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James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American poet, singer, and songwriter from Florida. He was the lead vocalist of the rock band "The Doors" (1965-1973), and has been cited as "one of the most influential frontmen in rock history". Morrison recorded a total of six studio albums with the Doors, all of which sold well. Morrison struggled with alcohol dependency for most of his adult life, and displayed erratic behavior both on and off the stage. He was described as "A Jekyll and Hyde" by record producer Paul Rothchild, due to often displaying contradictory character traits in his interactions with others. Morrison died unexpectedly in Paris, France at the age of 27. No autopsy was ever performed, and the cause of Morrison's death remains disputed. His mysterious death has inspired a large number of theories, and has fascinated people for decades.
In 1943, Morrison was born in Melbourne, Florida, a city located 72 miles (116 kilometers) southeast of Orlando. Melbourne emerged as a new settlement in the 1870s. It was named after Melbourne, Australia, because the new town's first postmaster had spend most of his life in the Australian city. Morrison's parents were George Stephen Morrison (1919-2008) and his wife Clara Virginia Clarke (1919-2005). Morrison's father was a career officer of the United States Navy, and would eventually reach the rank of rear admiral. George is primarily remembered for his service in the Vietnam War. The Morrisons were part of a Scottish-American family that had been living in the United States since the 18th century. Genealogical research has indicated that they were descendants of Clan Morrison, a Scottish clan which is primarily associated with the Isle of Lewis and Harris.
Morrison experienced the typical nomadic life of a military brat, as his family never settled permanently in any location. At various points in his childhood, Morrison lived in San Diego, in northern Virginia, in Kingsville, Texas, and in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1957, Morrison started his high school years in Alameda, California. In 1959, he was transferred to the George Washington High School, located in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from there in June 1961. During his last years of high school, Morrison maintained a grade average of 88. He reportedly tested in the top 0.1% with an IQ of 149.
Following his high school graduation, Morrison went to live with his paternal grandparents in Clearwater, Florida. He initially attended the St. Petersburg Junior College, which had been operating as a private, non-profit institution since the late 1920s. In 1962, Morrison started attending the Florida State University (FSU), located in Tallahassee. In September 1963, he was first arrested for the police. He had been found drunk at a home football game, and was charged with disturbing the peace.
In 1964, Morrison was transferred to the film program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He enrolled at a class which studied the works of Antonin Artaud (1896-1948), and reportedly developed a fascination with surrealist theatre. In 1965, Morrison completed his undergraduate degree at UCLA's film school. He refused to attend the graduation ceremony, and the University mailed his diploma to his mother.
Following his university graduation, Morrison followed a bohemian lifestyle in Venice Beach, California. He lived on the rooftop of a building, and wrote song lyrics without having a chance to perform them. In the summer of 1965, Morrison and his recent acquaintance Ray Manzarek decided to form a rock band. They soon recruited the guitarist Robby Krieger and the drummer John Densmore. Morrison decided to name the band "The Doors", after the autobiographical book "The Doors of Perception" (1954) by Aldous Huxley. The name of the book was a reference to using "psychedelic drugs as facilitators of mystical insight".
Morrison soon emerged as the primary lyricist of the band, though Krieger wrote or co-wrote several of their hit songs. Morrison typically avoided using music instruments in live performances, though he learned to use both the maracas and the tambourine. In June 1966, the band were the opening act at the nightclub "Whisky a Go Go" in West Hollywood. During their performances there, Morrison interacted with the Irish singer Van Morrison (1945-), and studied aspects of Van's stage persona and stagecraft. He eventually incorporated several of these aspects into his own stage persona.
In November 1966, Morrison and the other members of the band produced the promotional film "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", named after the title of their first single. They would continue to create short music films throughout the initial years of the band. In 1967, the band signed a contract with the record company Elektra Records. The company would promote their songs to nationwide. The band had its breakthrough hit in the summer of 1967, with the single "Light My Fire". It spent three weeks at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The band was soon booked to perform two of their songs in the variety television series "The Ed Sullivan Show". The show's censors insisted on changes to "Light My Fire", due to the show's explicit references to drug use. The band feigned compliance, but instead used the explicit version of the song. The resulting controversy caused the cancellation of their six further bookings for television appearances. However, their popularity among rock fans increased.
