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Jim Morrison

" The Doors. There's the known. And there's the unknown. And what

separates the two is the door, and that's what I want to be. Ahh wanna be th'

door. . ."

- Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison is often thought of as a drunk musician. He is also

portrayed to many as an addict and another 'doped up' rock star. These

negative opinions project a large shadow on the many positive aspects of

this great poet. Jim's music was influenced heavily by many famous

authors. You must cast aside your ignorance and look behind the loud

electric haze of the sixties music. You must wipe your eyes and look

through the psychedelic world of LSD. Standing behind these minor

flaws, you will see a young and very intellectual poet named Jim Morrison.

Jim Morrison's distraught childhood was a contributing factor to

Jim's fortune and his fate. As a young child, Jim experienced the many

pains of living in a military family. Having to move every so often, Jim and

his brother, and sister never spent more than a couple of years at a

particular school. Jim attended eight different schools, grammar and High,

throughout his schooling career. This amount of traveling made it hard for

a young child to make many friends. In high school, Jim had an especially

hard time, "The only real friend he made was a tall but overweight

classmate with a sleepy voice named Fud Ford " (qtd. in Sugerma...

Submitted by: navezohar
Date Submitted: 10-28-2011
Category: Music and Movies
Words: 287
Pages: 1.15