Today, we’re diving into the wild, leather-clad legend of Jim Morrison—the man who fancied himself a poet, a prophet, and a psychedelic sex god all rolled into one. He was the voice of a generation, or at least the voice echoing through a lot of smoke-filled dorm rooms. Frontman of The Doors, self-proclaimed Lizard King, and walking contradiction, Morrison blurred the line between genius and trainwreck with every slurred monologue and shirtless stage dive. Was he a visionary artist or just your drunk philosophy major friend with a tambourine and a God complex? Let’s find out—on this episode of Asshole Court. MUSIC CREDIT: "Bobby Renz - Oceans" is under a Free To Use YouTube license / bobby-renz-524042408 Music powered by BreakingCopyright: • [Non Copyrighted Music] Bobby Renz - ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYCR0kvz2R4&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkJ0thUypSlonFr1cgJdtiLj&index=9 SOURCE CITATIONS: Davis, S. (2004). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. New York, NY: Gotham Books.
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