In September 1967, the band released their second album "Strange Days". It reached the 3rd place number on the US Billboard 200, and earned favorable reviews by the music press. The bands distinctive blend of blues and dark psychedelic rock had turned them into one of the most popular rock bands in the United States. However, Morrison would soon gain notoriety for different reasons. He was arrested on stage in New Haven, Connecticut, after narrating to the audience his recent encounter with a police officer who had maced him. The local police charged him with indecency and public obscenity, though the charges were eventually dropped. Morrison was the first rock performer to be arrested onstage during a live performance.
In September 1968, the Doors played in Europe for the first time. They gave four performances at the Roundhouse, London. Their performances were filmed by Granada Television for the television documentary "The Doors Are Open", which introduced the band to a wider British audience. As the band was gaining international popularity, the members increasingly took note of Morrison's self-destructive behavior. They were aware that he was a heavy drinker, but they realized that he started regularly appearing inebriated in their recording sessions.
By early 1969, Morrison had gained weight. He decided to stop wearing leather pants and concho belts, and to dress casually instead. He also ditched his typically clean-shaven look, and grew a beard for the first time. On March 1, 1969, Morrison increased his own reputation for rebellious behavior. While performing at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, he encouraged the audience to start a riot and threatened to expose his penis on stage. Within days, six warrants for his arrest were issued by the Dade County Police department. One on them on charges of indecent exposure.
Before, during or after The Doors "Soft Parade" tour show at the Philadelphia Arena on September, 19 1969, Jim Morrison had a sexual encounter rumered to have happend in a maintance closet somewhere backstage with a Belly Dancer named Karen Lee Helenski of Swedeland, Pennsylvania a small suburb just a few miles west of the Philadelphia Arena. Although Jim Morrison was not aware that he had fathered a son who was born exactly 40 weeks later. The "Wild Child " was named Jim Morrison Jr. The Doors front man had he not died and would have been a true father to Jim Morrison Jr. Its a discrace to know that not untill 2025 at age 54 Jim Morrison Jr is just now slowly being recognized . His quest to carry on The Doors legacy has caused him his entire life to the point of becoming a homeless broke man in the city of Hollywood CA. It seems that no one wants to recognize him for who he is and what he stands for because the repercussions of Jim Morrison Jr gaining his God given right to being Heir to the Jim Morrison Estate are going to be devistating to many who have been working to hide Morrisons existance.
Due to Morrison's ongoing legal problems, many of the Doors' scheduled concerts had to be canceled. On September 20, 1970, Morrison was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity in a jury trial in Miami. In October 30, he was officially sentenced to imprisonment for 6 months and a fine of 500 dollars. Morrison remained free on a bond of 50,000 dollars. He commented in a press interview that the American judicial system favors the wealthy, and that (in his words) "if you have money you generally don't go to jail".
Morrison's last album with "The Doors" was "L.A. Woman". It was recorded between December 1970 and January 1971, and eventually released in April 1971. The album was heavily influenced by the blues genre, even more so than their previous works. It was co-produced by the veteran sound engineer Bruce Botnick. The album peaked at the 9th place on the Billboard 200, and the 28th place on the UK Albums Charts. Its most popular song was "Riders on the Storm", which peaked at the 14th place on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.
After finishing the recording of the album, Morrison announced to his band-mates that he planned to move to Paris, France. They had no objection to his decision. In March 1971, Morrison joined his longtime girlfriend Pamela Courson (1946-1974) at her rented apartment in Rue Beautreillis. This Paris street was noted as the former residence of the poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867). While staying in Paris, Morrison shaved his beard and lost some weight.
