I first made & uploaded this video on my old channel some 7-8 years ago, back in the good old days of 240p. So I decided to make it again, in better quality.
Rest in peace Ray Manzarek (1939-2013) & Jim Morrison (1943-1971)
The Doors: Jim Morrison-vocals, Ray Manzarek-keyboards, Robby Krieger-guitar, John Densmore-drums.
Studio albums: The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970), L.A. Woman (1971)
If Jim Morrison was a poet , Ray Manzarek was a storyteller. Amazing details.
That's very cool n very accurate
Great point....the two of them....a wonderful combination
@@davenorman6717 that's why I say, Ray should have hung with Jim, partied n stuff but Ray only drank beer n wine, n wasn't a guyy who'd have lots of casual sex. Robbie n John too, they would b interested in a relationship, Jim was into more more more hehe
@wildcatter63 this is true, Robbie's songs had way more consumer Commercial Appeal than Jim's crazy stuff but not just the Commercial Appeal, they were more applicable to average teenage angst
@wildcatter63 well I didn't wanna call Robbie's contribution "adolescent" but that's basically what you're saying, which well-- Robbie wasn't the best guitarist either, but he like Ray n John SHOWED UP EVERY CONCERT, held up his end n while no showboat like Morrison or Mick Jagger he yes appealed to the teen girls with songs like Touch Me. But yes he'll alwayz b known as what's-his-name who picked n strummed for The Legendary Jim Morrison
The most tragic part of this story... is how John, Robbie, and Ray kept playing and staying sharp as a band. Just waiting for Jim to walk in that door, alive...
Hence "The Doors"
@@prophecy6051 Jim broke through to the other side....
What did you want for Jim to play with his prick for another twenty years?
DanDaMan2019, yes it sure is sad ass shit.
After hearing Ray's interviews for years and having read every documented piece about the doors, this still keeps hitting me so hard. Without ever never getting to know them they were and will always be my idols.
Ray was the heart of the Doors. Jim was the soul.
Well said!!
That sums it up good. Don't forget about john and robbie though. The doors aren't the doors without any of the 4.
@@scentlessapprentice88 i agree.
@@scentlessapprentice88 Agreed
john with jazz drums in a rock context and Robbie with all fingers flamenco rock as well ;)
A strange, mysterious end with no clear answers... It's sad, but it seems fitting for Jim.
he drank himself to death
Or Illuminati
@@thewkovacs316 : Heroin OD in the Rock n Roll Circus
@@djquinn11 in women's restroom of Rock and Roll Circus. Paris, France. 🇺🇲 🇫🇷 🖤 July 3 , 1971 🖤 🔥
i hope Ray was really in disbelief for all those years. While Manzarek was alive i felt more like he was trying to sell the idea of Morrison being alive somewhere. I look down on that a bit but if he really just had hopes his larger than life friend still around then i can respect that some.
I met Ray and his wife shopping in LA around 2001. He could not have been a nicer guy.
I had the pleasure of meeting Ray Manzarek and could not have been a nicer guy.
so glad to hear that, I'm sure he would be like that
lucky bastard
Lucky.. what an artist
His book is amazing!!!
Ray Manzarek had one of the best speaking voices ever, so eloquent and great tonality. R.I.P
Listen to howard stern. His voice is a match to rays. Def a voice for radio
I agree, I am a huge Howard fan and have been listening to him for years. His voice has gotten much better over the years.
But what a horrible singer.
@@erinhand literally exactly what I was thinking, I was just looking for comments seeing if anyone else though the same!
M 3 Agreed..Ray was great and a very educated man as well. He had a masters degree from UCLA. Very impressive.
RIP Ray, you were an amazing human being.
Honestly, to me, Ray was the real heart of the Doors.
He is gone? I wasn't aware
@@itsmeGeorgina ray passed away 2013
@@scottsteel4230 So Totally agree
It’s hard to comprehend that Ray is gone now too. He was a very smart man
The windows we get to view in our lifetimes are strange ironies that almost never existed and are buried in a sandwich of eternity in both directions transversing one another. It’s a miracle we even get to be here but it comes with all the other situational peculiarities we continually discover; good,bad, and undefined.
We're ALL passing through.
Ray was the glue. Glue often doesn’t get enough respect or credit.
Agreed
It's always the rubber.
It is what holds the obvious together
Ray is the reason for The Doors. Jim and Ray on a beach with Summer Almost Gone and Ray said Jim’s student movie was great. Ray had already been part of other bands including vocals. Screamin’ Ray Hawkins!
Idk... I always thought as Robbie being the glue, he was the soft understated sympathizer. Ray was the backbone, such an integral part of the music and structure, the only thing that could keep Morrison on the shoulders of the band. 😅
My heart sank when he said Jim never got to play those songs live.
