Review:
"Wall s "account pulls no punches, cataloguing each of the primal scenes early performances, indecent exposure, Jim s sexuality, decline and death with a detached, knowing eye. " Guitarist""
[Wall s] attention to both the musical and business parts of the equation is a welcome addition "Kirkus Reviews""
Jim Morrison was the terrible angel of the American sixties, and his latest biographer Mick Wall tells his story with a passionate, wide-open drive, like Jim s famous Shelby GT Ford Mustang with a nitrous oxide hookup. Here James Douglas Morrison emerges more and more as a stand-up, reciting American poet, and an artist whom this author makes you really feel for. Stephen Davis, author of "Hammer of the Gods"
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For Doors fans, and readers of rock biographies in general, this should be considered a must read. "Booklist""
A thorough look at the Doors career, this book is a musical, cultural, and legacy-examining history of one of the most important bands in rock and roll. "Library Journal""
a smooth, snarky, sarcastic and pull-no-punches look and at his best, Wall cuts through the haze and the myths surrounding Morrison and The Doors, backing it up in interviews with girlfriends, journalists, record company flacks and drinking friends. "Tampa Tribune""
"Wall's account pulls no punches, cataloguing each of the primal scenes--early performances, indecent exposure, Jim's sexuality, decline and death--with a detached, knowing eye." --Guitarist
"[Wall's] attention to both the musical and business parts of the equation is a welcome addition..." --Kirkus Reviews
"Jim Morrison was the terrible angel of the American sixties, and his latest biographer Mick Wall tells his story with a passionate, wide-open drive, like Jim's famous Shelby GT Ford Mustang with a nitrous oxide hookup. Here James Douglas Morrison emerges more and more as a stand-up, reciting American poet, and an artist whom this author makes you really feel for." --Stephen Davis, author of Hammer of the Gods
"For Doors fans, and readers of rock biographies in general, this should be considered a must read." --Booklist
Book Description:
Think you know the story of Jim Morrison and The Doors? This revelatory and explosive biography from critically acclaimed rock journalist Mick Wall will make you think again.
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