I don't understand dubstep. If my son became dubstep superstar, would I ge evil if I didn't want to listen to that (in my eyes) shit... I wouldn't understand what's so special in there anyways. So I'd rather just respect what he does rather than sit, listen and say "how can anybody listen to this kind of sh**?"
Jims father embodied everything Jim was against he was the counter culture frontman and his dad was the opposing war ..pressured to succeed and accept the mainstream america man.
Jim was a great artist and one of the first bands I enjoyed. I think sometimes people get his art confused with his personal life. To preform is one thing to have a life is another. Let his family rest and just enjoy what he gave us. Riders on the storm is still my favorite driving song. :)
Its because parents have a different form of thinking than younger people. You have to listen to the song "The living years" by Mike and The Mechanics. I think we should love our parents every day, unconditionally even if they treat us in a way that we don't like because they gave us life, food and some day they will not be with us. And in this evil capitalist world, the family is the only we have. thanks
Moving to hear this family perspective of Jim all these years later--Jim's sister seems like a genuinely sweet person and it was nice to see his dad talk respectfully and affectionately about his famous son.
IN A PARIS HOSPITAL HE DIED EH DAD? I THOUGHT HE DIED IN THE TUB!!!!! MORE ZIONIST LIES!!!! JIM WAS MURDERED!!!!!! PAM WAS MURDERED AT 27 AS WELL!!!! ZIONIST CONSPIRACY!!!!!
Sad that his father hardly heard their music and only knew one title, "Light My Fire". I would think a loving father would want to hear everything of Jim's work.
Notice the chubbiness in Morrison`s face in these pictures.This chubbiness reasserted itself in Morrison`s last few years.It`s true that Jim was intellectually brilliant-a great reader.But it`s also true that Jim had a bad relationship with his father.Jim had almost no contact with his parents during the last several years of Jim`s life.
@1994g0 gee, like yeh, we watched he vid, too ('almost no contact...), genius. And wtf does 'chubbiness in the face' have to do with anything except, he looked pretty healthy at the end of his life and not like a strung-out junkie who O.D.ed like they imply
nice video. I can tell the Admiral loved and was proud of his son . At least he was humble enough to admit he didn't share in his sons talents of poetry and the arts. Kindof explains the mystery of Jim's background before fame.
Jim was a natural -born leader and a visionary, yeah maybe he got the leadership from his dad. In the 'kwa, where they praise the neocon tool and dunce Reagan as a president or the muscle steroid mooviehero a california governor, anything should've been possible minus the drugs or whoever killed him - we still hear what he was sayin today
sad that jims dad was to busy serving for a satanic military to ever understand his sons talent says it all about idiots in the military and how brainwashed they are
@freeweedable where are the 'peace now! and 'hands off' reactionaries of the 60s? Sittin in neocon thinktanks plotting endless warfare ion the middle east.
jim died in a night club of sniffing to much heroin he died on a toilet he was taken to his flat by the drug dealers and dumped in the bath to cover up the drug dealers that sold him the drugs and protection for the club that was dealing drugs openly
Pam would have lived a better life without Jim. But who could have resisted Jim? Please. Jim was a self-possessed, self centered, self destructive demon who wasted his intelligence on drugs and took Pam with him. He had no moral guidance whatsoever, and his creativity went to hell. We should not look up to this man! There are creative geniuses out there that deserve praise - NOT this man. Without the band members in the doors Jim Morrison would have been NOTHING but a self-loathing poet.
It's nice to see a Father and son, who were on two seperate sides of the same coin, find what seems to a bond and respect for each other. I think that if Jim were to see, and hear the interview with his Father, and then could be with him, the closing scene would be... Tight hugs , Smiles and Tears. I'll bet now , they are together over a cold beer sharring stories with each other ,and having a Blast. Just a thought.
@fleshchef1 I think if Jim was alive he'd eventually return to the family. After all when a man becomes older his world view also changes and he'd start to understand Admiral Morrison and his point of view more too...
Moving video. Loved the Doors. Thought he was an okay poet, until I read "The Hollow Men," by Eliot. It blew me away, and then was amazed again, when it struck me as Morrison-like. Have always been told, his influences were much more Blake, and Rimbaud. But it's really Eliot. If you doubt either claim, check them out. I don't know if I would rank Jim up there with Eliot, but I could not be more impressed with the connection. Play "Road House Blues," or read him, and he lives again.
Godspeed George and Jim Morrison,.....100 years from now will come new Fans and want to know everything about the Man named Jim Morrison who was larger than Life
To all those morons who over the years, defaced and painted graffiti all over the cemetery and Jim's grave, showed a complete lack of respect and decency.
The Doors are my all time favorite band, but I think the disassociation was on Jim's part, perhaps partly because Jim didn't want to impart any hardships on his father, what with him being a career Navy man. As to the idiot that said his sister was a jerk, I personally think she comes across as a very nice person who loved her brother and I believe his father loved him too, proved by the fact that he gave great thought to what he wanted on the plaque that he had placed on Jim's grave.
Neglect is the ugly cousin of abuse. Jims gather neglected him ,of course he can't "know his son" thru the music , it reminds him he wasn't around his kid during all the important milestones of his life. What an ignorant shitheel !!
It is such a tragedy that a parent outlives there child. Even though Jims dad might seem a little cold he is really heart broken you can see that in his eyes no Dad (no matter what their son is) wants to see his sons grave. I really feel for him. To bad he couldnt really connect with his son after he left but he regrets not doing it and I can bet the little money I have that if his dad can go back and do it over with Jim he would.
Thanks for the posting, I often wondered about his parents, reading the biography was misleading, it seemed like the Morrisons didn't appreciate his music and legacy, Jim was in another world different from everybody's else, he was a very intelligent poet and songwriter!
@CreatingExcellence no doubt he has an incredible voice but let me put it this way im much like Jim my talent is in literature and things of that nature but also music but my parents only value the literature because thats what makes a great musician a great writer
Jims father gave his life to the service. None for his family.You can tell that Mr MOJORISIN suffered because of the lack of a relationship with his father. He couldn't cut out a little time for his son, who after all made a bigger name for himself?
That guy was a bad father ... he was so un-in to his son's life that he couldn't see his talent until after his road trip? Then he never listened to his son's music? Then he is "astonished" that his son was given such a great burial? No wonder Morrison was f'ed in the head ... I hope his father is rotting in hell so that he may learn to be a better Dad next time round.