Mateo Mayorga he did though...they did two shows during the production of LA Woman and there’s recordings of one of them. No full tour happened after the release of the album which I was you’re talking and what I wanted aswell 😔
@@arcticsmoke302 I heard the Liveversion of Riders on the Storm. The only Liveversion. But it's very bad. You can call it the Whiskey and Heroin Version. Jim was completely stoned and out of the Planet.
GibsonVienna jim didnt do heroin man mabye once or twice but not constant use
Ibag-LOL, The world's "Big H" over many decades, courtesy of the unIntellegence Agency (You know, the Central one!)! Why else would their unwanted presence last so long in Afghanistan's fields?!
@@GibsonVienna link please
“ we just buried Jim Morrison “ “ that’s all I know man” Sounds like a Doors song
Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws...
@@AnnaLVajda Nice poetry...I take it that is Jim's....sweet!
@@cybershadow58 yes, from ‘a feast of friends’, as far as i know. great lyrics!
Heartbreaking no matter what happened 💔 😢
Jim our favorite all time roller Next to Steve Mariot of humble pie Vincent Crane atomic rooster and Jim dandy BOA So it hurts of course We look at these as brothers and of course fans sisters Yet Jim is alive forever The lizard king
Ray was such a legend. He’s more concerned about his good friend Jim’s artistic integrity and mental health than being rock stars Really love this dialogue from him
He wasn't that much concerned with Jim's condition. It was Robbie who arranged for someone to help Jim. After two or three session Jim stopped going.
He was more interested in exploiting Jim's name and legend in the name of profit and income from re-releasing old music and every tape he could lay his hands on. This business of Jim being a poet and such was all horse pucky. Why did Ray put up with Jim's erratic behavior. What went on when he and Jim lived together in Venice before the Doors were born? Why didn't Ray insist on Jim getting help for his drinking problem if he cared so much about him?
Ray even stopped backing vox for Jim so he could get the spotlight. Ray was Jim's older brother for sure.
pardon me, i just have to interject...that was actually a monologue... ok back to you guys...
You're wrong they didn't like him. Jimbo was a freak show who titalates the immature.
I could listen to Ray talk all day.
Me too. Now we cannot. He was so intelligent. Love that man. and be able to play the piano and organ at the same time, that is why they didn't need a bass player, Ray did it with the organ. Dusty the 2.
such a beautiful man with a beatiful talent. god bless him. hopefully he and jim are still making music love in heaven now!
Not me, it would drive me over the edge.
I take exception to this. Okay, so I hung around with Jim a little bit. It hardly means I was “sucking up his energy”. As for “sucking up his essence” well, you’ll need to seePanela about that.
He tells it good n he's measured
Make no mistake, without Ray Manzarek there would not have been "The Doors." As he is doing here, he was constantly covering for Morrison's inability to stay sober or honor commitments. At one concert where Morrison was too loaded to perform, Manzarek sang the whole thing. But Ray knew the Lizard King's dark charisma was central to the band's identity. I admire him for keeping it together for as long as he did.
true john......morrison was intelligent,brilliant and very very sad.manzarek was the heart and soul . densmore and krieger were tremendous musicians,.
It's too bad that humans are attracted to darkness and not light.
As he said Ray was Apollo to Jim’s Dionysus
@@sonofblessed your so right. Just like women like the bad guy loser
Totally agree with what you have said. Jim Morrison was a very troubled person who at times was a pain in the arse for the rest of the band. As a drunken drug addict he didn't give two capital FS for the rest of them.
RIP Jim and Ray. You're both missed
The Doors helped me wrestle through a very shitty childhood (wasn't sure I was going to make it through those teenage years). Jim will always have a huge place in my heart as long as it continues to beat.
Same here, I'm 26 now and I still listen to the doors and will always have a special place in my brain and heart for jim.
Oh, yes, Jim was the chief of the Dark Night of the soul, the inward, existencial wilderness
I'm 65 and still think Jim mo is the greatest.
Seems logical, Music was your only friend....
Same here man I was 15 and depressed and really hating life yet the doors made it seem like everything will be alright.
I love listening to Manzarek, he's the backbone of the Doors, a genius, and a good guy.
Don Rutter Ray always struck me as very intelligent and well spoken for sure .
Without Ray there is no The Doors. Ray pulled Jim up off of the beach of uncertainty. That is when Jim opened up with his poetry, but also his musical sense. Right there on the Santa Monica(?) beach. They were the 4 corners. They were. Just like Nirvana would. A team. Without the other they could not be the same musical band. That is how you know it is solid. If bands keep changing players and genres, they will not make for a legendary band.
Is like the Brian May of The Doors😊
@@OmeedNOuhadi Correct analogy. Dusty 2
Ray was the moral fiber and conscience of these guys
I always felt bad for Ray. He was just waiting for Jim to get back from Paris.
Feel bad!?!?!? Ray did just fine after Jim's death. Please....
