Post by darkstar on Dec 19, 2005 18:43:13 GMT
Gibbons Stamp Monthly
Feature
Pop Stars on Stamps
January 2006
Jim Morrison
A true icon, Jim Morrison was the charismatic frontman with The Doors who in- fluenced a generation during the late 1960s. Famed for his legendary intake of drugs and alcohol, Morrison represented a new, darker breed of Rock star, complete with leather trousers and authority-baiting onstage shenanigans.
Morrison’s baritone voice coupled with Ray Manzarek’s distinctive keyboard meant that the band created a unique platform from which Morrison could deliver his lyrics. A keen poet, Morrison used his words to help generate an element of mystique and menace. Hits such as Light My Fire, Riders on the Storm and LA Woman have cemented The Doors’ place in Rock history, whilst Morrison fulfilled the final criteria for becoming a legend in his own right—he died young.
Having fled to Paris in 1971 in order to stop drinking and concentrate on his writing, Morrison was found dead in his bath on 3 July 1971. He was 27. The official cause of death given as a heart attack but mystery continues to surround Morrison’s death. His girlfriend Pamela Coulson was the only one who saw his body, along with an unidentified doctor and rumours persist that Morrison faked his own death in order to escape the limelight, especially as he had allegedly discussed doing so with friends. Morrison was among the legends featured on the 1988 German ‘Youth Welfare’ issue, adorning the 70pf + 35pf surcharge value (SG 2237).
www.gibbonsstampmonthly.com/story.asp?storycode=2399&preview=1
Feature
Pop Stars on Stamps
January 2006
Jim Morrison
A true icon, Jim Morrison was the charismatic frontman with The Doors who in- fluenced a generation during the late 1960s. Famed for his legendary intake of drugs and alcohol, Morrison represented a new, darker breed of Rock star, complete with leather trousers and authority-baiting onstage shenanigans.
Morrison’s baritone voice coupled with Ray Manzarek’s distinctive keyboard meant that the band created a unique platform from which Morrison could deliver his lyrics. A keen poet, Morrison used his words to help generate an element of mystique and menace. Hits such as Light My Fire, Riders on the Storm and LA Woman have cemented The Doors’ place in Rock history, whilst Morrison fulfilled the final criteria for becoming a legend in his own right—he died young.
Having fled to Paris in 1971 in order to stop drinking and concentrate on his writing, Morrison was found dead in his bath on 3 July 1971. He was 27. The official cause of death given as a heart attack but mystery continues to surround Morrison’s death. His girlfriend Pamela Coulson was the only one who saw his body, along with an unidentified doctor and rumours persist that Morrison faked his own death in order to escape the limelight, especially as he had allegedly discussed doing so with friends. Morrison was among the legends featured on the 1988 German ‘Youth Welfare’ issue, adorning the 70pf + 35pf surcharge value (SG 2237).
www.gibbonsstampmonthly.com/story.asp?storycode=2399&preview=1