Legendary drummer and founding member of The Doors John Densmore unpacks the intersection of art and commerce in this deeply principled middle finger to greed There are some of us out there who still have principles and cannot be bought.
His writing consistentl.
He\'s beloved by artists across the decades for his fierce, uncompromising dedication to art.
As such, Densmore occupies a rarified space in popular culture.
The Doors continue to attract new generations of fans, with more than one hundred million albums sold worldwide and counting, and nearly twenty million followers to the band\'s social media accounts.
We feared it losing its sense of purpose, we feared it falling into fattened hands.
Conversely, Patti Smith wrote in Just Kids: We feared that the music which had given us sustenance was in danger of spiritual starvation.
In recent years, artists ranging from Bob Dylan to Stevie Nicks have sold their songs or recording rights for astronomical amounts of money--Bruce Springsteen did so to the tune of a reported $500+ million.
In it, Densmore looks at the conflict between his bandmates and him as they fought over the right to use The Doors\' name, revealing the ways in which this struggle mirrored and reflected a much larger societal issue: that no amount of money seems to be enough for even the wealthiest people.
This is the gripping account of the legal battle to control The Doors\' artistic destiny. --Eddie Vedder IN THE DOORS: UNHINGED, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the greed gene--that part of the human psyche that propels us toward the accumulation of more and more wealth, even at the expense of our principles, friendships, and the well-being of society.
Densmore looking after whatever Legacy our group may leave behind.
I can only hope that in my inevitable absence, there will be someone with the integrity and principled behavior of Mr.
Though it\'s something I don\'t like to think about, there will come a time when I will be a Dead Rock Star.
It wasn\'t just Jim Morrison that they lost, but their kid, their band, The Doors. --Tom Waits When you read in these pages about the difficulties in communication suffered by and between surviving band members, you become witness to something very similar to the grief and heartbreak felt by parents who have lost a young child.
He is not for sale and that is his gift to us.
John Densmore is one of them.
Legendary drummer and founding member of The Doors John Densmore unpacks the intersection of art and commerce in this deeply principled middle finger to greed There are some of us out there who still have principles and cannot be bought
