As an artist and persona, Jim
Morrison epitomized the late 1960s, bridging a burgeoning
counterculture and popular culture, while acting out the iconoclastic
rage, rampant libido, and spectacular flameout of a tumultuous era. The
music he created with The Doors has sold over 50 million records
worldwide—with over 13 million in the last decade alone, as their songs
have been embraced by a new generation. But despite Morrison’s seminal
importance, there has not yet been an authoritative biography that
does justice to him and his creative legacy. Until now.
Stephen Davis, the preeminent rock biographer and author of the classic Led Zeppelin history Hammer of the Gods (over 600,000 copies sold in three editions, and a #1 New York Times
bestseller), has uncovered never-before-seen documents, conducted
dozens of original interviews, and scoured Morrison’s unpublished
journals and recordings to write the definitive biography of a
misunderstood legend. Jim Morrison is packed with startling new
revelations about every phase of his life and career, from his troubled
youth in a strict military household to his blossoming as a rock icon
among the avant-garde LA scene to his voracious drug abuse and secret
sexual experiments. Davis also investigates one of the greatest
mysteries in rock history—the circumstances surrounding Morrison’s
mysterious and unsolved death—as he pieces together new evidence to tell
the true and heartbreaking story of Morrison’s last tragic days in
Paris.
