-One at the time. Have listened unloved the doors from their very first album. Still love them to this day. Rest in peace Jim and Ray.

You can tell. Ray really loved jim. What a true friend. I know he always missed him u can feel it

@Dzanarika1

3 жыл бұрын

Ray did have a deeper connection to Jim, I can tell the way he talks about him. It is deep and it is real.

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

You have no idea about the real relationship between Ray and Jim.

@bobbypesos

Жыл бұрын

@@organbuilder272 it’s complete BS right?

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

Jim seemed cool but when I found out he railed about being able to fight injustice and feeling bad for those who couldn't, I liked him more. He was nice but wanted things his way. I admire that. I would have probably fallen for him. They must have missed him

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

@@organbuilder272 they both started the doors so whys it hard to believe they were good friends?

The last 30 seconds was hard to listen to... you can hear the grief he has for his best friend even saying he was his soulmate. Ray not only lost Jim but lost a part of himself

@scottwilson1251

4 жыл бұрын

Which makes it odd that Ray didn't fly to Paris himself immediately when he got the news. Maybe like he said thinking it was a joke it wasn't an option in his mind, but in hindsight if that was me and the news broke and I had the money to fly to Paris on a moment's notice than yea I'm going to find out wtf happened.

@leadbellymidnightangel

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottwilson1251 he adds why though, he states it was a common occurrence in that time period

@scottwilson1251

4 жыл бұрын

@@leadbellymidnightangel I understand, but if that was me I would've gone with the manager to find out for myself. That's just me I guess.

@leadbellymidnightangel

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottwilson1251 different era of time so you would think differently

@rbarnett3200

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty heartbreaking to listen to. He clearly felt that loss for the rest of his life.

RAY MANZAREK was one of the best keyboards player i ever heard,played alot of their music in my band-LIGHT MY FIRE-GENIUS

I've listened to this over and over the past decade. Never gets old hearing Ray's voice.

Saw ray live in Dublin “An evening with Ray Manzarek” front row. It was a little jazz lounge. Played all the doors songs and told the whole story of the doors. The whole audience sang along with him as he played. He also played personal songs he wrote for him after he died. At the end I got to shake his hand. Great time in my life

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

That soundz cool AF, Ray seems very excelegant

@KC-fd3lt

5 жыл бұрын

Very lucky

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@@KC-fd3lt my bf partied with Ozzy a long time ago,hhe said Oz threw up on hhis shoes hehe

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@CBS 70sfan yes but how does any1 kno it was OzzMan barfing on them or just some random doper hehe besides I think he threw them away rite after that hehe

@tinafoster8665

5 жыл бұрын

@CBS 70sfan n he said the only reason the OzzMan asked them to the trailer is cuz he, my bf was with some college girls hehe n they're all, aw poor OzzMan n wanted to clean his trailer but I suppose I'd do the same thing, invite about 10 Beeber type guyz to party but I wouldn't hurl hehe

Ray Manzarek was the unsung genius of the band. The video ended but Ray continued talking for 3 more hours.

@unagjac890

3 жыл бұрын

I got to find that video

@vaughnsigal4560

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know where this recording was from? And where to find the rest. It's incredible

@cbrmax4192

2 жыл бұрын

@@vaughnsigal4560 did you find it?

@vaughnsigal4560

2 жыл бұрын

@@cbrmax4192 Nope! Never did

@freedom_fighter4317

Жыл бұрын

Dionysus and Apollo.

What a brilliant insight: Jim was talking away the energy he could have been spending writing.

@E_Clampus_Vitus

Жыл бұрын

Who knows where the muse appears? Jim spending more time writing wouldn’t necessarily equate to more art.

I never realized how cool Ray was. I have never heard him talk so long. Very interesting guy. I wish there was an interview with Jim that was this long. I have been a Doors fan for over 30 years.

@kelvinkloud

Жыл бұрын

there are.... search more

I really believe that Ray had three brains in his head. He was a freaking genius !!

Ray Manzarek's ability to tell a story is simply mesmerizing.

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

Too bad the story was not true.