@Markle6 Oh, it's the old blame the parents routine. There comes a time in every person's life when we can no longer blame others for who we are. In other words, we have to take responsibility for who we are. Jim Morrison certainly had the financial resources to get help, but did he? Did he ever check himself into a hospital? In a musical performance with Daryl Hall and 2 remaining Doors members, Ray Manzarek kept rapping about drugs. So shall we blame Ray too? Certainly not.
I was in the Navy too and can tell he was a great officer..the kind we sailors would give our life for..a good influence in Jim's life for sure..best to ya Jerry
I saw the same thing on the latest RUSH DVD, Geddy's mother was saying that they (RUSH) just made noise... (or at least that's what she thought) Just Incredible...
I just kills my heart the way his father looks into the camera and his voice does something, and he says "I'm afraid I am a very poor interpreter of his talent"..
And when I think of how inspired Jim makes me, how I can mirror my thoughts and words in his. I get so sad, and sorry, both for his dad and for Jim, and for all who goes through the same.. You can say alot about this, but for being an army man George Morrison sure shared the talent of raw emotion !
do you see the lines on jims sisters face, any half as shrink will tell you ,she.s nuts anyway i do not blame jim, his father and sister are misleading you.. His family are inbreads. 99
Admiral George Morrison and legendary rock singer Jim Morrison both have my respects. The thing is, they lived in two diametrically opposed worlds with neither one understanding the other. They did the best they could.
karmas a bitch...I believe the people closest to us are souls we know and have known before and until we can have a different perspective on things...we can t see the connection. I think it s fitting that the man who never acknowledged his son would do so in a sentence on his grave! And the reason Jim Morrisson chose the name The Doors also fitting...If the doors of perception where cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is...infinite!
@tom260481 I am reading about 10 books right now written about Jim and the Doors...Ray Manzarek's book, and John Densmore's book would be a good starting point...also his books of poetry...
One other thing about Jim...he was very 'mental'. Some people are just like that. He had wildness in his eyes in all the pictures you see of him before the Miami incident. The pictures taken after the Miami incident show a man who probably realized that he'd finally gone too far and realized he was in a lot of trouble. I respect the hell out of Jim Morrison, but I don't think he was very much fun to be around. What a talent he had, tho. Especially when he sang the blues. None better.
Sometimes the connection between fathers and sons is impossible because they can be so diametrically different that there is no middle ground. Jim's dad sounds like a fairly nice guy who just didn't have a connection...him being in the Navy and Jim doing what he did. My own father and I never had that middle ground either. I don't think Jim's dad is a bad guy; it's just that they had nothing in common. Sad, but it is what it is...
@DivadSemloh good points.@woggerone, I don't agree with you. It's obvious Mr. Morrison loved & respected Jim deeply; he knew who he was, deep inside. The family had a great loss, as Jim's sister said; in ways you only know with family death. Children grow up & leave; & led lives their parents don't know the day-to-day. That doesn't mean they don't love their children far more than any fan. His thought for words for Jim's gravestone prove that. Their loss was greater than any fan's.
Really looking at the whole picture it is tragic. A man who died young and a father that really doesn't seem to care about it that much. My father is not much different from that old man. I understand him, but I also understand why Jim Morrison basically put him out of his life.
The Doors music is something that will never come about again. RIP Jim.
How incredibly sad that his father can sit there and say he does not know Jim's songs other than the one title he mentioned...you would think at some point, to know his son better he would have gone back and listened to the music and gave Jim the respect he deserved...Is his Mom gone???
@CreatingExcellence Thanks for the Info...I often wondered about that...since they got half of Jim's estate from the Courson's....Now that both parents are gone, I assume Jim's sister gets the estate now, and control of the decisions on Jim's behalf???
@ms3pugz I agree with this comment! How could he not see him on tv,never played an album,EVER listen to his son to see how talented he was EVER? What about the radio...or after his death ...yes I agree VERY sad..
@jeepgirlie70 Thank you...I just find it such a tragedy that he is a legend in the music business, an icon, one of the most famous musicians of ALL TIME and yet he never wished to know his son better-if only through the music. It's also sad that when Pam died, they sued for half his estate, yet don't care how he earned his fortune!!!! It's no wonder he listed his family as dead on his BIO...it's heartbreaking.
Jim was terribly hateful and resentful towards his parents. He was the strange son whose rebelous and anti establishment behavior drove a wedge between any relationship he could ever have with them. One time Jim's parents attended one of the Doors concerts and while they were playing "The End" Jim looked right into his mothers eyes and screamed "Mother.... I want to fuck you all night long" His parents were horrified. He was a rotten bastard & showed them little respect. Truth
@dustygrady If you read "Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive" It talks about how hars hi's Father was on him, Which caused him to rebel. However' he should'nt have disrepected hi's parents in that way.
@ms3pugz some people aren't curious about anything outside what happens to them on a day to day basis- you think one would be curious about ones own son though - even if you hated that sort of music - did he see the movie (?) -
@ms3pugz His dad was from such a dramatically different generation and cultural mentality that I can't really hold it against him. He clearly loved Jim, but didn't understand him or know how to deal with him. I can identify with that in my own family, and I do not hold it against my parents. People do the best they can with what they know, especially when what they know is very deeply ingrained in their personality. I thought it was really nice what he said at the end about Jim.
@FindingAnatta The other thing is that his dad was a military man, and that's how they are. Very emotionless, always keeping their character. Even when he spoke about how he heard about his death. But when you look into his eyes you can tell how he really feels about it.
@ms3pugz Why do you think he writes so many songs about his dad and the sea.He wrote from childhood memorys.His dad and he never saw eye to eye..Think about it his dad is a disciplined naval officer..He never gave Jim respect in his eyes you earned it.That is a terrible way to get respect..You dont get respect for yelling and kicking someones ass?You get it from trust and comunication..He had nither with his dad..The Doors are still a big band and his dad still wont praise for his abilitys.Peace
@ms3pugz Your right I often wondered why his family did not have more to do with him, But his dad was a rear admiral in the Navy so they was from 2 different worlds.
I have respect for the Admiral in that he doesn't listen and criticize, he simply doesn't listen because he knows, because of the generation gap, he won't understand the music at all.
@Urukthered I think the toboggan story is another false element in one of the books. Jim actually thought his little brother was kind of mean! There may have been some "torment," such as teasing over a name, but I don't believe that Jim was/is a cruel person, so I doubt that he seriously tormented his sibs. Sorry about your experience, though; it is sad.
I gotta laugh at the fact that his father was never really around and that instead of encouraging Jim on his career he pretty much down graded it,,,but then Steve was in the Navy as was my father both died in 2008 and they were from the old school so I kind of know where Jim was coming from... not comparing myself just that he was not really there for Jim and that is sad that those two never had a close relationship.