@@joegausch They were close though. Their relationship started getting better once he left paris
@@joegausch he had to live without him. Doesn't mean he didn't miss him
In fact, he was not waiting for anything but a chance to be lead singer for the new Doors that went on tour in October-December in Minneapolis, Toronto, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia.. In 1972 they went on a US tour, a European Tour and another US tour before they stopped performing live. No one was buying tickets. The didn't want to hear Ray's version of Chicago Blues.
In fact he wasn't. He planned a new band before Jim ever left for Paris. Jim never knew what Ray, John and Robby were planning to do when he left for Paris.
Dude, The fact that the last song Jim recorded with the doors was Riders on the storm is hauntingly beautiful and poetic. LONG LIVE THE DOORS!!!
Is there any articles of thos being the last song
I have one of Jim's books, so many beautiful poetry! Where are you Jim?
What a touching friendship. Ray and Jim really loved each other. Ray was the best friend Everybody needs.
Saw, the Doors, of course less Jim, back in 77; at Cobo, Detroit. It was a strange concert, though..with Ray on lead vocals
Ray was not a real friend of Jim's. He exploited Jim's image and dragged every piece of recorded music they ever performed to keep the flow of CD's going to generate income. He didn't care about quality, he only cared about record sales.
J étais à Paris et les gens de la nuit les musiciens et autres de la fête.. Murmuraient atterrés et vraiment horrifiés Jusqu'à ce que je m inquiète pour connaître ce qui les troublaient.. Et alors La nouvelle aberrante fut que Jim avait été décapité dans un endroit glauque !!!!! Si c est vrai ???? Personne n'a parlé. Mutisme total sur une cérémonie macabre Vite cachée Corps dissimulé. Atroce atroce inoubliable confession que je n'ai pu oubliée Vrai ou faux ?🎉🎉🎉 Trop tard sans doute.
@@organbuilder272They released pop records on a major label from day one. They were all about record sales. Your favorite rock band wasn't made up of commie pond scum. Sorry bud.
My three year old daughter loves Jim. When she wants to hear the doors, she tells me to "put on Jim." She won't go to bed unless her doors CD is playing. I have no idea why of all the music I listen to, she latched onto Jim, but I understand it. Rest easy, Jim, and thank you for sharing yourself with the world.
Dirty Rice Nova, What a great story to share. And I must say it's because Jim's voice is so different and somehow calming. I think she feels him in her and he was good. I often still go to bed listening to Jim singing, it pacifies me. Dusty the2nd
That's such a great kid. She's a keeper.
she's a really dedicated fan
I read not long ago that his girlfriend was a heroin addict. Jim decided to give in and try heroin! Jim just got so sick he went to take a bath, and that's when Jim passed! How very sad!
@@kathrynschimpf8957 I read somewhere online (no idea if any of it is true) that a bar owner in France admitted that Jim died in the bar bathroom because his dealer was out of coke and gave Jim heroin instead. They then moved the body to Jim's apartment and shaved him due to the amount of vomit in his facial hair. It's a good story if nothing else.
what an eloquence ,the guy didn't falter or stumble one single time, words flowing like a river ..it's art
Nowadays it would be, like, using, like, like, every other, like, two words.
J. T kind of like how you're doing right now :0
people got a real education at school and at home in Ray´s time, not like now.
Yeah it was all a well rehearsed lie.
Yes, the river knows.
So sad. We get lost in the mythology of losing these giant artists but forget that people lost their friend.
Ray Manzarek's ability to tell a story is simply mesmerizing.
Too bad the story was not true.
Yes especially when he said jim isn't dead. The kennedys, mlk, others are but not him. And that people always said he was dead but he wasn't so they thought he wasn't
@@AS-wj1du Jim is dead. There is no question related to that fact. His estate, income and possessions have all pased to the care, custody and ownership of the Curson family. IF Jim were alove, what does he do for money, where does he live, who has seen him, where is his poetry? All this is some stupid conspiracy theory of no value, and no interest. Put it away, for get it. GO read the new book by the former Road manager. He was there. BEHIND THE DOORS is the title and it tells all.
The last 30 seconds was hard to listen to... you can hear the grief he has for his best friend even saying he was his soulmate. Ray not only lost Jim but lost a part of himself
Which makes it odd that Ray didn't fly to Paris himself immediately when he got the news. Maybe like he said thinking it was a joke it wasn't an option in his mind, but in hindsight if that was me and the news broke and I had the money to fly to Paris on a moment's notice than yea I'm going to find out wtf happened.
@@scottwilson1251 he adds why though, he states it was a common occurrence in that time period
@@leadbellymidnightangel I understand, but if that was me I would've gone with the manager to find out for myself. That's just me I guess.
@@scottwilson1251 different era of time so you would think differently
It's pretty heartbreaking to listen to. He clearly felt that loss for the rest of his life.