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

Yes especially when he said jim isn't dead. The kennedys, mlk, others are but not him. And that people always said he was dead but he wasn't so they thought he wasn't

@organbuilder272

Жыл бұрын

@@AS-wj1du Jim is dead. There is no question related to that fact. His estate, income and possessions have all pased to the care, custody and ownership of the Curson family. IF Jim were alove, what does he do for money, where does he live, who has seen him, where is his poetry? All this is some stupid conspiracy theory of no value, and no interest. Put it away, for get it. GO read the new book by the former Road manager. He was there. BEHIND THE DOORS is the title and it tells all.

“ we just buried Jim Morrison “ “ that’s all I know man” Sounds like a Doors song

@AnnaLVajda

3 жыл бұрын

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws...

@cybershadow58

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaLVajda Nice poetry...I take it that is Jim's....sweet!

@dianashayk9071

2 жыл бұрын

@@cybershadow58 yes, from ‘a feast of friends’, as far as i know. great lyrics!

@estelle9188

2 жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking no matter what happened 💔 😢

@gmedeiros5748

2 жыл бұрын

Jim our favorite all time roller Next to Steve Mariot of humble pie Vincent Crane atomic rooster and Jim dandy BOA So it hurts of course We look at these as brothers and of course fans sisters Yet Jim is alive forever The lizard king

Ray Manzarick was one of Jim’s true friends. Probably the healthiest relationship Jim had in his life. RIP to both these legends.

Ray's a great speaker. "So, Ray... Tell us about the last time you saw Jom..." Ray - 12 seamless minutes, no prompts, no pauses, no mmmm or uuhhhh. Excellent. Very sharp mind. RIP Ray (and Jim, of course).

@davemcgary7859

4 жыл бұрын

That interview was edited, and he was asked questions, which were removed. Listen again.

@BeggarsNight

4 жыл бұрын

He made up most of his stories. He’s worse than Paul McCartney in that aspect. The way people talk in his stories is always super dramatic or cinematic and never the way people actually talk. Always plays out like a perfect movie scene. Shame Morrison was never around to counteract that, just as Lennon was never around to counteract McCartney’s latter-day embellishments.

@kenbenkai8621

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeggarsNight So you are this famous fly on the wall everyone´s talking about? How you doing "man"?

@BeggarsNight

4 жыл бұрын

Ace haha, I wish. No it’s actually just that people like Manzarek and McCartney are often contradicted in their accounts of events. Manzarek’s characterizations of Morrison have always, always been completely opposite of everyone else who knew and spent time with him. It’s not a big deal. He, like many other old rock stars, was just concerned about preserving the legacy of his band. At the expense of the truth, sometimes.

@rolyatnad

4 жыл бұрын

5:53

Losing Ray was as tragic to the world as losing Jim. I loved any interview I’ve heard or seen him do. Very intellectual and well spoken man.

@dawndellarocco2362

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@tomhefner6344

Жыл бұрын

Just to let you know. I was a plumber in Bevery Hills. and one day I get a call to replace a water heater. Yes, at Ray's house I knew going in but I did the work 6 hours of labor . And it was time for the bill, I then acknowledged him. We talked for 20 minutes great guy

@jamesmyers2087

Жыл бұрын

@@tomhefner6344 Amazing bit of fortune there. Cool for you. I’d have paid to just stand by and listen to the conversation. My favorite interview though, was Rays discussion of the way Riders on the Storm evolved from a studio session.

I love how Ray loved him so much. Like brothers ❤️

@alanvillanueva664

2 жыл бұрын

Loved him so much that right after Jim died, Ray and Robbie was ready to sell all of The Doors hits to companies to profit off commercials. It is funny, because Jim always demonised the idea of selling their music, and as soon as he died, his two "brothers" were SO ready to make more DINERO

@aaronmccutcheon

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanvillanueva664 as was their prerogative. Who are you to tell anyone how to make a living?

@alanvillanueva664

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronmccutcheon Clearly you don't know what the term "loyalty" means. They all made a pact, and as soon as Jim died they broke it. That is called treason. And, please point out where I told anyone how to make a living.

