Post by darkstar3 on Jul 4, 2011 15:54:39 GMT
(Translated From French To English)
SFR Live Concerts
01/07/2011 at 5:07 by Christian Eudeline
The Doors "Light My Fire Is An Extraordinary Song For The Scene
On July 3, it'll be exactly forty years that Jim Morrison died in Paris. On July 3 they will have the choice to mark this sad anniversary hear from survivors Doors, Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek at the Bataclan, or go listen to The Doors Alive at La Cigale.
It is a paradox, because these two groups will play exactly the same pieces probably at the same time, and some days it has not yet decided which to see, because obviously, the two organizers were not able to s hear (is it so complicated?) so that the fans make the most addicted to the total.
While trying to understand why this group always unleashed so much passion, we asked a few questions for survivors.
How do you approach this concert?
Robbie Krieger Ray and I came to Paris many times in this time of year, so in a way it's sad but at the same time it's a celebration. People will be there to try to have fun. It is true that I prefer to play in December 8, where the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Jim , on the occasion of the anniversary of his death. But the weather is better in July.
You play as songs of Doors ?
Robbie Krieger: Yes, maybe we will make a trip to the repertoire of Rolling Stones , but I'm sure people want above all to hear the Doors .
What can you tell me about this July 3, 1971?
Robbie Krieger: I was at home in my house in Malibu, California and I got a call from our manager Bill Siddons, he had just learned that Jim was dead. At the time, I could not believe it, because we have often heard this story.
It was not the first time that you announced?
Robbie Krieger: No, people kept saying things completely crazy about Jim, I do not know how many times he jumped out the window example ... Bill Siddons took the first flight to Paris, because there it seemed for a fact that something serious had happened.
What did he say about the circumstances of the death of Jim?
Robbie Krieger: What Jim was dead in a box of an overdose, someone had given him the heroin, he was drunk and that he had abused did not realize that the dose injected. Then, he had been taken to his hotel, which had put him in a bath to try to revive him ... It's the story Bill told me forty years ago. I truly believe now in hindsight, that this story is very similar to what happened at the time, but this has been made public so to speak until very late.
What is your earliest memory of Jim?
Robbie Krieger: I met Jim for the first time at home, he came with John Densmore and we talked long enough, my first impression was that it was nice and cool. Then we had a first rehearsal, he was there, and just after the rehearsal, a guy came in our room. Jim and he came on stage and within minutes I heard Jim yelled that type. I wondered what was going on, from below I had a feeling he was going to kill this guy. Then I started to think: Jesus Christ, what's wrong with our singer? It was nothing but a dope deal gone bad.
The dope was already present?
Robbie Krieger: Yes, but only the hash.
Are you still in touch with John Densmore? (John Densmore filed a complaint against the use of the name Doors in the name The Doors 21st Century, but since a ruling May 12, 2003, Ray and Robbie can take the name they want )
Robbie Krieger: We are not the best terms, especially after this last trial. Ray and I would love to have him join us, he plays with us but he does not want. I would really like he forgets all this, I keep asking the fans and his family to convince him.
What is your favorite period in the band?
Robbie Krieger: I like the beginning and end, I like the first album " The Doors "(1967) and the last" LA Woman "(1971). The others are good too, but we play the first songs with which we have scoured the clubs as it was really easy to record. We knew them well, the recording was completed in one week. "LA Woman" is another thing, it's a record that we produced ourselves. We took our equipment in our own studio, it was super relaxed, and the songs were really the result of work of a group. Before "LA Woman", was often brought Jim and me that ideas taken up by others, "LA Woman" we were all together.
What is your favorite song?
Ray Manzarek: All, there is no one in particular. I like everything, there is still little glad I answered that question "Light My Fire" but it is mostly because I have a great solo. "Light My Fire" is a song special for the scene because we can improvise, and of course, there are times when I've had enough of playing this song.
Do you have a favorite period?
Ray Manzarek: The day I met Jim Morrison , the very beginning, the first time we discussed and where we glimpsed the possibility of working both. She is an angel from heaven who made us meet that day on the Venice Beach where I was sitting and strolling. We think we have talked together and glimpsed the possibility of a group.
The philosophy of the Doors is the ability to open the mind, do you think it changed something to society?
Ray Manzarek: We introduced the small seed, yes, I am sure that . It is because of us, that people wanted that freedom. I want to draw a parallel with Jesus and the teaching of "The Bible", without it, no love shared between people. If you have ears to hear, you can hear if we have eyes to look you can see ... So I think we have opened doors for many people. Freedom of our society, freedom of thought, action, dress etc.. it is because we, the Doors and all groups of this generation. This is the philosophy psychedelic open yourself to others, the world benefits.
Do you still think Jim Morrison ?
Ray Manzarek: Yes, maybe not every day, but very often, obviously. He was my friend, my friend and a great artist. We have made good music together, it was equipped with a special pen. Of course, I speak to him again, I mean, I saw many scenes of the past, not that it haunts me, but because I lost a loved one.
When did he started to change and booze?
Ray Manzarek: A few days after the beginning of the sessions of "Waiting For The Sun", the third album (NDR dating from 1968), it Picolit lot.
What are your memories of Jim?