@dermisdaniel Haha, yeah or any true artist for that matter. I always wondered what Jim would have thought of metal. Sabbath were releasing records when Jim was still alive.
I never see Jim's younger bro. being interviewed. I guess those stories of Jim being a fucked up asshole are true. My bros. were like that, too. Still are. I don't really talk to them anymore, I'm oh so happy. They treat my mom like shit, like my dad did. I'm glad I'm the rebel in the family not listening to my bro's/dad bullshit influence. **Don't give me BS about "Oh they probably love each other..." If they did, they wouldn't be abusive assholes.
@cellardoor199991 oliver stone movie, sugerman book... bullshit, hollywood lie and bullshit. they didn't know Jim. i think we have no right to talk about Jim in such way "he was an asshole", we don't even have seen him...
@bones411gmail Really doesn't matter if he didn't like him. If you know someone you know them. Marlon Brando once said," People believe the myths about those they admire. All the positive, not the negatives. They only believe the negative characteristics about those they despise..." I think that's what is going on here. Morrison had a bunch of fucked up problems,most of them self inflicted from drugs. Nobody wants to believe it. Ppl hating on Sugerman because Morrison didn't like him? ..Stupid.
@hegemoniuspiper I don't know much of Jim's family life, so I don't know if he was spoiled, but I heard he tortured his siblings much like my older brother did to me and my sister.
@UrukTheRed if u want to know my opinion, i like his family, they seem nice persons and truly sad about the premature departure of Jim. He certainly has not much to be traumatized about his family years as many supposed. It's a pity anyway
@UrukTheRed LOL and probably he was, many people glorify Jim but I pretty much doubt he was anybody you could be comfortable around. Though what girls consider a cocky asshole might not always really be an asshole at all :D They just don't understand that highschool kids want some pussay sometime
@cellardoor199991 I think you are wrong about that.He got a naval upbringing..That is a ass whopping all day long..That makes you abusive.His sister sure looks like it hurts her to this day.His dad looks like he wishes he had that time with his son back?Time to say all the things left unsaid..Peaceout and have a good 2012
@mdelair420 Fuck that. My father was a Vietnam Vet. He used to abuse us everyday especially my mom and older bro. I was a rescue swimmer in the Navy who trained with MArines. Being raised by an abusive parent doesn't MAKE you abusive. THat's based on CHOICE. Ppl who are stupid and are brainwashed by their parents become abusive. The smart ones who go to college and take psych./health to adjust themselves(me) are smart. There's no excuse for that.
@cellardoor199991 I wont argue with you..I am sorry you had that happen to you..My stepdad ust to beat my ass all the time..I am a nice guy.I suppose it is how much money your family had also?Plus other factors come into play..It is not the same for every one...I am not here to call you or any one stupid..That's judgemental and not my place to speak.I am humble and think the golden rule applys to every one..Have a good 2012 and peaceout
@detroitbluesguy Thanks i feel the same way..It was not fun getting my ass kicked to please a sadistic person..My stepdad was a mean abusive guy..I am a laid back person in spite of it all..Just my nature to be nice to others..Have a good 2012 Peaceout.
@detroitbluesguy Thanks,, how are the great lakes these days??I lived in Minnesota for awhile and Wisconsin also...Always found it really beautiful up there..Thanks alot for being a cool person it means more than you know...Peace and wishing you and your family health and happiness in the future..
@cellardoor199991 punks are little filthy suckers. Jim was bigger than these stupid junkies (punk-rockers). Keith Richards once said, that punk-rockers would never be real rock-stars - they just hadn't got courage to be real rockers
@bones411gmail I agree. But a rock start can be anything (including a fucked up junkie like Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, etc.)A rock star doesn't have to have talent. I listen to punk songs sometimes just for entertainment purposes. But yeah there some real morons out there. BTW, Jim's girlfriend was a junkie and Jim died from heroin(not alcohol-like many believe). Also Jim liked those punk/garage bands. Like MC5, the STooges, etc. I read a couple interviews of him saying that.
@bones411gmail at first(76-77) Punks weren't interested in becoming rock stars,that's what it was all about,NOT being part of that BORING,self indulgent crap(genisis,rush,yes,jethro tull etc)or the throwaway nonsense that was the 'pop' groups.Punk had to happen,it was"we're bored with your fuking crap,We're can do better ourselves,with whatever we can beg,steal or borrow"Butby autumn '77 tho' the original ideas had been stolen&watered down by the press and the B.B.C.(to be continued)
@mrbradleybaker And now Punk is watered down, boring and cliche. Punk has become pop. All those other acid rock bands from the 60's were exciting when they came out. Then it became mainstream. Just like what happened to punk. "We're bored w/ your fucking crap..." Every generation has that. That's why jazz came about because they got tired of folk, ragtime. Then rock came, punk, new wave, metal, grunge. Punk is just another bullshit trend like everything else.
@cellardoor 199991 Your right here aswell,as soon as the moneymen came it was as good as over.For example,one day this kid (well,same age as us)came in the room and he'd turned 'punk; overnight,was proudly showing us his 'new look'How he'd paid £20 for his mohican,£25 for his bondage trousers etc,we told him the idea of Punk was NOT to spend £25 on your clothes,hair etc.It was to spend fuck all and do it yourself,we then held him down shaved off his mohican and redesined his clothes.
@mrbradleybaker By the way if you read more interviews, people liked Johnny Rotten were influenced by Bowie, Jethro Tull. Steve Jones always loved Pink Floyd and advertised them on Jonesie's Jukebox. IF u believe all the BS media hype like punks hating prog bands, then were a fucking idiot. They only did that for publicity reasons. Also some prog bands loved punk. King Crimson were huge Sex Pistol fans. Jim Morrison admired garage bands like the Stoogies, MC5, etc.
@cellardoor199991 A lot of punks were just fake that way. One minute they're way into Purple, Cooper, Floyd, etc. then all the sudden they've got a mohawk and are saying "fuck that dinosaur rock bullshit".
@UrukTheRed Exactly. Honestly, I'm a little tired of rock because I have listened to every genre starting from the 30's to today. Rock, most of the time, is associated w/ music politics(punk vs. prog, grunge vs. metal, jazz vs. blues, etc) . That shit is too cliche and boring. I like a lot international music and music that fuses the genres I just listed. So much more exciting.
@cellardoor199991 rock is mostly about screwing it all up, against parents andbecause the girl next door doesnt look at u. Blues tradition is way more honourable and deep, apart than having started it all
@cellardoor199991 I know what you mean. Rock is supposed to be about being real and all that, but like you said, it's all about music politics, as if you couldn't possibly like a prog band like UK (I do) and a punk band like The Anti-Nowhere League (I do) at the same time. Either way, both bands are legitimate rock bands and deserve equal respect, but there's a divide. I'm a metal guy for the most part, but I extend my ear to various forms of music.