@aaronmccutcheon

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanvillanueva664 you clearly frown upon the fact that the living members of the band allowed their music to be used to sell various products that's what I was referring to. I don't think loyalty matters much to Jim Morrison anymore, or to any dead person, really. Did the use of their music in commercials somehow taint their legacy? I think not at all.

@robabq8733

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanvillanueva664 perhaps they felt equally betrayed by Jim, whose erratic lifestyle robbed them of a career they built together. I'm just guessing, I've not read anything to that effect. Not arguing with you, just offering my thoughts.

Dude, The fact that the last song Jim recorded with the doors was Riders on the storm is hauntingly beautiful and poetic. LONG LIVE THE DOORS!!!

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

Is there any articles of thos being the last song

@janet58

2 жыл бұрын

I have one of Jim's books, so many beautiful poetry! Where are you Jim?

I remember when I was in the Nam, we had a guy from California who got two records in the mail, The Doors and Brazil 66, didn’t have a player, so that day someone bought one. Rider on the Storm played over and over.

@moongoddess590

4 жыл бұрын

@Joy Rider I can understand why that memory stands out and also why Riders Of The Storm played over and over! I thank you for your bravery in service Sir, for me and everyone. Sincerely my best to you and yours!

Interesting enough, I had the great pleasure to meet Ray, Robbie and John. In 2008 I was working as a limo driver, I picked up Ray at S.F. airport and drove him to his home in Napa, CA. We talked for 1.5 hrs. about his music/and the Doors music. He and Robbie were reviving many of the Doors tunes, and occasionally John would join them. Ray talked about Jim and his apparent death, music, poetry and his Shamanic Spiritual path. In 1969 I met John and Robbie at a Meditation retreat in Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe). I play drums and percussion; and about 100 people jammed and danced at nights after our evening meetings. John, Robbie and myself led the drumming for the dancers. It was wild fun! I had a most memorable time!

@vacool9421

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!.. that's great..

@richardharrison1910

4 жыл бұрын

What a great story! Treasure those moments, I'm sure life isn't as exciting now!

@dustythe2nd188

4 жыл бұрын

Mark, what a great time you guys must have had. You must be pretty awesome yourself for them to hang out with you. Very cool story. Dusty the2nd.

@joker71172

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up......how cool is that! Great story 👍

@Barefoot433

4 жыл бұрын

You're so lucky, I only met Ray. Which was cool enough, but I'd love to have all of their autographs on this 1st edition, 1st album cassette that I got from my Dad. Ray's is on it, and he's a great guy. I'll never sell it, either way.

I was never a big Doors fan. One day I heard Ray on the radio tell this story & I was hooked. Could listen to him speak about Jim forever.

I met Robbie Krieger at his house off Hutton Dr., in Bel Air when I worked for the power company..We were working nearby and he came down the driveway and asked if I could put a street light on the pole we were setting, to illuminate his driveway better. We talked for a while. I asked him if he still performed as the Doors, but he said no, someone else owned the rights to the name. He performed around town ( at the time) with his group "Riders on the Storm". Nice guy. I bootlegged a street light in for him, as it wasn't written into the job...

@quasistellar7351

3 жыл бұрын

Nice story. May I ask when was this?

The fact ray says, "I don't think we're ever gonna know what happened to jim in Paris" makes it all the more mysterious

@etherealcatholic5711

5 жыл бұрын

Pamela either had him killed or he od'd on Heroin.

@superchitownhustler

5 жыл бұрын

What's the mystery. Jim got loaded as usual and OD'd. Bound to happen. Ask Janis and Jimmie.

@jeffreylorien6687

5 жыл бұрын

@@superchitownhustler hendrix was murdered by his manager.

@superchitownhustler

5 жыл бұрын

If you could prove that I might not think you are a fucking idiot.@@jeffreylorien6687

@janequartuccio6372

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreylorien6687 Really? Apparently you don't know how a Manager gets his money. His 'talent' has to be alive.

Ray could do a 100% impression of Howard Stern.

@josephdockemeyer4807

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, shit. You're right. ha. Damn, that's eerie.