On July 3, 1971, it was reported that Pamela Courson found Morison dead in the bathtub of their apartment at approximately 6:00 a.m. No autopsy was performed, as it was not required by French law. The official cause of death was heart failure, though this was just an educated guess. There were initial rumors of an accidental heroin overdose, but no evidence could confirm them. Jim Morrison Jr has stated to a reliable source in December 2024 that his father did not die in the bathtub of his Paris apartment. He said his father Jim Morrison accidently overdose on a combination of drugs and alcohol. Jim Morrison Jr said that a good friend of his dads who has since died told him that his dad and Pamela Courson were both out at a local pub close to their Paris apartment when Jim Morrison passed out in the pub and he could not be revived. The pub staff were told to carry Morrison to his apartment and run a cold bath to put him in till the coroner could arrive. The fact that it was Jim Morrison that had died there was concern that it may be a delayed process to retrieve his corpse and his apartment was close enough to have him put on "ice" or in a cold bath to preserve his body as best they could. Morrison was buried at "Pere Lachaise Cemetery", the largest cemetery in Paris and the most visited necropolis in the world. The cemetery was founded by the emperor Napoleon in 1804, and houses the remains of several famous writers and artists. Morrison has continued to inspire musicians for decades, and has repeatedly been cited as a main inspiration for the gothic rock genre.
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Jim Morrison or (Jim Morrison Jr), also known as The Doors Jr is the biological child of frontman and primary lyricist for The Doors.
• Birth: Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania Adoption: Shortly after birth, he was adopted and renamed Paul Francis Perecz Jr., and later adopted again and renamed Paul Francis Floyd.
• Occupation: American poet, actor,
singer-songwriter, author, and US Navy veteran.
•Known for: A Bothered Conscience (2006), Chicano Blood (2008), and The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon (2022). The Doors Legacy & Member (2023).
• Music: Jim Morrison Jr has written and recorded a 10 track album in (2002) at The Brick House Studio in Norristown, Pennsylvania produced and engineered by The Funky Drummer Andy Kravitz. The album started off titled (Bullethead), Hell In High Water then became Streets Of Flowers in (2021). The album features songs such as The Circle is Complete, The Fuzz, Move It Girl and Something Up My Sleeve. Morrison has since re-released the album in (2024) to include songs from his father’s music catalog The Doors, People Are Strange, Love Me Two Times, Five To One & The Crystal Ship to name a few..
• The Doors: Jim Morrison Jr is completely vested in The Doors music, poetry, history, and legacy. He is re-recording The Doors songs to include his own vocals and added lyrics. With vocals that mimic his dad’s exactly and the Raspy sound of yet a second generation Jim Morrison at the helm singing, writing and re-writing The Doors music the Jim Morrison and The Doors Legacy lives on. Collaborating with legendary guitarist and one of his dad’s band mates Robby Krieger Jim Morrison Jr has reached a milestone in music history by recording and releasing the first authentic Doors song unfortunately minus John Densmore to include a blood related Morrison since the death of his father in (1971). Morrison and Kriegers new song Find Me A Women was released in (2024). The song features Robby Kriegers legendary slide guitar solos and riffs through the entire four to five minute track. Combined with Jim Morrison Jr’s original lyrics and his raspy, raunchy vocal’s. Two two have since written two more Doors songs together that are not yet complete musically to include The Doors John Densmore on the drums. If Morrison has it his way Densmore and Krieger better step out up a bit he’s been planning this his entire life. The songs are titled Wild Roses and Dog Days Of Summer.