@cellardoor199991 I agree with you,the first punk bands(tho' they would've never admitted it)admired the Stones,Iggy,Bowie,Hawkwind,etc.I dunno if you were in the u.k in '76/7,there was really only one radio station (raidio1,run by the bbc)and they only played bland crap.So whatever the Punks secretly liked&admired They had to say Fuck you bores,we've had enough.it was time for change.Bands like 'yes' with thier pompous nonsense and the crap that was played on the radio-it had to go.
"Heart-wrenching"...Jim LIVES! >;-)
Synnek1 2 hours ago
Jim's dad showed some dignity
portuguesecaravan 1 day ago
Jim had a great dad and sis
alexjones2016 1 day ago
I don't understand dubstep. If my son became dubstep superstar, would I ge evil if I didn't want to listen to that (in my eyes) shit... I wouldn't understand what's so special in there anyways. So I'd rather just respect what he does rather than sit, listen and say "how can anybody listen to this kind of sh**?"
lkrnpk 1 day ago
99 was the backdoor before jim ever ate chicken,,99 99 was a real BACK DOOR MAN,, JIM WAS A GOODIE,, WHAAAAAAAAAAA,,, 99
99strange 2 days ago
JAck ass and his sister,, id runn in a minute,, 99 says they screwballs, .. 99
99strange 2 days ago
Jims father embodied everything Jim was against he was the counter culture frontman and his dad was the opposing war ..pressured to succeed and accept the mainstream america man.
Catcherintherye11111 3 days ago
Jim was a great artist and one of the first bands I enjoyed. I think sometimes people get his art confused with his personal life. To preform is one thing to have a life is another. Let his family rest and just enjoy what he gave us. Riders on the storm is still my favorite driving song. :)
epicfailureinc 3 days ago
very careful well said said piece
guinnesshands 3 days ago
Remarkably compelling video.
musicinfairfax 3 days ago
JIM MORRISON IS GOOD.
kielego 3 days ago
This is very sad and very beautiful
cyclopsicle 4 days ago
Admiral Morrison was a man of honour- a man of truth - who obviously loved his son even though hedidn't know him that well in his later life
iain2761 5 days ago
Great interview and I am extremely grateful that Jim's sister and father gave us this gift.
TwasNeverThus2 5 days ago
The voice of Jim Morrison's sister reminds of Cindy Sheehan, one of the best and most revolutionary mothers of USA
maxistsocialist 5 days ago
Its because parents have a different form of thinking than younger people. You have to listen to the song "The living years" by Mike and The Mechanics. I think we should love our parents every day, unconditionally even if they treat us in a way that we don't like because they gave us life, food and some day they will not be with us. And in this evil capitalist world, the family is the only we have. thanks
maxistsocialist 5 days ago
Moving to hear this family perspective of Jim all these years later--Jim's sister seems like a genuinely sweet person and it was nice to see his dad talk respectfully and affectionately about his famous son.
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IN A PARIS HOSPITAL HE DIED EH DAD? I THOUGHT HE DIED IN THE TUB!!!!! MORE ZIONIST LIES!!!! JIM WAS MURDERED!!!!!! PAM WAS MURDERED AT 27 AS WELL!!!! ZIONIST CONSPIRACY!!!!!
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JEWS KILLED JAME'S BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS OUTSPOKEN ON THE JEWISH ATTACK OF THE U.S.S LIBERTY, DIE ZIONIST SCUM!!!!!!!!!!
Solidgoldgoonie 1 week ago
Sad that his father hardly heard their music and only knew one title, "Light My Fire". I would think a loving father would want to hear everything of Jim's work.
GINGERALER 1 week ago
it breaks my heart to see his dad choking back so hard at the very end of the video in an attempt not to let himself shed a tear
TheMrBrendanMoore 1 week ago 4
Notice the chubbiness in Morrison`s face in these pictures.This chubbiness reasserted itself in Morrison`s last few years.It`s true that Jim was intellectually brilliant-a great reader.But it`s also true that Jim had a bad relationship with his father.Jim had almost no contact with his parents during the last several years of Jim`s life.
1994g0 2 weeks ago
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grasshopperjunction 2 weeks ago
@1994g0 gee, like yeh, we watched he vid, too ('almost no contact...), genius. And wtf does 'chubbiness in the face' have to do with anything except, he looked pretty healthy at the end of his life and not like a strung-out junkie who O.D.ed like they imply
louiethesyrian 2 weeks ago
nice video. I can tell the Admiral loved and was proud of his son . At least he was humble enough to admit he didn't share in his sons talents of poetry and the arts. Kindof explains the mystery of Jim's background before fame.
whitediver45 2 weeks ago 2
Jim was a natural -born leader and a visionary, yeah maybe he got the leadership from his dad. In the 'kwa, where they praise the neocon tool and dunce Reagan as a president or the muscle steroid mooviehero a california governor, anything should've been possible minus the drugs or whoever killed him - we still hear what he was sayin today
grasshopperjunction 2 weeks ago
so was morrison the grandson of samuel eliot mor(r)ison?
connieusa27 2 weeks ago
sad that jims dad was to busy serving for a satanic military to ever understand his sons talent says it all about idiots in the military and how brainwashed they are
freeweedable 2 weeks ago
@freeweedable where are the 'peace now! and 'hands off' reactionaries of the 60s? Sittin in neocon thinktanks plotting endless warfare ion the middle east.
grasshopperjunction 2 weeks ago
@freeweedable Kiss my ass... Both cheeks, go on, kiss it...
TheRenderman74 2 weeks ago 2
@freeweedable
That's a really silly thing to say. I'd elaborate but I very much doubt that you'd understand.
Boutiquez 2 weeks ago
jim died in a night club of sniffing to much heroin he died on a toilet he was taken to his flat by the drug dealers and dumped in the bath to cover up the drug dealers that sold him the drugs and protection for the club that was dealing drugs openly
freeweedable 2 weeks ago
Can't. Stop. Sobbing. : (
RoxieBunnie 2 weeks ago
Morrison's parents should be embarrassed.
RealitySucks4me2 2 weeks ago
@RealitySucks4me2 What are you, your mother's joke? lol
connieusa27 2 weeks ago
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Pam would have lived a better life without Jim. But who could have resisted Jim? Please. Jim was a self-possessed, self centered, self destructive demon who wasted his intelligence on drugs and took Pam with him. He had no moral guidance whatsoever, and his creativity went to hell. We should not look up to this man! There are creative geniuses out there that deserve praise - NOT this man. Without the band members in the doors Jim Morrison would have been NOTHING but a self-loathing poet.