@creepyzeek1

5 жыл бұрын

Howard Stern is a fucking HACK. Ray is a genius. Please, don't put Fucking loser Stern in the same sentence as Ray.

@BIGDINKMAN

4 жыл бұрын

Ray has done the 100% impression of Jim Morrison on many occasions. On stage and vocally that is.

@danoitaliancombo4044

4 жыл бұрын

true that

@evanabbott2737

4 жыл бұрын

creepyzeek oooh! The most imitated and greatest radio host of all time is a hack? That’s ok, he’s the king of all “hacks”.

My first rock concert ever was The Doors - Louisville, Kentucky, 1968, I think. Was I ever impressed. Still am. Incredible!

@andthoseotherguys

3 жыл бұрын

I would say I'm jealous (and dont get me wrong, The Doors are one of my top favorite bands) but after watching live performances (on video) I would probably be p!$$ed bc he never finishes a song and goes off into rants at times. Lol. However, I do enjoy him doing that (but then again, I didn't pay for the tickets to go see them).

@evanspannknebel9492

3 жыл бұрын

@@andthoseotherguys My Doors experiences never witnessed this.

@andthoseotherguys

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanspannknebel9492 That's good. So, I'm guessing it was the begining? (Of when the achieved fame).

@codeman2076

2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3evzkEh The Doors - When You're Strange Narrated by Johnny Depp Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started

@h20knife31

9 ай бұрын

I didn't see that concert. I was living in Louisville in 68, in St James Ct. We couldn't get tickets. We ended seeing The Four Seasons! A different world of music. You have a cooler memory to look back on than I do.

Oh man 😢 the world that never was the possibility that ends when someone dies R.I.P. Jim R.I.P. Ray

Ray could talk about freakin' vacuum cleaners and make it sound interesting.

@gregorybuell8637

5 жыл бұрын

If he did I would buy one from him

@wjb111

5 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@ehaber197

4 жыл бұрын

"Let me tell you, I mean this thing really sucks, man!"

@susankelley8969

4 жыл бұрын

I was hanging on to every word Ray was saying in his great talk on Jim's passing. His voice held my short attention span. Lol

@rotwart

4 жыл бұрын

No, he would be fucking boring talking about anything else than Jim.

Man that photo at 6:44, you can really see the emptiness in his eyes, how he must have felt so used up, a has been, at only 27. Tired, exhausted, but that young intelligent sensitive poet that Ray speaks of is still in there somewhere, but the money, the booze, the women, the hangers on, Ray couldn't have said it better when he described how they sucked Jims life force out of him. A photo of such sadness, a true artist at the end of his rope.

I was fortunate enough to hear him play...it was a dream. Thank you Ray. RIP

The music will never die

Ray was such a captivating storyteller. RIP Ray and Jim.

Jim might be dead, but his voice is immortal

@RPMac

4 жыл бұрын

Might

@schrodingerscat3912

4 жыл бұрын

reading this fast i read, his voice is mortal kombat

@miggs80

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Smith Is

@larryschulin1611

4 жыл бұрын

He isn't dead. I saw Jim and Elvis on Fremont St, VEgas not long ago.

@jameskehoe5091

4 жыл бұрын

Jim's words are immortal.

I love listening to Ray he has a great way of telling a story,full of great memories and has an obvious and clear love for Jim.

Ray does not get enough credit for his genius, style of fashion, voice, and just cool of his own. Seriously.

@randomdude189

Жыл бұрын

He gets credit he’s just not around to take it

I played Apollo to his Dionysus. Oh what a phrase, my heart fluttered hearing that poetic sentence 💕

@ScarlettFire341

4 жыл бұрын

In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of the sun, of rational thinking and order, and appeals to logic, prudence and purity. Dionysus is the god of wine and dance, of irrationality and chaos, and appeals to emotions and instincts.

@corinnefrusciante3706

4 жыл бұрын

Scarlett Fire I’m well aware of that, what part of my statement made you think I needed that to be clarified?

@sophoclese65

4 жыл бұрын

@@corinnefrusciante3706 Dude relax. I found Scarlett's brief a good reminder of the tale.

