Jim Morrison
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The Doors of Perception
Some say rock and roll fed and grew off sex, drugs and all those things that tabloid editors dream about at night. Some people ask would the Sex Pistols have been as famous if Sid Vicious had not murdered his girlfriend? Would Nirvana have become the inspiration for a generation if Kurt Cobain had not committed suicide? Would Jimmy Hendrix have been immortalized as the first mental link to the word guitar for millions if he had not died? Is Bob Marley a global poster boy because he died in a small Jamaican hut? Would The Doors have been as famous if Jim Morrison had not choked on his own vomit?
Lets take, for an example, Jim Morrison, a man who many people say embodies the spirit of rock and roll he was a musician, an artist, a poet and for some, a prophet.
Jim Morrison, the child of a US Navy admiral, was born in Melbourne Florida. He moved around for much of his young life, following his father's postings. Jim excelled at school from a very young age; he had an IQ of 149...