Post by darkstar on Jan 22, 2005 0:22:12 GMT
CAREFUL WITH THAT GUN ERIC
November 25, 2002
Just released in paperback is, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Eric Burdon's memoirs about the long and hard days with his band The Animals and War.
According to readers though, the most interesting part of the book is when Burdon recounts the time he
almost shot Jim Morrison:
"Jim (Morrison) had an awful habit of sleeping outside my front door, or outside my window, or crashing on my porch, and all that. And I took it all lightly at first. I mean, when I first met him I thought he was an engaging character. We'd always be pulling stunts on each other. Bu, um, this stunt went on a bit too long. And someone had given me a gift of a handgun, and I warned him that I was going to shoot the chandelier down. I, uh, almost did. The lesson I learned therein I um, I've never touched a gun since," As expected, he never saw Jim Morrison again.
Source: Arrow93FM www.arrowfm.com/grapevine/stories/11-25burdon.shtml
Court TV.com has a streaming video lasting 2:06 in duration titled, "Eric Burdon Recalls His Friendship With Jim Morrison of "The Doors." Eric's statements concerning his friendship with Jim Morrison
is centered around "the gun" incident but he adds more indepth information as he tells the story.
COURT TV.COM (Audio)
ERIC BURDON RECALLS HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JIM MORRISON OF "THE DOORS"
www.courttv.com/onair/shows/mugshots/indepth/rock_and_roll/
November 25, 2002
Just released in paperback is, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Eric Burdon's memoirs about the long and hard days with his band The Animals and War.
According to readers though, the most interesting part of the book is when Burdon recounts the time he
almost shot Jim Morrison:
"Jim (Morrison) had an awful habit of sleeping outside my front door, or outside my window, or crashing on my porch, and all that. And I took it all lightly at first. I mean, when I first met him I thought he was an engaging character. We'd always be pulling stunts on each other. Bu, um, this stunt went on a bit too long. And someone had given me a gift of a handgun, and I warned him that I was going to shoot the chandelier down. I, uh, almost did. The lesson I learned therein I um, I've never touched a gun since," As expected, he never saw Jim Morrison again.
Source: Arrow93FM www.arrowfm.com/grapevine/stories/11-25burdon.shtml
Court TV.com has a streaming video lasting 2:06 in duration titled, "Eric Burdon Recalls His Friendship With Jim Morrison of "The Doors." Eric's statements concerning his friendship with Jim Morrison
is centered around "the gun" incident but he adds more indepth information as he tells the story.
COURT TV.COM (Audio)
ERIC BURDON RECALLS HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JIM MORRISON OF "THE DOORS"
www.courttv.com/onair/shows/mugshots/indepth/rock_and_roll/
The Animals were a great band too 