RealitySucks4me2 2 weeks ago
Handsome father, beautiful sister. Jim was truth to himself till the end.
anniemihn 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
It's nice to see a Father and son, who were on two seperate sides of the same coin, find what seems to a bond and respect for each other. I think that if Jim were to see, and hear the interview with his Father, and then could be with him, the closing scene would be... Tight hugs , Smiles and Tears. I'll bet now , they are together over a cold beer sharring stories with each other ,and having a Blast. Just a thought.
fleshchef1 3 weeks ago
@fleshchef1 I think if Jim was alive he'd eventually return to the family. After all when a man becomes older his world view also changes and he'd start to understand Admiral Morrison and his point of view more too...
lkrnpk 1 day ago
Moving video. Loved the Doors. Thought he was an okay poet, until I read "The Hollow Men," by Eliot. It blew me away, and then was amazed again, when it struck me as Morrison-like. Have always been told, his influences were much more Blake, and Rimbaud. But it's really Eliot. If you doubt either claim, check them out. I don't know if I would rank Jim up there with Eliot, but I could not be more impressed with the connection. Play "Road House Blues," or read him, and he lives again.
JakeTobias1 3 weeks ago
Father very handsome
boomerlady 3 weeks ago
That comment about the audience not wanting to hear his poetry is a shame. He was an excellent poet.
sdgakatbk 3 weeks ago
Not just his vocabulary, his imagination and creativity too.
sdgakatbk 3 weeks ago
Godspeed George and Jim Morrison,.....100 years from now will come new Fans and want to know everything about the Man named Jim Morrison who was larger than Life
mrjericho5701 3 weeks ago
Jim was a crooner like Sinatra and Dean Martin. He seemed to be an incredible intellectual. His dad and sister sure seem to be nice people.
His father was still grieving very much when they filmed this. When the smile drops you see the sadness in his eyes.
bashfulbrother 3 weeks ago 2
he was is first born and he clearly loved his son and missed him
TheMojo27 3 weeks ago 2
FATHERFUCKER
elhombreenferna 3 weeks ago
What an attractve woman anne is.
TheKenney81 4 weeks ago
To all those morons who over the years, defaced and painted graffiti all over the cemetery and Jim's grave, showed a complete lack of respect and decency.
BuffaloRidgeRunner 4 weeks ago 25
@BuffaloRidgeRunner if james had no respect for his own life you think he'd care about markings on his grave?
thejigzup 3 days ago
The Doors are my all time favorite band, but I think the disassociation was on Jim's part, perhaps partly because Jim didn't want to impart any hardships on his father, what with him being a career Navy man. As to the idiot that said his sister was a jerk, I personally think she comes across as a very nice person who loved her brother and I believe his father loved him too, proved by the fact that he gave great thought to what he wanted on the plaque that he had placed on Jim's grave.
BuffaloRidgeRunner 4 weeks ago 4
stupid people, why hold something against his father, fucking morons, if u really respect jim u would respect his family fucking morons
kaifan2000 4 weeks ago
Father...
Yes, son?
I WANT TO KILL YOU!
HandofDoom01 1 month ago 5
Nice Dad huh,God help that stupid man....his sister is a jerk too.
bear022013 1 month ago
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@bear022013 - Nice Dad huh,God help that stupid man....his sister is a jerk too"
Shame on you for such ignorant comments. Jerk? that is you.
CCRider100 2 weeks ago
Neglect is the ugly cousin of abuse. Jims gather neglected him ,of course he can't "know his son" thru the music , it reminds him he wasn't around his kid during all the important milestones of his life. What an ignorant shitheel !!
despotzapper 1 month ago
@despotzapper - What an ignorant shitheel !!"
You have the most ugly of all human traits. self righteousness. pathetic
CCRider100 2 weeks ago
he respected his son enough not to pretend he liked or understood his music.
driedhidehills 1 month ago 27
@driedhidehills >;-)
Synnek1 2 hours ago
It is such a tragedy that a parent outlives there child. Even though Jims dad might seem a little cold he is really heart broken you can see that in his eyes no Dad (no matter what their son is) wants to see his sons grave. I really feel for him. To bad he couldnt really connect with his son after he left but he regrets not doing it and I can bet the little money I have that if his dad can go back and do it over with Jim he would.
thatdutchguy420 1 month ago
its incredible how his sister looked like him
thatdutchguy420 1 month ago
Thanks for the posting, I often wondered about his parents, reading the biography was misleading, it seemed like the Morrisons didn't appreciate his music and legacy, Jim was in another world different from everybody's else, he was a very intelligent poet and songwriter!
mshemking 1 month ago
wrong dad jim had it we all fans new it 4 ever 27
mariabbb1964 1 month ago
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mariabbb1964 1 month ago
His talent WAS vocal! As well as the best frontman of ALL time!
CreatingExcellence 1 month ago
@CreatingExcellence no doubt he has an incredible voice but let me put it this way im much like Jim my talent is in literature and things of that nature but also music but my parents only value the literature because thats what makes a great musician a great writer
thatdutchguy420 1 month ago
Jims father gave his life to the service. None for his family.You can tell that Mr MOJORISIN suffered because of the lack of a relationship with his father. He couldn't cut out a little time for his son, who after all made a bigger name for himself?
jkw41569 1 month ago
That guy was a bad father ... he was so un-in to his son's life that he couldn't see his talent until after his road trip? Then he never listened to his son's music? Then he is "astonished" that his son was given such a great burial? No wonder Morrison was f'ed in the head ... I hope his father is rotting in hell so that he may learn to be a better Dad next time round.
Markle6 1 month ago
@Markle6 Oh, it's the old blame the parents routine. There comes a time in every person's life when we can no longer blame others for who we are. In other words, we have to take responsibility for who we are. Jim Morrison certainly had the financial resources to get help, but did he? Did he ever check himself into a hospital? In a musical performance with Daryl Hall and 2 remaining Doors members, Ray Manzarek kept rapping about drugs. So shall we blame Ray too? Certainly not.
BadfingerFan 1 month ago
@Markle6 - I hope his father is rotting in hell"
if anyone derserves to be rotting in hell, it is people like you who make such ugly comments. The self righteous crowd strikes again. Trash
CCRider100 2 weeks ago 3
I was in the Navy too and can tell he was a great officer..the kind we sailors would give our life for..a good influence in Jim's life for sure..best to ya Jerry
detroitbluesguy 1 month ago
i agree with him..jim couldnt sing a note in tune
lonepilgrim007 1 month ago
A very touching piece.