@simonbaker95

4 жыл бұрын

@@corinnefrusciante3706 The whole of this latest statement makes me think you need to get laid.

@ianappleton8507

4 жыл бұрын

Woah like jim said get loose

Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix, Mama Cass. Man the 70's took some amazing talent from the world.

@MarkMasters...

4 жыл бұрын

Not the decade...the drugs.

@jurgentreue1200

4 жыл бұрын

Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix, Cobain members of the 27 Club.

@carltarajkowski5484

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget about Alan Wilson from Canned Heat “blind owl” Wilson

@PYITE314

3 жыл бұрын

@@jurgentreue1200 Brian Jones and Amy Winehouse too

@magsgagas9463

3 жыл бұрын

The best ever. ❤️

Today July 3rd 2020, 49 years since we lost this legend. Still missed to this day, but thanks a lot to Ray for beautifully telling this story as only he could :) RIP Jim Morrison RIP Ray Manzarek

Ray is such a great story teller . Must've been such a shock when he realised Jim actually *had* passed......so sad.🖐🏼😢

@AS-wj1du

Жыл бұрын

Yes because there were rumours and he never was so he thought it wasn't true. But no one saw his body either

Nothing like the Doors before and never anything like them again after. Legends..🙌🏽👍🏻💕❤️

@artranchero

5 жыл бұрын

thank god

@etherealcatholic5711

5 жыл бұрын

Spacemen 3 Joy Division Velvet Underground

@TurnedandTuned

5 жыл бұрын

I love the Big Trouble in Little China name and picture.

@codeman2076

2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3evzkEh The Doors - When You're Strange Narrated by Johnny Depp Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started

No other band has come back and spoken to me again and again over the years like the Doors. It could be a few weeks, it could be five years, it always has something new to say. Music can truly give a glimpse of greater forces at work. These guys wrote it and performed it, a dance of reflection and transformation, a liberation of sound and expression, perhaps even beyond themselves. And they loved it! That's what it's all about baby. May the music find us all again.

@somebuddyful

4 жыл бұрын

what ray can do with his voice talking, you did by just this little comment. i agree to all of it and liked your comment! aren't you ray secretly?

I could listen Rays voice telling Stories all days long.

I was roaming around London one day and I walked past this old man humming to himself sitting on the sidewalk and when I looked down I swore I was looking down at a well aged Jim Morrison. I got goosebumps and slowed way down and did a double take. It was him 💯 and I couldn’t stop laughing at how brilliant he was for faking the whole thing. What a master of his own destiny he is.

@cloroxbleach8676

3 жыл бұрын

This is so poorly written and honestly it’s quite sad

Ray was always on a higher level, also the man had a voice for radio and vinyl freaking amazing! R.I.P

You just know Ray and Jim are jamming again on the next plane of our existence! Imagine how awesome it was for Ray when he crossed over and was met by Jim again. Love them all. What brilliant, fun creative lives they had.

He was a genius. Something happened on that stage when you guys played together. It was more than magic!!!

@Dzanarika1

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they made love on stage (just the two of them though)

I love the Doors!!! I was 17 years old when Jim.Morrison died i was devastated ! Stupid people stole his bust on his grave!!! Anyway Rest in Peace Mister Morrison!!! You and your band are the best!!! A French Man...

“Cancel my subscription to the resurrection...”. I suppose that was Morrisons way of foreshadowing his romantic, polite, considerate exit. Blessed

Today Morrison would have been 74 years old. 💔

@TheLordMuzzy

6 жыл бұрын

karina rodriguez Wow... Just wow..

@aprilwest9852

6 жыл бұрын

karina rodriguez kinda hard to picture Jim being that old. Happy birthday Mr. Mojo rising.

@robertvillarreal4525

6 жыл бұрын

may true love live long does that mean ‘die young,’ to forever remain that way, from the casket to the grave. It creeps unbeknownst. better in the eternal heavens where age passes away.

@shanpaipa3

5 жыл бұрын

1971

@robertvillarreal4525

5 жыл бұрын

Die young to see each other the same way; 27 vis ‘ a ‘ visa 20? Not in a different light.

RIP, Ray. We all still love you.

