No One Here Gets Out Alive Author:Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman An army brat and college dropout, Jim Morrison saw his place in this world as a poet. Even clad in his signature black leather pants, Morrison was never a typical rock star; he counted Baudelaire, Nietzsche, and Blake among his influences and resolved to follow in their paths as an uncompromising artist, finding inspiration in everything, testin... more »g reality, and expanding his consciousness by any means necessary. In the tradition of such artists as Coleridge, Rimbaud, Poe, and Kerouac, Morrison embraced life, determined to feel every bit of its joy and pain, tragedy and hope.
From his birth in 1943 in Florida, to the rise to fame in LA and his death in Paris -- and all of the tumultuous years in between -- 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' is the definitive biography of this compelling, tormented, and brilliant man. Written by noted rock biographer Jerry Hopkins, who published the first-ever biography of Elvis Presley in 1971, and Doors intimate and rock journalist Daniel Sugerman, 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' provides a rare, insightful glimpse into the life and mind of one the true icons of contemporary music and culture.« less
Here is Jim Morrison in allhis complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, charismatic and obsessed disciple of darkness who rejected authority in any form. The explorer who probed the bounds of reality to see what would happen. Back of Book
I was shocked to read here about an adult Mr. Morrison exposing himself and propositioning little 8 year old girls on the public bus. Is what this book alleges true? Don't know but I lost all respect for the man. Perhaps that info (as it can't be proven?) should have been left out. In any case, I don't think Doors fans would be that surprised as he is/was known for being (cliche') strange!
I loved this book. I'm a huge Jim Morrison/ Doors fan, and this book, while not providing any new information really, did a good job of giving a balanced look at Jim. Very entertaining read.
"The long-awaited biography of Jim Morrison" "Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, charismatic and obsessed disciple of darkness who rejected authority in any form, the explorer who probed 'the bounds of reality to see what would happen