It is amazing how Jim was so talented and his Dad was an Admiral.
You do not get up to that rank by being an idiot, so that explains a lot.
In some respects both Jim and his Dad were remarkable people, but from totally different worlds.
russtafa 1 month ago 2
I saw the same thing on the latest RUSH DVD, Geddy's mother was saying that they (RUSH) just made noise... (or at least that's what she thought) Just Incredible...
nichols4326 1 month ago
I just kills my heart the way his father looks into the camera and his voice does something, and he says "I'm afraid I am a very poor interpreter of his talent"..
And when I think of how inspired Jim makes me, how I can mirror my thoughts and words in his. I get so sad, and sorry, both for his dad and for Jim, and for all who goes through the same.. You can say alot about this, but for being an army man George Morrison sure shared the talent of raw emotion !
2010SecondsAway 1 month ago 2
@2010SecondsAway Very true, well said.
nichols4326 1 month ago
Sad..nice family..blame drugs for this loss
detroitbluesguy 1 month ago
do you see the lines on jims sisters face, any half as shrink will tell you ,she.s nuts anyway i do not blame jim, his father and sister are misleading you.. His family are inbreads. 99
99strange 1 month ago
99 LAYS BRICK, 99n also will promise every that when we invade Iran
we will do it swiftly and quickly., 99
99strange 1 month ago
Admiral George Morrison and legendary rock singer Jim Morrison both have my respects. The thing is, they lived in two diametrically opposed worlds with neither one understanding the other. They did the best they could.
BadfingerFan 1 month ago 2
I think his sister is a very very beautiful lady
stonesharve 1 month ago
Jim morrison and Kurt Cobain are possible the two greatest artists of the 20th century
whoopla1095 1 month ago
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JIM LIVEs! ...so sad his Dad did not know his son...Admiral Morrison died in 2008 @ age 89.
jdmars011 1 month ago
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jdmars011 1 month ago
most books would miss portray their relationship between father and son
Pedenergy 1 month ago
karmas a bitch...I believe the people closest to us are souls we know and have known before and until we can have a different perspective on things...we can t see the connection. I think it s fitting that the man who never acknowledged his son would do so in a sentence on his grave! And the reason Jim Morrisson chose the name The Doors also fitting...If the doors of perception where cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is...infinite!
berryblulight 1 month ago 3
Jim's Dad sounds familiar. "Get a job", like anything else is useless.
FetchTheSled 1 month ago 2
anybody know any good books written about Jim?
And if there is none their should be, love to learn more about his philosophie on life.
Alltough his lyrics helped me out so far
tom260481 1 month ago
@tom260481 I am reading about 10 books right now written about Jim and the Doors...Ray Manzarek's book, and John Densmore's book would be a good starting point...also his books of poetry...
ms3pugz 1 month ago
TRUE TO HIS OWN SPIRIT , just perfect ironically enough chosen by his father
Great upload btw
tom260481 1 month ago
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tom260481 1 month ago
Jims Dad! Jerk!
maridolejuice 1 month ago
@maridolejuice
And why is that?
dustygrady 1 month ago
Jim is alive, i know it.
maridolejuice 1 month ago
One other thing about Jim...he was very 'mental'. Some people are just like that. He had wildness in his eyes in all the pictures you see of him before the Miami incident. The pictures taken after the Miami incident show a man who probably realized that he'd finally gone too far and realized he was in a lot of trouble. I respect the hell out of Jim Morrison, but I don't think he was very much fun to be around. What a talent he had, tho. Especially when he sang the blues. None better.
DivadSemloh 1 month ago
Sometimes the connection between fathers and sons is impossible because they can be so diametrically different that there is no middle ground. Jim's dad sounds like a fairly nice guy who just didn't have a connection...him being in the Navy and Jim doing what he did. My own father and I never had that middle ground either. I don't think Jim's dad is a bad guy; it's just that they had nothing in common. Sad, but it is what it is...
DivadSemloh 1 month ago
@DivadSemloh good points.@woggerone, I don't agree with you. It's obvious Mr. Morrison loved & respected Jim deeply; he knew who he was, deep inside. The family had a great loss, as Jim's sister said; in ways you only know with family death. Children grow up & leave; & led lives their parents don't know the day-to-day. That doesn't mean they don't love their children far more than any fan. His thought for words for Jim's gravestone prove that. Their loss was greater than any fan's.
Paulsdottir 1 month ago
Really looking at the whole picture it is tragic. A man who died young and a father that really doesn't seem to care about it that much. My father is not much different from that old man. I understand him, but I also understand why Jim Morrison basically put him out of his life.
The Doors music is something that will never come about again. RIP Jim.
woggerone 1 month ago
truism to destiny..truism to spirit..
prateekdeka1 1 month ago
You can see why he distanced himself from his father...
74bomayemcfc 1 month ago 4
@74bomayemcfc
What is that supposed to mean?
dustygrady 1 month ago
thank god he went on his own.
seeker6087 1 month ago
thank you so much for this post
000silversurfer000 1 month ago
everything I used to read said his family (father) disowned him. Now th guy talks like there was never any problem.
7mikethebike 1 month ago
How incredibly sad that his father can sit there and say he does not know Jim's songs other than the one title he mentioned...you would think at some point, to know his son better he would have gone back and listened to the music and gave Jim the respect he deserved...Is his Mom gone???
ms3pugz 1 month ago 9
@ms3pugz as far as i know, she is alive )
bones411gmail 1 month ago 2
@bones411gmail
She passed in 06
CreatingExcellence 1 month ago
@CreatingExcellence Thanks for the Info...I often wondered about that...since they got half of Jim's estate from the Courson's....Now that both parents are gone, I assume Jim's sister gets the estate now, and control of the decisions on Jim's behalf???
ms3pugz 1 month ago
I know, wtf.
jeanabeana01 1 month ago
@ms3pugz I agree with this comment! How could he not see him on tv,never played an album,EVER listen to his son to see how talented he was EVER? What about the radio...or after his death ...yes I agree VERY sad..
jeepgirlie70 1 month ago 3
@jeepgirlie70 Thank you...I just find it such a tragedy that he is a legend in the music business, an icon, one of the most famous musicians of ALL TIME and yet he never wished to know his son better-if only through the music. It's also sad that when Pam died, they sued for half his estate, yet don't care how he earned his fortune!!!! It's no wonder he listed his family as dead on his BIO...it's heartbreaking.
ms3pugz 1 month ago
@ms3pugz
Jim was terribly hateful and resentful towards his parents. He was the strange son whose rebelous and anti establishment behavior drove a wedge between any relationship he could ever have with them. One time Jim's parents attended one of the Doors concerts and while they were playing "The End" Jim looked right into his mothers eyes and screamed "Mother.... I want to fuck you all night long" His parents were horrified. He was a rotten bastard & showed them little respect. Truth
dustygrady 1 month ago
@dustygrady If you read "Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive" It talks about how hars hi's Father was on him, Which caused him to rebel. However' he should'nt have disrepected hi's parents in that way.
