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Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity: singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent -- the brilliant, charismatic, and obsessed seeker who rejected authority in any form, the explorer who probed the bounds of reality to see what would happen. Meticulously researched, this definitive biography... read more

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This book is about the life of Jim Morrison. It gives insight through his childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and his sweet liberating death. It shows how Jim tried to break on through to the other side of his mind, where infinite doors open a whole new world of possibilities experiences... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

This book is about the life of Jim Morrison. It gives insight through his childhood, adolescence, young adulthood and his sweet liberating death. It shows how Jim tried to break on through to the other side of his mind, where infinite doors open a whole new world of possibilities experiences and understanding.

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  • “They had talked of making several films.... Another, Jim's suggestion, was to show the famous scene from Nietzsche's life where he comes upon a man beating a horse and forcefully stops the beating. The soundtrack for this short film, Jim said, would be applause.”

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Once, when the snow was packed high in the mountains outside Albuquerque, near Sandia Peak, Steve and Clara Morrison took their children tobogganing.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Foreword
The Bow Is Drawn
The Arrow Flies
The Arrow Falls
Epilog

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This book is in Musician Biographies. (universe)

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  1. Jerry Hopkins (Author)
  2. Danny Sugerman

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1980
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Page Count: 387

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