@bobbythompson1427

Жыл бұрын

Hello Renee Minicozzi, how are you doing?

Gotta say thanks for some of the most amazing music and sounds, ever. Jim had a unique voice, and his scream was so distinctive. All this was created in the late 60's its hard to imagine. Jim was consumed by his addiction. This story of his death is repeated still, in current time we live in, Amy Winehouse as a modern day example of a voice that should have gone on but was gone far too early. The Doors are a one off, real special man!

Oh, man, it's hard to listen to this. I love Ray's explanation of what happened and how he felt about it. That sense of loss is really the hard part. We all lost something when Jim Morrison died, but I'm glad that The Doors made the great music they created. Rest in peace, Jim & Ray...

@jackypatterson6271

6 жыл бұрын

He does not mention his contributions to both Jim and Pamela's death. It could have been alot different had Ray not pushed Jimmy into something he was not. Pamela tried to stop it and the 3 remaining Door's hated her.

@audiophileman7047

6 жыл бұрын

Jacky: Would you explain to us how Ray contributed to Jim and Pamela's death. Pamela was a hardcore smack addict, and probably led Jim to use it too. Jim most likely died from a heroin overdose. Pam clearly died from a heroin overdose. How did Ray figure into all of this?

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

audiophile man, well said my friend of the most awesome and ahead of their times, "The Doors". Great comment! Love it. Dusty the 2nd.

@MsRadar23

5 жыл бұрын

The Doors were one of the best bands to have ever existed

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

audiophile man, I feel you man, I really do, and yes I am glad we got them for the short time we did. Dusty the 2nd.

Ray is really cool and collected this whole video, I could listen to him all day. He really loved Jim though; and Ray always talked about the best genuine things about Morrison, I love that kind of positivity with The Door's history. I miss them both.

@Dzanarika1

3 жыл бұрын

Jim and Ray sounded and looked like they made love while performing, they were connected by the energy or spirit of their music.

The way he speaks... I just disappeared for 11 minutes like I was in some other world and when the video ended I came back to earth

I had the pleasure of meeting Ray many years ago...his stories were amazing!

If Ray never had a career in music he would have been one hell of a talk show host, or radio DJ. The guys verbal skills were phenomenal. Probably the only other guy I ever heard that was that literate was James Woods.

@Andrew-oh2ol

6 жыл бұрын

i thought the exact same thing!

@GCanCV

6 жыл бұрын

Georgie Thumbs James Woods is a fucking maggot

@bluebow68

6 жыл бұрын

GCanCV..Why?

@HernaniCaroco81

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Griffin disagrees with you

@dustythe2nd188

6 жыл бұрын

LOL i LOVE IT.

Ray was a musical wizard,and a very cool dude.You are missed Ray,rest in peace.✌️

@davidmanchajr6839

4 жыл бұрын

herez' da strangest ting at 2:0opm 4 no reson 3ye thought "seenz insie da gold mind" 3 hourz latter drivin my 3 sonz hom from sko0l then da man on da radio saed RAY MANZERIK dide imagin dat 3y3 alredi plannd 2 spinn a couple just becuzz of my 4 no resin thot digg itt man

I love the Doors. Ray is amazing telling stories. Love him so much.

Such a fluid discussion. He's believable and reassuring in relating how it came about. Thanks, Ray

Jim was tired of fame and fortune, he was a poet in an era when stars were looking for something meaningful. Everyone was traveling to India and Kathmandu. Jim walked out on everything and went looking for himself. He probably got lost among the crowds in Nepal or so to never be seen again. A real shaman

I could listen to Ray Manzarek for hours. What a giant talent.

Manzarek should have been a radio personality. He had a great voice and a gift for storytelling.

Rest easy, Jim and Ray-forever loved, and dearly missed. 🙏🏻♥️

Like to thank the Dude that made this video.

@dustythe2nd188

6 жыл бұрын

ME TOO. THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN HIS DEATH.

@8656737s

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it was great

@mactheslovac8673

5 жыл бұрын

DUUUDE

@alp7928

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

Man 6 years went by without knowing Ray had passed away. REST IN PEACES BOSS

I saw his last performance in New Orleans. He was “out of it”, high, drunk, falling off the stage. I felt bad for him and made the comment “he’s not long for this world”. This is one time I hated being right.