Saw ray live in Dublin “An evening with Ray Manzarek” front row. It was a little jazz lounge. Played all the doors songs and told the whole story of the doors. The whole audience sang along with him as he played. He also played personal songs he wrote for him after he died. At the end I got to shake his hand. Great time in my life
That soundz cool AF, Ray seems very excelegant
Very lucky
@@KC-fd3lt my bf partied with Ozzy a long time ago,hhe said Oz threw up on hhis shoes hehe
@CBS 70sfan yes but how does any1 kno it was OzzMan barfing on them or just some random doper hehe besides I think he threw them away rite after that hehe
@CBS 70sfan n he said the only reason the OzzMan asked them to the trailer is cuz he, my bf was with some college girls hehe n they're all, aw poor OzzMan n wanted to clean his trailer but I suppose I'd do the same thing, invite about 10 Beeber type guyz to party but I wouldn't hurl hehe
*Rest in Peace my countryman (US/PL) ... Mr. Ray Manzarek ... you were a poet of the keyboard playing !!!!*
I met Robbie Krieger at his house off Hutton Dr., in Bel Air when I worked for the power company..We were working nearby and he came down the driveway and asked if I could put a street light on the pole we were setting, to illuminate his driveway better. We talked for a while. I asked him if he still performed as the Doors, but he said no, someone else owned the rights to the name. He performed around town ( at the time) with his group "Riders on the Storm". Nice guy. I bootlegged a street light in for him, as it wasn't written into the job...
Nice story. May I ask when was this?
You can tell. Ray really loved jim. What a true friend. I know he always missed him u can feel it
Ray did have a deeper connection to Jim, I can tell the way he talks about him. It is deep and it is real.
You have no idea about the real relationship between Ray and Jim.
@@organbuilder272 it’s complete BS right?
Jim seemed cool but when I found out he railed about being able to fight injustice and feeling bad for those who couldn't, I liked him more. He was nice but wanted things his way. I admire that. I would have probably fallen for him. They must have missed him
@@organbuilder272 they both started the doors so whys it hard to believe they were good friends?
Ray Manzarek was the unsung genius of the band. The video ended but Ray continued talking for 3 more hours.
I got to find that video
Anyone know where this recording was from? And where to find the rest. It's incredible
@@vaughnsigal4560 did you find it?
@@cbrmax4192 Nope! Never did
Dionysus and Apollo.
What a brilliant insight: Jim was talking away the energy he could have been spending writing.
Who knows where the muse appears? Jim spending more time writing wouldn’t necessarily equate to more art.
Ray is the greatest storyteller I’ve ever heard. The best voice and the perfect placement of emphasis and description on details of the story.
If you listen to him dissect the collaborative process of a particular song, he's usually at a keyboard and playing. Sometimes what he's playing isnt the song of topic and what he's doing - very subtle - is creating mood. Dude was a fine artist.
Ray could talk about freakin' vacuum cleaners and make it sound interesting.
If he did I would buy one from him
LOL!
"Let me tell you, I mean this thing really sucks, man!"
I was hanging on to every word Ray was saying in his great talk on Jim's passing. His voice held my short attention span. Lol
No, he would be fucking boring talking about anything else than Jim.
Interesting enough, I had the great pleasure to meet Ray, Robbie and John. In 2008 I was working as a limo driver, I picked up Ray at S.F. airport and drove him to his home in Napa, CA. We talked for 1.5 hrs. about his music/and the Doors music. He and Robbie were reviving many of the Doors tunes, and occasionally John would join them. Ray talked about Jim and his apparent death, music, poetry and his Shamanic Spiritual path. In 1969 I met John and Robbie at a Meditation retreat in Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe). I play drums and percussion; and about 100 people jammed and danced at nights after our evening meetings. John, Robbie and myself led the drumming for the dancers. It was wild fun! I had a most memorable time!
Wow!.. that's great..
What a great story! Treasure those moments, I'm sure life isn't as exciting now!
Mark, what a great time you guys must have had. You must be pretty awesome yourself for them to hang out with you. Very cool story. Dusty the2nd.
Shut up......how cool is that! Great story 👍
You're so lucky, I only met Ray. Which was cool enough, but I'd love to have all of their autographs on this 1st edition, 1st album cassette that I got from my Dad. Ray's is on it, and he's a great guy. I'll never sell it, either way.
I've heard the story before by Ray. It is so sad. So tragic. I was Twenty-One at the time. Have listened unloved the doors from their very first album. Still love them to this day. Rest in peace Jim and Ray.
RAY MANZAREK was one of the best keyboards player i ever heard,played alot of their music in my band-LIGHT MY FIRE-GENIUS
The fact ray says, "I don't think we're ever gonna know what happened to jim in Paris" makes it all the more mysterious
Pamela either had him killed or he od'd on Heroin.
