The Doors Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets


27th May 2016

Fact: The last Los Angeles home of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison has gone on the market. He lived on the top floor of an apartment building in West Hollywood with girlfriend Pam Courson between 1970 and 1971, and now the whole building is being listed for sale this month (May16) for $3.5 million (£2.4 million). Morrison reportedly gave his last ever interview there in 1971, the year he died, aged 27.


15th January 2014

Fact: The Doors star Robby Krieger will return to the band's old haunt, the Whisky A-Go-Go, on Thursday (16Jan14) to launch the fabled Los Angeles venue's 50th anniversary celebrations. Weekend concerts honouring the milestone will feature Martha Davis & The Motels, Rosanna Arquette, Mallory Lewis & Lamb Chop and Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron.


21st May 2013

Tweet: "Ray loved his band. I only got to sing with him once. No one played the organ like that guy - a true original and will be missed by millions." Actor Val Kilmer adds his tribute to The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek following his death on Monday (20May13) after a secret battle with cancer. Kilmer portrayed Jim Morrison opposite Kyle MACLachlan as Manzarek in Oliver Stone's 1991 film The Doors.


17th August 2012

Fact: The Mayor of West Hollywood declared Thursday (16Aug12) The Doors Day after the iconic rock band The Doors. The honour was announced ahead of the annual three-day Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, which will double as a tribute to the legendary group.


28th June 2012

Fact: Former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy, rapper RZA and James Ingram have been added to the bill at this summer's (12) Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles. This year's three-day event will double as a tribute to The Doors. Marilyn Manson will headline the festival on 18 August (12).


20th March 2010

Fact: The Doors star ROBBIE KRIEGER had a special treat in store for Stone Temple Pilots fans at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on Thursday night (18Mar10) when he joined the band onstage for an encore rendition of Roadhouse Blues.


2nd July 2009

Quote: "Man, Val Kilmer is so fake stoned in The Doors. Like a dude who's never ever been stoned before. Definitely lame." Pete Wentz isn't impressed with VAL KILMER's portrayal of marijuana-smoking late rocker Jim Morrison in 1991 movie THE DOORS.


7th February 2009

Fact: Johnny Depp is the frontrunner to narrate a new documentary about rock legends The Doors. The Pirates of The Caribbean star, who is a big fan of the band, is in talks to host new film When You're Strange.


13th October 2007

Fact: Former FUEL frontman BRETT SCALLIONS became a dad last month (Sep07) when his wife ABBY gave birth to baby boy JAGGER SONG. Scallions currently fronts The Doors reunion band RIDERS ON THE STORM.


23rd August 2007

Quote: "We're the f**king JIM MORRISONs, we're the f**king KURT COBAINs of this." Rapper Kanye West claims he and 50 Cent are already as legendary as the late The Doors and Nirvana frontmen.


20th December 2006

Fact: The Doors, soul greats BOOKER T + THE MGS and folk icon Joan Baez will join The Grateful Dead and opera diva Maria Callas among those honoured with Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards next year (11FEB07).


29th October 2006

Fact: The new-look The Doors are to ring in the New Year (07) in London - founder members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek and The Cult frontman Ian Astbury will perform on New Year's Eve (31DEC06) at legendary Camden venue The Roundhouse.


21st April 2006

Fact: Rock legends The Doors are set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their groundbreaking eponymous debut album in 2007 with an ambitious Las Vegas, Nevada laser spectacular. A secret theatre is being built for the show.


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