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Jim Morrison’s brother, Andy Morrison, gave a uncommon interview concerning the late Doorways frontman within the new docuseries Earlier than the Finish: Looking for Jim Morrison.
Whereas theories have abounded within the years because the rocker was discovered useless in 1971, Andy gave a easy rationalization for his brother’s demise.
“His life-style [killed him]. Clearly, he drank an excessive amount of,” Andy mentioned within the sequence. “I feel by that point he was obese and, you realize, in the event you’re not in good well being and also you drink an excessive amount of and dabble in some medicine, it’s not that onerous to do.”
Jim’s physique was discovered on July 3, 1971, within the bathtub of a Paris house rented by his then-girlfriend, Pamela Courson. His official reason for demise was listed as coronary heart failure, however no post-mortem was ever carried out because it was not required by French legislation.
The brand new docuseries explores the conspiracy idea, long-held by some Doorways followers, that Jim faked his personal demise with the intention to escape the stress of main a world-famous rock band.
On the very least, Jim left the USA for Paris with the intention to take a breather from the Doorways after the band completed their album L.A. Lady.
“I feel he really wished to get again into some severe writing. And perhaps he’d outgrown the Doorways factor, had been sufficient,” Andy mentioned in Earlier than the Finish. “Whether or not he was one hundred pc completed, I feel not. I feel he simply wanted a break.”
A number of years in the past, Doorways guitarist Robby Krieger discounted theories that his former bandmate was nonetheless alive someplace, partially as a result of he doesn’t assume Jim may have actually left music behind.
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“When he went to Paris, supposedly to get away from every little thing, all he did was leap up onstage with these flipping home bands, get drunk and sing,” Krieger, 79, instructed Folks in 2021. “He couldn’t cease himself from doing that. That’s why I do know he’s useless. As a result of if he was alive, he’d be up on stage someplace.”
Krieger additionally didn’t like that Doorways keyboardist Ray Manzarek sometimes fueled the flames by hinting that Jim would possibly nonetheless be alive. (Manzarek died in 2013 at age 74.)
“I used to like speaking to Ray, and he would all the time say: ‘I wouldn’t be shocked if Jim turned up.’ And I used to assume: ‘Come on, man, you don’t actually imagine that, do you?’” Krieger instructed Traditional Rock journal in 2020. “That was just about bulls—. Yeah, he didn’t have to try this.”