What's the mystery. Jim got loaded as usual and OD'd. Bound to happen. Ask Janis and Jimmie.
@@superchitownhustler hendrix was murdered by his manager.
If you could prove that I might not think you are a fucking idiot.@@jeffreylorien6687
@@jeffreylorien6687 Really? Apparently you don't know how a Manager gets his money. His 'talent' has to be alive.
I really believe that Ray had three brains in his head. He was a freaking genius !!
I love how Ray loved him so much. Like brothers ❤️
Loved him so much that right after Jim died, Ray and Robbie was ready to sell all of The Doors hits to companies to profit off commercials. It is funny, because Jim always demonised the idea of selling their music, and as soon as he died, his two "brothers" were SO ready to make more DINERO
@@alanvillanueva664 as was their prerogative. Who are you to tell anyone how to make a living?
@@aaronmccutcheon Clearly you don't know what the term "loyalty" means. They all made a pact, and as soon as Jim died they broke it. That is called treason. And, please point out where I told anyone how to make a living.
@@alanvillanueva664 you clearly frown upon the fact that the living members of the band allowed their music to be used to sell various products that's what I was referring to. I don't think loyalty matters much to Jim Morrison anymore, or to any dead person, really. Did the use of their music in commercials somehow taint their legacy? I think not at all.
@@alanvillanueva664 perhaps they felt equally betrayed by Jim, whose erratic lifestyle robbed them of a career they built together. I'm just guessing, I've not read anything to that effect. Not arguing with you, just offering my thoughts.
I love listening to Ray he has a great way of telling a story,full of great memories and has an obvious and clear love for Jim.
Ray's a great speaker. "So, Ray... Tell us about the last time you saw Jom..." Ray - 12 seamless minutes, no prompts, no pauses, no mmmm or uuhhhh. Excellent. Very sharp mind. RIP Ray (and Jim, of course).
That interview was edited, and he was asked questions, which were removed. Listen again.
He made up most of his stories. He’s worse than Paul McCartney in that aspect. The way people talk in his stories is always super dramatic or cinematic and never the way people actually talk. Always plays out like a perfect movie scene. Shame Morrison was never around to counteract that, just as Lennon was never around to counteract McCartney’s latter-day embellishments.
@@BeggarsNight So you are this famous fly on the wall everyone´s talking about? How you doing "man"?
Ace haha, I wish. No it’s actually just that people like Manzarek and McCartney are often contradicted in their accounts of events. Manzarek’s characterizations of Morrison have always, always been completely opposite of everyone else who knew and spent time with him. It’s not a big deal. He, like many other old rock stars, was just concerned about preserving the legacy of his band. At the expense of the truth, sometimes.
5:53
Jim might be dead, but his voice is immortal
Might
reading this fast i read, his voice is mortal kombat
Keith Smith Is
He isn't dead. I saw Jim and Elvis on Fremont St, VEgas not long ago.
Jim's words are immortal.
I've listened to this over and over the past decade. Never gets old hearing Ray's voice.
I never realized how cool Ray was. I have never heard him talk so long. Very interesting guy. I wish there was an interview with Jim that was this long. I have been a Doors fan for over 30 years.
there are.... search more
Losing Ray was as tragic to the world as losing Jim. I loved any interview I’ve heard or seen him do. Very intellectual and well spoken man.
I agree.
Just to let you know. I was a plumber in Bevery Hills. and one day I get a call to replace a water heater. Yes, at Ray's house I knew going in but I did the work 6 hours of labor . And it was time for the bill, I then acknowledged him. We talked for 20 minutes great guy
@@tomhefner6344 Amazing bit of fortune there. Cool for you. I’d have paid to just stand by and listen to the conversation. My favorite interview though, was Rays discussion of the way Riders on the Storm evolved from a studio session.
I remember when I was in the Nam, we had a guy from California who got two records in the mail, The Doors and Brazil 66, didn’t have a player, so that day someone bought one. Rider on the Storm played over and over.
@Joy Rider I can understand why that memory stands out and also why Riders Of The Storm played over and over! I thank you for your bravery in service Sir, for me and everyone. Sincerely my best to you and yours!
The music will never die
Oh man 😢 the world that never was the possibility that ends when someone dies R.I.P. Jim R.I.P. Ray
Man that photo at 6:44, you can really see the emptiness in his eyes, how he must have felt so used up, a has been, at only 27. Tired, exhausted, but that young intelligent sensitive poet that Ray speaks of is still in there somewhere, but the money, the booze, the women, the hangers on, Ray couldn't have said it better when he described how they sucked Jims life force out of him. A photo of such sadness, a true artist at the end of his rope.
I played Apollo to his Dionysus. Oh what a phrase, my heart fluttered hearing that poetic sentence 💕
In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of the sun, of rational thinking and order, and appeals to logic, prudence and purity. Dionysus is the god of wine and dance, of irrationality and chaos, and appeals to emotions and instincts.