@pinky-ud1rt

3 ай бұрын

I wished someone helped him then

@lilybond6485

3 ай бұрын

@pinky-ud1rt: The only thing that MAY have helped him is if he was legally committed to a locked rehab facility - the quality of treatment like Hazelden- where he could not leave for a few months. Giving his body and mind time for the drugs to get out of his system and get his mind clearer. - and maybe he would have been more receptive to being/living sober but I kind of doubt that he would have been successful at that. Sometimes I believe that some things in this life happen for a reason. The reason we just don’t have privy to. Just my opinion.

Sad story, still a legacy of mystery around a great and troubled artist, troubled by things that he had to do to stay on top, rather than just coming from the heart and soul and being known, poetically, for that. Ray was such a brilliant eloquent speaker as well as an awesome musician. RIP to them both and heartbroken Pam.

Intriguing story. Side note - Ray is such a great storyteller. Absolutely captivating!!

It"s so clearly evident that Ray Manzarek really loved Jim ~ he always speaks with so much warmth when discussing his relationship with him I went to Jim' s grave site in Paris years ago ... what an amazing experience that was... Not something one can ever forget ~ that's for sure !! So glad I did go and pay my respects ~ Jim Morrison really deserves the love from so many people ~ he and the music of The Doors ~ will be forever revered. .. They were a magnificent group..... Love em Madly !! Rx

@bryced5928

4 жыл бұрын

I was in Paris back in the mid 90's. Wanted to visit Jim in the cemetery but never got the chance. I see pictures of it now where people take pics by his stone and leave flowers and such but at the same time, I see fencing all around that spot to prevent people going to close. Are you able to actually stand next to the grave or do people jump the fencing to get to it?

@Dzanarika1

3 жыл бұрын

Riki, I feel an intense sexual energy coming thought Ray's vocal cords. I seriously think that Ray was secretly in love with Jim. The energy is too intense every time he talks about him.

Jim was a beautiful soul. He wasn't able to cause sth bad to sb, only to himself. He uplifted the human race with his music, poetry, entertainment, and style. RIP Legend!

THAT MAN HAD A BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICE!!!

So sad such a talented poet. I was born in 1964 and as a teenager I had posters of Jim Morrison all over my room. His music is still so loved. RIP JIM MORRISON YOU LEFT US TOO SOON BUT YOU AND THE DOORS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN XOXO

Ray & Jim are together now, they've both sunk into the Big Sleep...

What a sweet voice …

I cried. Ray knew how to tell a story.

Ok, so only Pamela and a doctor have seen the body of Morrison, who previously joked about faking his own death. I don't blame Ray for questioning the death, the circumstances are weird as shit.

@yoosherbthekid464

2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Luther Who's Dave McGowan? Please. I want to learn more about what you just said. Specifically. If you care to enlighten a tad more? If not give the whereabouts of digging into this knowledge if even for myself

@xodancerxo

2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Luther Marianne Faithfull (the singer and Mick Jagger's ex) said that she knew the drug dealer who was involved in Jim's death

@xodancerxo

2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Luther Best theory I've read! Definitely won't forget it

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Luther I think he's dead definitely

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

@Martin Luther my username is my real forename. But yea im sure about it because he was . Why cant people just accept facts. We have two eyewitnesses what more do uou want,the death certificate to be hammered on the door of Worms Cathedral 🤣

What he said is so true, I am a writer and when I am alone I can write for days. But when I am with people I talk it all out, I pretty much have nothing left and don't feel like writing much. If you are a writer, poet, or singer, you are much better off alone and way more creative.

@zenmaster7734

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you, I’ve always felt that way.

Ray was such an amazing story teller

Ray is a amazing talker. Always interesting dialog. All four of them contributed and meshed perfectly. The best American rock band of all time. Actually, Ray John and robbie went on to to 2 more albums that were just phenomenal, other voices and full circle. Both are on KZread and truly great music. Ray was a pretty good singer...