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Set the Night on Fire Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

Robby Krieger

Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years, The Doors' notoriously quiet guitarist is finally breaking his silence to set the record straight.

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was mentioned as a poetry book that the speaker had bought during his twenties, and that he found to be cringeworthy in retrospect.

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In my twenties, I actually bought a, one of Jim Morrison's poetry books.

— Episode: 10 - Yes, 10! - Dumb Criminals

Episode: 10 - Yes, 10! - Dumb Criminals

It was mentioned as a poetry book that the speaker had bought during his twenties, and that he found to be cringeworthy in retrospect.

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In my twenties, I actually bought a, one of Jim Morrison's poetry books.

Episode: How Peyote Works

It was mentioned in the context of a conversation about the band's name and origin, as well as Jim Morrison's later poetry.

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I think that's where the whole lizard king thing came from because I think they took peyote in the desert.

And then Jim Morrison went on to write a bunch of bad poetry.

Adam Carolla Show

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Adam Carolla Show

It was discussed in the context of Kyle MacLachlan's acting career, particularly Val Kilmer's performance as Jim Morrison, which was considered a great portrayal.

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Oh the doors

— Episode: Adam Ray on AVN Awards & Brain Chips + K...

Episode: Adam Ray on AVN Awards & Brain Chips + Kyle MacLac...

It was discussed in the context of Kyle MacLachlan's acting career, particularly Val Kilmer's performance as Jim Morrison, which was considered a great portrayal.

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Oh the doors

No, yeah the doors. I love the doors.

That's right. Got it melted into the role. That's such a crazy. I mean that movie with Oliver Stone and Val Kilmer should have won an Academy Award for doors.

It was long. It was kind of ponderous two hours 15 minutes, which is a standard today considered long back in the day and Huh 1991 1991 well the way you ask it. I'll say 57% 56% I was way off.

The doors After I saw the doors, I was almost haunted a little bit Like I I felt different when I left the theater like there's only a half a dozen The theater like there's only a handful of movies Where you leave and you go I feel different than I did when I yeah, I came in

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