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John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band the Doors and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He appeared on every recording made by the band, with drumming inspired by jazz and world music as much as by rock and roll.The many honors he shares with the other Doors include a Grammy Award for lifetime ...
Densmore, however, was ready for a break from the rock world. He found it in the Los Angeles theater scene, notably playing with Tim Robbins’ group, The Actors’ Gang, earning an L.A. Weekly Award for the music he created for Methusalem, which Robbins directed. “It was a blast”, Densmore says. “It was street theater–vibrant.
Jan 20, 2021 · In the early 2000s, John Densmore and his former Doors bandmates, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger, were involved in legal dispute over the use of the band's music in a Cadillac commercial. Densmore, who was offered up to $15 million but put artistic integrity over millions of dollars, told The Guardian: "My knees were shaking pretty strong when they upped the offer of $5 ...
Jan 7, 2023 · The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists) by John Densmore. Hachette Books. 240 pages. WHEN JIM MORRISON died in a Paris bathtub in the summer of 1971, the event had a ...
Nov 30, 2023 · I spoke with John Densmore about The Doors Unhinged, placement of The Doors music within films by directors like Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone, Jim Morrison’s selfless approach to the ...
John Densmore is the name of the genius who engines the drums for the band alongside vocalist Jim Morrisson, guitarist Robby Krieger, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Aside from Densmore’s success as a musician, he was also an accomplished writer with his three books, two of which are on the topic of The Doors and the other being “The Seekers”.
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May 18, 2024 · Book Review John Densmore: The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (And Other Artists) by Doug Collette December 28, 2020. The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists) John Densmore 240 pages ISBN: #978-0306846236 Hachette Books2020 John Densmore's third book, The Seekers, carries the unusual distinction of featuring a blurb on its back cover that actually speaks ...
Jan 23, 2024 · Christopher Sandford. The once-explosive accusation that a rock ’n’ roll band is a sell-out, aimed at artists who make an accommodation with industry, has come to seem a little naive since it was first bandied about in the 1960s. Whether it’s that well-known monument to prudence Iggy Pop extolling the virtues of car insurance, the Zombies ...
December 1, 1945, Los Angeles). …guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They called themselves the Doors, taking their name from Aldous Huxley’s book on mescaline, The Doors of Perception (1954), which was itself titled after a line by William Blake. Other articles where John Densmore is discussed: the Doors: ), and John ...
