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| '''James Douglas Morrison''' (], ] - ], ]), better known as '''Jim Morrison''', was the lead singer and lyricist of the popular ] rock band ]. He was also a poet. Morrison dated ] before his death, though they never married. He was handfasted in a ] marriage rite to ] author ] (who now calls herself Patricia Kennealy Morrison), but their marriage was never recognized by civil authorities. | '''James Douglas Morrison''' (], ] - ], ]), better known as '''Jim Morrison''', was the lead singer and lyricist of the popular ] rock band ]. He was also a poet. Morrison dated ] before his death, though they never married. He was ] in a ] marriage rite to ] author ] (who now calls herself Patricia Kennealy Morrison), but their marriage was never recognized by civil authorities. | ||
| Born in ], Jim Morrison was son to a strict military officer (an admiral in the US Navy). (Morrison's relationship wis his father was strained at best; his Oedipal passage in The Doors' "The End" reportedly enraged his father, ending all communication between them.) | Born in ], Jim Morrison was son to a strict military officer (an admiral in the US Navy). (Morrison's relationship wis his father was strained at best; his Oedipal passage in The Doors' "The End" reportedly enraged his father, ending all communication between them.) | ||
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James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971), better known as Jim Morrison, was the lead singer and lyricist of the popular American rock band The Doors. He was also a poet. Morrison dated Pamela Courson before his death, though they never married. He was handfasted in a pagan marriage rite to science fiction author Patricia Kennealy (who now calls herself Patricia Kennealy Morrison), but their marriage was never recognized by civil authorities.
Born in Melbourne, Florida, Jim Morrison was son to a strict military officer (an admiral in the US Navy). (Morrison's relationship wis his father was strained at best; his Oedipal passage in The Doors' "The End" reportedly enraged his father, ending all communication between them.)
Morrison became a seeker, interested in exploring new avenues and new sensations, and led a bohemian lifestyle in California, attending UCLA, drifting about and sleeping on couches and rooftops, reading books voraciously before dropping out of college in favor of his band The Doors. (The name "The Doors" came from an Aldous Huxley book, The Doors of Perception). He developed a unique singing voice and a style of poetry leaning heavily on mysticism and bits of literary classics. While in The Doors Morrison began consuming a variety of drugs, drank constantly, and indulged in various bacchanalia. His shamanistic live performances have influenced others, including Patti Smith, as has his hedonistic lifestyle.
Jim Morrison died in Paris in his bathtub at the age of 27; many fans and biographers have speculated that the cause of death was a drug overdose though the official report listed "heart attack" as the cause of death.
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Morrison is buried in the famous Le Père Lachaise Cemetery in eastern Paris. Many of his fans visiting the grave leave litter and graffiti behind them, and as such the gravesite has to be frequently cleaned by city workers.
Many of his fans have great trouble believing he is dead, and strange rumours still circulate about what "really happened."