:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/WS66I2D26ZA3REQ45HDIVMXCHM.jpg "'Jim never started screaming he was the Lizard King': Robby Krieger debunks The Doors and Jim Morrison in his biopic 1")
the guitarist Robbie Krieger collected the memories of his participation in the mythical group The doors enot Set fire to the night (Set fire to the night), book in which he offers a guided tour of the entrails of the group but also of the mythified personality of Jim Morrison; a journey in which the author is tasked with denying the urban legend that has consolidated since the band’s disbandment five decades ago.
In Set fire to the night (Publishing Alliance), Krieger he makes a detailed journey of his career, while chronologically composing his autobiography in a text that promises to have unpublished passages from its members. The instrumentalist composes this book of chapters which contain revealing anecdotes of his ex-colleagues, with which he draws the spirit of the group.
The guitarist shares the details of the evolutionary process of a shy and sensitive Jim Morrisonuntil he became the symbol of sexuality and indomitable rebellion that he became for himself and for the thousands of groupies who besieged him. Krieger is responsible for telling how this transformation ended up aggravating the traumas that the singer-songwriter was already carrying.
The book reveals how the childhood problems of Morisson mixed with fame and addictions, it generated a confusion that led to the appearance of his fearless, truly suicidal instincts, something that on the outside seemed sexy, but in reality gave him a hard time. Krieger, who has always remained the calmest of all Doorsclarifies how the personality of the leader has come to affect everyone involved.
“Jim never got in a car down the street from the Whiskey A Go-Go and screamed he was the lizard king. I never heard of Jim locking his girlfriend in the closet and yelling at him. setting fire. They didn’t even peel in front of us. And he didn’t marry in a bloody ritual either. Jim was a person who was interested in astrology, spirituality and transcendental meditation .—Robby Krieger in Set the Night on Fire.
After the formation of the group in Angels (California), Krieger He was the last to join the formation of The doors. The group consisted of Morisson as a voice manager; Ray Manzarek on keyboards and John Densmore give the drums The author also incorporates memories of the Paris blues, an unreleased song that has just been released.
Around this single there are many legends because it is the last recording of the group. The single was composed by the original lineup and is estimated to have been between 1968 there 1970during the sessions of The sweet parade oh Wifeaccording to what was reported with rolling stone. The master of this recording has been lost and only one copy survives, which was delivered to countrysidewhich suffered damage after an overdub made by his grandson.
The guitarist recalls how, far from considering themselves rock stars, the members of The doors they were American citizens and socially conscious young people of their time, who were touched by their nation’s involvement in Vietnam War. The conflict escalated in 1964after Congress gave the green light to mass recruiting.
Starting from Morisson y Densmore they were saved until 1966while Robbie obtained a waiver after the group published The unknown Soldiertheir anti-war protest song, released in the spring of 1968.
In the book, the famous musician takes the time to deny issues such as the substitutes they would have considered for Morissonand reveals the names that sounded among their planes, among them Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Joe Cocker and until Paul McCartney.
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