Scarlett Fire I’m well aware of that, what part of my statement made you think I needed that to be clarified?
@@corinnefrusciante3706 Dude relax. I found Scarlett's brief a good reminder of the tale.
@@corinnefrusciante3706 The whole of this latest statement makes me think you need to get laid.
Woah like jim said get loose
I was fortunate enough to hear him play...it was a dream. Thank you Ray. RIP
My first rock concert ever was The Doors - Louisville, Kentucky, 1968, I think. Was I ever impressed. Still am. Incredible!
I would say I'm jealous (and dont get me wrong, The Doors are one of my top favorite bands) but after watching live performances (on video) I would probably be p!$$ed bc he never finishes a song and goes off into rants at times. Lol. However, I do enjoy him doing that (but then again, I didn't pay for the tickets to go see them).
@@andthoseotherguys My Doors experiences never witnessed this.
@@evanspannknebel9492 That's good. So, I'm guessing it was the begining? (Of when the achieved fame).
amzn.to/3evzkEh The Doors - When You're Strange Narrated by Johnny Depp Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started
I didn't see that concert. I was living in Louisville in 68, in St James Ct. We couldn't get tickets. We ended seeing The Four Seasons! A different world of music. You have a cooler memory to look back on than I do.
Ok, so only Pamela and a doctor have seen the body of Morrison, who previously joked about faking his own death. I don't blame Ray for questioning the death, the circumstances are weird as shit.
@Martin Luther Who's Dave McGowan? Please. I want to learn more about what you just said. Specifically. If you care to enlighten a tad more? If not give the whereabouts of digging into this knowledge if even for myself
@Martin Luther Marianne Faithfull (the singer and Mick Jagger's ex) said that she knew the drug dealer who was involved in Jim's death
@Martin Luther Best theory I've read! Definitely won't forget it
@Martin Luther I think he's dead definitely
@Martin Luther my username is my real forename. But yea im sure about it because he was . Why cant people just accept facts. We have two eyewitnesses what more do uou want,the death certificate to be hammered on the door of Worms Cathedral 🤣
Like to thank the Dude that made this video.
ME TOO. THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN HIS DEATH.
Yes it was great
DUUUDE
Me too!!
I was never a big Doors fan. One day I heard Ray on the radio tell this story & I was hooked. Could listen to him speak about Jim forever.
Ray Manzarick was one of Jim’s true friends. Probably the healthiest relationship Jim had in his life. RIP to both these legends.
Today Morrison would have been 74 years old. 💔
karina rodriguez Wow... Just wow..
karina rodriguez kinda hard to picture Jim being that old. Happy birthday Mr. Mojo rising.
may true love live long does that mean ‘die young,’ to forever remain that way, from the casket to the grave. It creeps unbeknownst. better in the eternal heavens where age passes away.
1971
Die young to see each other the same way; 27 vis ‘ a ‘ visa 20? Not in a different light.
Ray could do a 100% impression of Howard Stern.
Oh, shit. You're right. ha. Damn, that's eerie.
Howard Stern is a fucking HACK. Ray is a genius. Please, don't put Fucking loser Stern in the same sentence as Ray.
Ray has done the 100% impression of Jim Morrison on many occasions. On stage and vocally that is.
true that
creepyzeek oooh! The most imitated and greatest radio host of all time is a hack? That’s ok, he’s the king of all “hacks”.
Ray does not get enough credit for his genius, style of fashion, voice, and just cool of his own. Seriously.
He gets credit he’s just not around to take it
Today July 3rd 2020, 49 years since we lost this legend. Still missed to this day, but thanks a lot to Ray for beautifully telling this story as only he could :) RIP Jim Morrison RIP Ray Manzarek
If Ray never had a career in music he would have been one hell of a talk show host, or radio DJ. The guys verbal skills were phenomenal. Probably the only other guy I ever heard that was that literate was James Woods.
i thought the exact same thing!
Georgie Thumbs James Woods is a fucking maggot
GCanCV..Why?
Peter Griffin disagrees with you
LOL i LOVE IT.
Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix, Mama Cass. Man the 70's took some amazing talent from the world.
Not the decade...the drugs.
Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix, Cobain members of the 27 Club.
Don’t forget about Alan Wilson from Canned Heat “blind owl” Wilson
@@jurgentreue1200 Brian Jones and Amy Winehouse too
The best ever. ❤️
Ray is such a great story teller . Must've been such a shock when he realised Jim actually *had* passed......so sad.🖐🏼😢
Yes because there were rumours and he never was so he thought it wasn't true. But no one saw his body either
Oh, man, it's hard to listen to this. I love Ray's explanation of what happened and how he felt about it. That sense of loss is really the hard part. We all lost something when Jim Morrison died, but I'm glad that The Doors made the great music they created. Rest in peace, Jim & Ray...