LoveIsADarkPlace 1 month ago
@LoveIsADarkPlace Disrespected i meant.
LoveIsADarkPlace 1 month ago
@ms3pugz some people aren't curious about anything outside what happens to them on a day to day basis- you think one would be curious about ones own son though - even if you hated that sort of music - did he see the movie (?) -
hellomcflyy 1 month ago 3
@ms3pugz His dad was from such a dramatically different generation and cultural mentality that I can't really hold it against him. He clearly loved Jim, but didn't understand him or know how to deal with him. I can identify with that in my own family, and I do not hold it against my parents. People do the best they can with what they know, especially when what they know is very deeply ingrained in their personality. I thought it was really nice what he said at the end about Jim.
FindingAnatta 1 month ago 32
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morrisondan 1 month ago
@FindingAnatta The other thing is that his dad was a military man, and that's how they are. Very emotionless, always keeping their character. Even when he spoke about how he heard about his death. But when you look into his eyes you can tell how he really feels about it.
safetosaydontquoteme 1 month ago 2
@FindingAnatta Bravo! Well said!
KrawlingKingsnaKe 4 weeks ago
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yes me to, looked like he wanted to cry though...
SuperRated420 3 weeks ago
@ms3pugz His father was an Admiral in the Navy. Some dots in life just don't connect. That's a fact. Jim found his own tangents and understood that.
adajank 1 month ago
@ms3pugz Why do you think he writes so many songs about his dad and the sea.He wrote from childhood memorys.His dad and he never saw eye to eye..Think about it his dad is a disciplined naval officer..He never gave Jim respect in his eyes you earned it.That is a terrible way to get respect..You dont get respect for yelling and kicking someones ass?You get it from trust and comunication..He had nither with his dad..The Doors are still a big band and his dad still wont praise for his abilitys.Peace
mdelair420 1 month ago 2
@ms3pugz Your right I often wondered why his family did not have more to do with him, But his dad was a rear admiral in the Navy so they was from 2 different worlds.
Jasun1974 1 month ago
@PetraeKo yes he was there when the doors got there star on walk of fame. n i think the video is on youtube.
HendrixDoors 1 month ago
I thought this interview would never happen with his father out of shear stark contrast and rebellion between generations.
spiralcosmosart 1 month ago
I have respect for the Admiral in that he doesn't listen and criticize, he simply doesn't listen because he knows, because of the generation gap, he won't understand the music at all.
shalashaska994 1 month ago
@Urukthered I think the toboggan story is another false element in one of the books. Jim actually thought his little brother was kind of mean! There may have been some "torment," such as teasing over a name, but I don't believe that Jim was/is a cruel person, so I doubt that he seriously tormented his sibs. Sorry about your experience, though; it is sad.
Mcfirefly2 1 month ago
I gotta laugh at the fact that his father was never really around and that instead of encouraging Jim on his career he pretty much down graded it,,,but then Steve was in the Navy as was my father both died in 2008 and they were from the old school so I kind of know where Jim was coming from... not comparing myself just that he was not really there for Jim and that is sad that those two never had a close relationship.
belia1313 1 month ago
...Jim was the Greatest Crooner since Frank Sinatra...who incidentially was Jim's Idol!
Shamagogue 1 month ago
@Shamagogue i would have enjoyed listening to Sinatra singing one of Door's songs,or even Elvis
hegemoniuspiper 1 month ago
I've visited Jim's grave in Paris...very sad place. Makes you really wish he faked his own death.
Keewaf 1 month ago 2
Metal attitude \m/
dermisdaniel 1 month ago
@dermisdaniel Haha, yeah or any true artist for that matter. I always wondered what Jim would have thought of metal. Sabbath were releasing records when Jim was still alive.
UrukTheRed 1 month ago
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dermisdaniel 1 month ago
I cant help crying when his father says somebody whe would like to know.....FUCK BEING FAMOUS!!!!!!!!
normanwieanders 1 month ago
I never see Jim's younger bro. being interviewed. I guess those stories of Jim being a fucked up asshole are true. My bros. were like that, too. Still are. I don't really talk to them anymore, I'm oh so happy. They treat my mom like shit, like my dad did. I'm glad I'm the rebel in the family not listening to my bro's/dad bullshit influence. **Don't give me BS about "Oh they probably love each other..." If they did, they wouldn't be abusive assholes.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 oliver stone movie, sugerman book... bullshit, hollywood lie and bullshit. they didn't know Jim. i think we have no right to talk about Jim in such way "he was an asshole", we don't even have seen him...
bones411gmail 1 month ago
@bones411gmail Sugerman knew him pretty well.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 he was just a little boy back then. moreover, there are a lot of people who said that Jim DIDN'T LIKE that bastard :)
bones411gmail 1 month ago
@bones411gmail Really doesn't matter if he didn't like him. If you know someone you know them. Marlon Brando once said," People believe the myths about those they admire. All the positive, not the negatives. They only believe the negative characteristics about those they despise..." I think that's what is going on here. Morrison had a bunch of fucked up problems,most of them self inflicted from drugs. Nobody wants to believe it. Ppl hating on Sugerman because Morrison didn't like him? ..Stupid.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@bones411gmail My friend's mother went to school with him in Virginia, and she said he was a cocky asshole.
UrukTheRed 1 month ago
@UrukTheRed he was a cocky asshole? yea ahaha, what a surprise. He was definitely spoiled in his family
hegemoniuspiper 1 month ago
@hegemoniuspiper I don't know much of Jim's family life, so I don't know if he was spoiled, but I heard he tortured his siblings much like my older brother did to me and my sister.
