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22391_ch00. i-iii. qxd 4/21/04 8:52 AM Page i Jim

Morrison

life, Death, legend

22391_ch00. i-iii. qxd 4/21/04 8:52 AM Page ii ALSO BY STEPHEN DAVIS

Hammer of the Gods

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Morrison

life, Death, legend

STEPHEN DAVIS

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Jim Morrison : life, death, legend / by Stephen Davis.

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JIM MORRISON

1943–1971

KATA TON ∆AIMONA EAYTOY

Ex-fan des sixties

Ou sont tes années folles?

Que sont devenues toutes tes idoles?

Jane Birkin

22391_ch00. iv-xiv. qxd 4/21/04 8:53 AM Page vii CONTENTS

Introduction

ix

BOOK one. jimmy

chapter one. The Lizard King’s School Days

3

chapter two. Cancel My Subscription

29

chapter three. Learn to Forget

57

BOOK two. jim morrison

chapter four. Back Door Man

99

chapter five. The Warlock of Rock

157

chapter six. Sunken Continents

221

BOOK three. JAMES DOUGLAS MORRISON

chapter seven. Lord of Misrule

305

chapter eight. THE Soul of a Clown

357

chapter nine. Last Tango in Paris

403

Epilogue. the Cool Remnant of a Dream

461

Author’s notes

475

selected sources

479

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