He does not mention his contributions to both Jim and Pamela's death. It could have been alot different had Ray not pushed Jimmy into something he was not. Pamela tried to stop it and the 3 remaining Door's hated her.
Jacky: Would you explain to us how Ray contributed to Jim and Pamela's death. Pamela was a hardcore smack addict, and probably led Jim to use it too. Jim most likely died from a heroin overdose. Pam clearly died from a heroin overdose. How did Ray figure into all of this?
audiophile man, well said my friend of the most awesome and ahead of their times, "The Doors". Great comment! Love it. Dusty the 2nd.
The Doors were one of the best bands to have ever existed
audiophile man, I feel you man, I really do, and yes I am glad we got them for the short time we did. Dusty the 2nd.
Ray was such a captivating storyteller. RIP Ray and Jim.
What he said is so true, I am a writer and when I am alone I can write for days. But when I am with people I talk it all out, I pretty much have nothing left and don't feel like writing much. If you are a writer, poet, or singer, you are much better off alone and way more creative.
I completely agree with you, I’ve always felt that way.
Rest easy, Jim and Ray-forever loved, and dearly missed. 🙏🏻♥️
Ray is really cool and collected this whole video, I could listen to him all day. He really loved Jim though; and Ray always talked about the best genuine things about Morrison, I love that kind of positivity with The Door's history. I miss them both.
Jim and Ray sounded and looked like they made love while performing, they were connected by the energy or spirit of their music.
Nothing like the Doors before and never anything like them again after. Legends..🙌🏽👍🏻💕❤️
thank god
Spacemen 3 Joy Division Velvet Underground
I love the Big Trouble in Little China name and picture.
amzn.to/3evzkEh The Doors - When You're Strange Narrated by Johnny Depp Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started
I saw his last performance in New Orleans. He was “out of it”, high, drunk, falling off the stage. I felt bad for him and made the comment “he’s not long for this world”. This is one time I hated being right.
I wished someone helped him then
@pinky-ud1rt: The only thing that MAY have helped him is if he was legally committed to a locked rehab facility - the quality of treatment like Hazelden- where he could not leave for a few months. Giving his body and mind time for the drugs to get out of his system and get his mind clearer. - and maybe he would have been more receptive to being/living sober but I kind of doubt that he would have been successful at that. Sometimes I believe that some things in this life happen for a reason. The reason we just don’t have privy to. Just my opinion.
Jim may have been the lead singer of the band, but Ray was the heart of the Doors. I have read every band member's books. Ray truly loved Jim as a brother. No one can tell you the story like Ray could. His voice was born to tell stories and to play an organ. Ray says here on this audio that when he heard Jim had been buried, he thought , "you mean I'll never make music with my brother again?" I bet Jim was right there greeting Ray in to Paradise and they are there making beautiful 🎵 music again! I hope to hear it someday!
Ray was one of three people who voted Jim out of the boand. What he said in public was purely for a cover.
Ray was the Doors cheerleader. The driving force of the group. He convinced Jim to stay in the band years before.
@@scottharrison9083 WRONG, as usual. Robby was the unofficial leader of the group. It was his father who organised the management, financial managers and attorney for the group. Ray championed Jim introduced Jim to his brothers band, where Jim was rejected, and formed the original group. Jisrt John and then Robby joined to form the final organization which was a partnership, each member sharing 1/4 of the profits. Ray was against any sanctions of Jim regardless of his behavior which led to Jim becoming more and more erratic and out of control. Ray then went on to drag every known tape the Doors ever made to produce release after release of even the worst material all in the name of income. He continued to put Jim on an ivory tower feeding all sorts of silly notions all in the name of exploiting Jim for profit. Stop putting Ray on a pedestal. Had he been less permissive, it is likely that Jim and the Doors as a group would still exist today.
You just know Ray and Jim are jamming again on the next plane of our existence! Imagine how awesome it was for Ray when he crossed over and was met by Jim again. Love them all. What brilliant, fun creative lives they had.
No other band has come back and spoken to me again and again over the years like the Doors. It could be a few weeks, it could be five years, it always has something new to say. Music can truly give a glimpse of greater forces at work. These guys wrote it and performed it, a dance of reflection and transformation, a liberation of sound and expression, perhaps even beyond themselves. And they loved it! That's what it's all about baby. May the music find us all again.
what ray can do with his voice talking, you did by just this little comment. i agree to all of it and liked your comment! aren't you ray secretly?
I was roaming around London one day and I walked past this old man humming to himself sitting on the sidewalk and when I looked down I swore I was looking down at a well aged Jim Morrison. I got goosebumps and slowed way down and did a double take. It was him 💯 and I couldn’t stop laughing at how brilliant he was for faking the whole thing. What a master of his own destiny he is.
This is so poorly written and honestly it’s quite sad
I could listen Rays voice telling Stories all days long.
