The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and legal issues. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the era's counterculture.

The Doors (1968)
from left: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger i Ray Manzarek (sitting)

Quotes from songs

• Before you slip into unconsciousness
  I'd like to have another kiss.
  • The Crystal Ship

• I'm a back door man
  The men don't know
  But the little girls understand.
  • Back Door Man

• Now I'm gonna love you
  Till the heavens stop the rain
  I'm gonna love you
  Till the stars fall from the sky
  For you and I.
  • Touch Me

• People are strange
  When you're a stranger
  Faces look ugly
  When you're alone
  Women seem wicked
  When you're unwanted
  Streets are uneven
  When you're down.
  • People Are Strange

• When the music's over
  Turn out the lights.
  • When the music's over

Quotes about the Doors

• The Doors were among the decade’s most incendiary groups musically, lyrically and visually.
  • Jordan Blum of Loudwire [1]

• The Doors were firmly planted in a vague space between the end of “traditional” hard rock music and the birth of psychedelia.
  • Em Casalena of American Songwriter [2]