UrukTheRed 1 month ago
@UrukTheRed if u want to know my opinion, i like his family, they seem nice persons and truly sad about the premature departure of Jim. He certainly has not much to be traumatized about his family years as many supposed. It's a pity anyway
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hegemoniuspiper 1 month ago
@UrukTheRed No surprise there. He was the first born and his looking the way he did, he was a deva like Diana theBitch Ross.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@UrukTheRed LOL and probably he was, many people glorify Jim but I pretty much doubt he was anybody you could be comfortable around. Though what girls consider a cocky asshole might not always really be an asshole at all :D They just don't understand that highschool kids want some pussay sometime
lkrnpk 1 day ago
@cellardoor199991 I think you are wrong about that.He got a naval upbringing..That is a ass whopping all day long..That makes you abusive.His sister sure looks like it hurts her to this day.His dad looks like he wishes he had that time with his son back?Time to say all the things left unsaid..Peaceout and have a good 2012
mdelair420 1 month ago
@mdelair420 Fuck that. My father was a Vietnam Vet. He used to abuse us everyday especially my mom and older bro. I was a rescue swimmer in the Navy who trained with MArines. Being raised by an abusive parent doesn't MAKE you abusive. THat's based on CHOICE. Ppl who are stupid and are brainwashed by their parents become abusive. The smart ones who go to college and take psych./health to adjust themselves(me) are smart. There's no excuse for that.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 I wont argue with you..I am sorry you had that happen to you..My stepdad ust to beat my ass all the time..I am a nice guy.I suppose it is how much money your family had also?Plus other factors come into play..It is not the same for every one...I am not here to call you or any one stupid..That's judgemental and not my place to speak.I am humble and think the golden rule applys to every one..Have a good 2012 and peaceout
mdelair420 1 month ago
@mdelair420
You don't have to beat a kid..sorry when I here that, JC
detroitbluesguy 1 month ago
@detroitbluesguy Thanks i feel the same way..It was not fun getting my ass kicked to please a sadistic person..My stepdad was a mean abusive guy..I am a laid back person in spite of it all..Just my nature to be nice to others..Have a good 2012 Peaceout.
mdelair420 1 month ago
@mdelair420
You have a good heart..a formula for success..and you live longer too, best to ya , Jerry
detroitbluesguy 1 month ago
@detroitbluesguy Thanks,, how are the great lakes these days??I lived in Minnesota for awhile and Wisconsin also...Always found it really beautiful up there..Thanks alot for being a cool person it means more than you know...Peace and wishing you and your family health and happiness in the future..
mdelair420 1 month ago
3:50 his dad is right about that. That's why critics consider him the first punk rocker. Less talent more publicity
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 punks are little filthy suckers. Jim was bigger than these stupid junkies (punk-rockers). Keith Richards once said, that punk-rockers would never be real rock-stars - they just hadn't got courage to be real rockers
bones411gmail 1 month ago
@bones411gmail I agree. But a rock start can be anything (including a fucked up junkie like Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, etc.)A rock star doesn't have to have talent. I listen to punk songs sometimes just for entertainment purposes. But yeah there some real morons out there. BTW, Jim's girlfriend was a junkie and Jim died from heroin(not alcohol-like many believe). Also Jim liked those punk/garage bands. Like MC5, the STooges, etc. I read a couple interviews of him saying that.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@bones411gmail at first(76-77) Punks weren't interested in becoming rock stars,that's what it was all about,NOT being part of that BORING,self indulgent crap(genisis,rush,yes,jethro tull etc)or the throwaway nonsense that was the 'pop' groups.Punk had to happen,it was"we're bored with your fuking crap,We're can do better ourselves,with whatever we can beg,steal or borrow"Butby autumn '77 tho' the original ideas had been stolen&watered down by the press and the B.B.C.(to be continued)
mrbradleybaker 1 month ago
@mrbradleybaker And now Punk is watered down, boring and cliche. Punk has become pop. All those other acid rock bands from the 60's were exciting when they came out. Then it became mainstream. Just like what happened to punk. "We're bored w/ your fucking crap..." Every generation has that. That's why jazz came about because they got tired of folk, ragtime. Then rock came, punk, new wave, metal, grunge. Punk is just another bullshit trend like everything else.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor 199991 Your right here aswell,as soon as the moneymen came it was as good as over.For example,one day this kid (well,same age as us)came in the room and he'd turned 'punk; overnight,was proudly showing us his 'new look'How he'd paid £20 for his mohican,£25 for his bondage trousers etc,we told him the idea of Punk was NOT to spend £25 on your clothes,hair etc.It was to spend fuck all and do it yourself,we then held him down shaved off his mohican and redesined his clothes.
mrbradleybaker 1 month ago
@mrbradleybaker By the way if you read more interviews, people liked Johnny Rotten were influenced by Bowie, Jethro Tull. Steve Jones always loved Pink Floyd and advertised them on Jonesie's Jukebox. IF u believe all the BS media hype like punks hating prog bands, then were a fucking idiot. They only did that for publicity reasons. Also some prog bands loved punk. King Crimson were huge Sex Pistol fans. Jim Morrison admired garage bands like the Stoogies, MC5, etc.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 A lot of punks were just fake that way. One minute they're way into Purple, Cooper, Floyd, etc. then all the sudden they've got a mohawk and are saying "fuck that dinosaur rock bullshit".
UrukTheRed 1 month ago
@UrukTheRed Exactly. Honestly, I'm a little tired of rock because I have listened to every genre starting from the 30's to today. Rock, most of the time, is associated w/ music politics(punk vs. prog, grunge vs. metal, jazz vs. blues, etc) . That shit is too cliche and boring. I like a lot international music and music that fuses the genres I just listed. So much more exciting.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 rock is mostly about screwing it all up, against parents andbecause the girl next door doesnt look at u. Blues tradition is way more honourable and deep, apart than having started it all
hegemoniuspiper 1 month ago
@hegemoniuspiper That's not my point, but yeah I know that.
cellardoor199991 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 I know what you mean. Rock is supposed to be about being real and all that, but like you said, it's all about music politics, as if you couldn't possibly like a prog band like UK (I do) and a punk band like The Anti-Nowhere League (I do) at the same time. Either way, both bands are legitimate rock bands and deserve equal respect, but there's a divide. I'm a metal guy for the most part, but I extend my ear to various forms of music.
UrukTheRed 1 month ago
@cellardoor199991 I agree with you,the first punk bands(tho' they would've never admitted it)admired the Stones,Iggy,Bowie,Hawkwind,etc.I dunno if you were in the u.k in '76/7,there was really only one radio station (raidio1,run by the bbc)and they only played bland crap.So whatever the Punks secretly liked&admired They had to say Fuck you bores,we've had enough.it was time for change.Bands like 'yes' with thier pompous nonsense and the crap that was played on the radio-it had to go.
mrbradleybaker 1 month ago
Is 8:01 the DEFINITION of the term "tounge-in-cheek"? Or a coincidence?
7:55 for the full context...
questionculture 1 month ago