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Soul Kitchen
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| Full Biography, Wiki, Bio | |
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| Real Name/Full Name | Jim Morrison |
| Profession | american poet, singer - songwriter |
| Famous | american poet, singer - songwriter |
| Age( in March 2025 ) | 81 Years |
| Date Of Birth/ Birthdate | December 8,1943 |
| Birthplace | Melbourne, Florida, USA |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality/From | USA |
| Gender | Male |
| Height, Weight & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 5 Feet 11 Inch (1.80 m) |
| Weight (approx.) | 180 lbs. |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | 32 |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Family Info | |
| Father's Name | George Stephen Morrison |
| Mother's Name | Clara Virginia Clarke |
| Brother's Name | Andy Morrison |
| Sister's Name | Anne Chewning Morrison |
| Childern | Jim Morrison Jr |
| Spouse's | Pamela Coursen |
| Parents | George Stephen Morrison, Clara Virginia Clarke |
| Income Networth & Salary | |
| Salary (approx.) | $10 Million |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $2.5 Million |
| Car Collection | Update Soon |
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Name: James Douglas Morrison, Jim Morrison
Born: 8 Dec 1943 in Melbourne, Brevard Colorado. Florida, USA
Died: 3 Jul 1971 in Paris , France
Gender: Male
Parents: Clara Virginia (Clarke) Clara Clarke Morrison, George Stephen Morrison
Spouse(s): Pamela Courson (Common Law Wife), Karen Lee (Helenski), Karen Helenski Krajnik (One Night Stand)
Children: Jim Morrison Jr
Siblings: Andrew Lee Morrison, Anne Robin (Morrison), Anne Morrison Chewning
Family Tree: The Jim Morrison Family Tree
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These facts which you might not know about Jim Morrison
- Jim Morrison is Famous american poet, singer - songwriter From USA.
- Died at 27 years old, making him a member of the "27 Club"; The 27 Club is a group of prominent musicians that died at the age of 27
- Other members include The Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, guitarist Jimi Hendrix, singer Janis Joplin, guitarist Alan Wilson, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and singer Amy Winehouse
- Morrison's grave in Paris, France, is reportedly the city's fourth most popular attraction after the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Louvre
- Is the only performer in rock history to have been arrested on stage during a performance (in New Haven, Connecticut on December 10, 1967)
- In 1966, before signing a record contract with Elektra Records, he told the band that he would fake his death to increase their notoriety
- After Morrison's death on July 3, 1971, album sales skyrocketed
- His nickname, "Mr
- Mojo Risin'", is an anagram for Jim Morrison
- mes Douglas "Jim" Morrison Jr.
- Jim MorJim Morrison fathered a child he was unaware of on September 19, 1969 at the Philadelphia Arena before during or after a Doors concert who was born exactly 40 weeks later on July 22 , 1970 as Jarison was relieved The Doors were not attending Wood Stock, is what was told to Jim Morrison Jr by a friend of his fathers who has since died, that Jim Morrison said "he would have been attacked at Wood Stock by husbands, boyfriends or fathers of girls he had slept with in the pastHe felt that would have been the perfect place for an attack on his life.
- Jim Morrison Jr had developed a friendship with the owner of the Alta Cienega Motel where his dad Jim Morrison lived Morrison Jr had stayed there several times and never realized his dad lived thereShe told Jim Morrison Jr a story about his dad coming home early one morning and he was not in his 1967 Ford Shelby GT500She asked him where his car was and he stated that he had wrapped it around a telephone pole on the Sunset StripA few days had passed and his car was still missing, she asked Jim Morrison where it wasHe told her that he had finally found the correct impound yard that had towed the carMorrison goes to retrieve it and the impound & towing fees added up to be in excess of $800Morrison told the guy that he paid $3,000 for it and he has to have the entire car repaired it didnt make financial sense to him to retrieve it so he took the $75 or so for sale of the title and his Ford Shelby GT500 was crushed the next morning is what happend to Jim Morrisons car and why theres no record of itEnd the witch hunt and return all profits made through the years to Jim Morrison Jr..
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According to our database Jim Morrison's Sister Name is Anne Chewning Morrison.
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According to our database Jim Morrison's Wife Name is Pamela Coursen.
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Jim Morrison's Net Worth is $2.5 Million.
Jim Morrison is 81 Years Old in March 2025 and Date of Birth is December 8 1943.
Jim Morrison's Date of Birth is December 8 1943 . Jim Morrison is 81 Years Old in March 2025.
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