Ray was always on a higher level, also the man had a voice for radio and vinyl freaking amazing! R.I.P
“Cancel my subscription to the resurrection...”. I suppose that was Morrisons way of foreshadowing his romantic, polite, considerate exit. Blessed
A Band with a sound that will resonate timelessly across the Universe. RIP Mr. Morrison 💖👍
Sad story, still a legacy of mystery around a great and troubled artist, troubled by things that he had to do to stay on top, rather than just coming from the heart and soul and being known, poetically, for that. Ray was such a brilliant eloquent speaker as well as an awesome musician. RIP to them both and heartbroken Pam.
It"s so clearly evident that Ray Manzarek really loved Jim ~ he always speaks with so much warmth when discussing his relationship with him I went to Jim' s grave site in Paris years ago ... what an amazing experience that was... Not something one can ever forget ~ that's for sure !! So glad I did go and pay my respects ~ Jim Morrison really deserves the love from so many people ~ he and the music of The Doors ~ will be forever revered. .. They were a magnificent group..... Love em Madly !! Rx
I was in Paris back in the mid 90's. Wanted to visit Jim in the cemetery but never got the chance. I see pictures of it now where people take pics by his stone and leave flowers and such but at the same time, I see fencing all around that spot to prevent people going to close. Are you able to actually stand next to the grave or do people jump the fencing to get to it?
Riki, I feel an intense sexual energy coming thought Ray's vocal cords. I seriously think that Ray was secretly in love with Jim. The energy is too intense every time he talks about him.
Jim was tired of fame and fortune, he was a poet in an era when stars were looking for something meaningful. Everyone was traveling to India and Kathmandu. Jim walked out on everything and went looking for himself. He probably got lost among the crowds in Nepal or so to never be seen again. A real shaman
I saw Robbie once in a panara bread down the street from LAX
RIP, Ray. We all still love you.
Hello Renee Minicozzi, how are you doing?
Ray was a musical wizard,and a very cool dude.You are missed Ray,rest in peace.✌️
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Man 6 years went by without knowing Ray had passed away. REST IN PEACES BOSS
He was a genius. Something happened on that stage when you guys played together. It was more than magic!!!
Well, they made love on stage (just the two of them though)
Jim was a beautiful soul. He wasn't able to cause sth bad to sb, only to himself. He uplifted the human race with his music, poetry, entertainment, and style. RIP Legend!
So sad such a talented poet. I was born in 1964 and as a teenager I had posters of Jim Morrison all over my room. His music is still so loved. RIP JIM MORRISON YOU LEFT US TOO SOON BUT YOU AND THE DOORS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN XOXO
I could listen to Ray Manzarek for hours. What a giant talent.
No one noticed depression, dangers of addictions for so many years and when he said he's going to Paris Ray was like "yeah, escape- what a great idea", this gonna work". And leaving him with another addicted person- Pam, another great thing. It was all like gettting rid of a problem, getting rid of drunk Jim. They needed him to be sober only on stage or in the studio. Its so freaking sad.
Gotta say thanks for some of the most amazing music and sounds, ever. Jim had a unique voice, and his scream was so distinctive. All this was created in the late 60's its hard to imagine. Jim was consumed by his addiction. This story of his death is repeated still, in current time we live in, Amy Winehouse as a modern day example of a voice that should have gone on but was gone far too early. The Doors are a one off, real special man!
Intriguing story. Side note - Ray is such a great storyteller. Absolutely captivating!!
I always thought that Ray limited himself by being a musician. He had so much character and style. Maybe more suited to a film maker.
i agree, but im also thankful for the art he gave us all!
James, yes maybe you are right. His was indeed very intelligent. Loved Ray as well. Miss the Doors. Dusty the 2nd.
His movie wasn't that great. Ray is a serious bullshitter. Other members don't remember things he apparently does. He keeps up the hipe, other members don't.
Well he was best suited as a musician but perhaps he could’ve been a poet too
And I would argue that being a filmmaker is limiting. A director is the precise equivalent of an office middle-manager: the cast & crew under, the producers over you. Even the artform's so-called geniuses like Hitchcock, Kubick, the Coen Brothers, have those pressures. In either case, you're collaborating.
What a sweet voice …
I love the Doors. Ray is amazing telling stories. Love him so much.
Ray is a amazing talker. Always interesting dialog. All four of them contributed and meshed perfectly. The best American rock band of all time. Actually, Ray John and robbie went on to to 2 more albums that were just phenomenal, other voices and full circle. Both are on KZhead and truly great music. Ray was a pretty good singer...
Ray & Jim are together now, they've both sunk into the Big Sleep...
THAT MAN HAD A BEAUTIFUL SINGING VOICE!!!
Such a fluid discussion. He's believable and reassuring in relating how it came about. Thanks, Ray
I had the pleasure of meeting Ray many years ago...his stories were amazing!