Ray Manzarek: Being with him and watch him sing while I play. These are indelible memories. This unique sensation of taking off only by the power and strength of this music we were playing.
www.live-concert.sfr.fr/actualites/doors-light-my-fire-est-une-chanson-extrao-685217
SFR Live Concerts
01/07/2011 at 5:07 by Christian Eudeline
The Doors "Light My Fire Is An Extraordinary Song For The Scene
On July 3, it'll be exactly forty years that Jim Morrison died in Paris. On July 3 they will have the choice to mark this sad anniversary hear from survivors Doors, Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek at the Bataclan, or go listen to The Doors Alive at La Cigale.
It is a paradox, because these two groups will play exactly the same pieces probably at the same time, and some days it has not yet decided which to see, because obviously, the two organizers were not able to s hear (is it so complicated?) so that the fans make the most addicted to the total.
While trying to understand why this group always unleashed so much passion, we asked a few questions for survivors.
How do you approach this concert?
Robbie Krieger Ray and I came to Paris many times in this time of year, so in a way it's sad but at the same time it's a celebration. People will be there to try to have fun. It is true that I prefer to play in December 8, where the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Jim , on the occasion of the anniversary of his death. But the weather is better in July.
You play as songs of Doors ?
Robbie Krieger: Yes, maybe we will make a trip to the repertoire of Rolling Stones , but I'm sure people want above all to hear the Doors .
What can you tell me about this July 3, 1971?
Robbie Krieger: I was at home in my house in Malibu, California and I got a call from our manager Bill Siddons, he had just learned that Jim was dead. At the time, I could not believe it, because we have often heard this story.
It was not the first time that you announced?
Robbie Krieger: No, people kept saying things completely crazy about Jim, I do not know how many times he jumped out the window example ... Bill Siddons took the first flight to Paris, because there it seemed for a fact that something serious had happened.
What did he say about the circumstances of the death of Jim?
Robbie Krieger: What Jim was dead in a box of an overdose, someone had given him the heroin, he was drunk and that he had abused did not realize that the dose injected. Then, he had been taken to his hotel, which had put him in a bath to try to revive him ... It's the story Bill told me forty years ago. I truly believe now in hindsight, that this story is very similar to what happened at the time, but this has been made public so to speak until very late.
What is your earliest memory of Jim?
Robbie Krieger: I met Jim for the first time at home, he came with John Densmore and we talked long enough, my first impression was that it was nice and cool. Then we had a first rehearsal, he was there, and just after the rehearsal, a guy came in our room. Jim and he came on stage and within minutes I heard Jim yelled that type. I wondered what was going on, from below I had a feeling he was going to kill this guy. Then I started to think: Jesus Christ, what's wrong with our singer? It was nothing but a dope deal gone bad.
The dope was already present?
Robbie Krieger: Yes, but only the hash.
Are you still in touch with John Densmore? (John Densmore filed a complaint against the use of the name Doors in the name The Doors 21st Century, but since a ruling May 12, 2003, Ray and Robbie can take the name they want )
Robbie Krieger: We are not the best terms, especially after this last trial. Ray and I would love to have him join us, he plays with us but he does not want. I would really like he forgets all this, I keep asking the fans and his family to convince him.
What is your favorite period in the band?
Robbie Krieger: I like the beginning and end, I like the first album " The Doors "(1967) and the last" LA Woman "(1971). The others are good too, but we play the first songs with which we have scoured the clubs as it was really easy to record. We knew them well, the recording was completed in one week. "LA Woman" is another thing, it's a record that we produced ourselves. We took our equipment in our own studio, it was super relaxed, and the songs were really the result of work of a group. Before "LA Woman", was often brought Jim and me that ideas taken up by others, "LA Woman" we were all together.
What is your favorite song?
Ray Manzarek: All, there is no one in particular. I like everything, there is still little glad I answered that question "Light My Fire" but it is mostly because I have a great solo. "Light My Fire" is a song special for the scene because we can improvise, and of course, there are times when I've had enough of playing this song.
Do you have a favorite period?
Ray Manzarek: The day I met Jim Morrison , the very beginning, the first time we discussed and where we glimpsed the possibility of working both. She is an angel from heaven who made us meet that day on the Venice Beach where I was sitting and strolling. We think we have talked together and glimpsed the possibility of a group.
The philosophy of the Doors is the ability to open the mind, do you think it changed something to society?
Ray Manzarek: We introduced the small seed, yes, I am sure that . It is because of us, that people wanted that freedom. I want to draw a parallel with Jesus and the teaching of "The Bible", without it, no love shared between people. If you have ears to hear, you can hear if we have eyes to look you can see ... So I think we have opened doors for many people. Freedom of our society, freedom of thought, action, dress etc.. it is because we, the Doors and all groups of this generation. This is the philosophy psychedelic open yourself to others, the world benefits.
Do you still think Jim Morrison ?
Ray Manzarek: Yes, maybe not every day, but very often, obviously. He was my friend, my friend and a great artist. We have made good music together, it was equipped with a special pen. Of course, I speak to him again, I mean, I saw many scenes of the past, not that it haunts me, but because I lost a loved one.
When did he started to change and booze?
Ray Manzarek: A few days after the beginning of the sessions of "Waiting For The Sun", the third album (NDR dating from 1968), it Picolit lot.
What are your memories of Jim?
Ray Manzarek: Being with him and watch him sing while I play. These are indelible memories. This unique sensation of taking off only by the power and strength of this music we were playing.
www.live-concert.sfr.fr/actualites/doors-light-my-fire-est-une-chanson-extrao-685217