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The definitive Doors interview: Rick Beato interviews John Densmore and Robbie Krieger
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:01 am
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:01 am
Densmore and Krieger are fans of Beato, making them very comfortable throughout the interview. John Densmore is quite the gregarious character.
Fantastic interview and banter that breezes by (except for the tangent about jazz.) Rick plays certain tracks, breaks them down a bit, then asks all the questions we might ask (who wrote what songs, how, development and integration of the parts, methods to the madness, etc.)
Robbie wrote 'Light My Fire' and 'Touch Me' (regrets not inserting a guitar solo to it.) Keyboardist Ray Manzarek -- older than the other guys -- was considered the band's "Father figure" by Krieger (and likely the actual leader of the band.) Jim Morrison -- a shy guy at the beginning. Soon an enigma even to the guys in the band.
Debut album (their best imo) was cut on just 2 track. The next on 4 tracks. Then onto 8 tracks as music studio production was evolving becoming complicated rapidly.
Some songs covered:
Break On Through
Love Me Two Times
Touch Me
Light My Fire
Riders On The Storm
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Fantastic interview and banter that breezes by (except for the tangent about jazz.) Rick plays certain tracks, breaks them down a bit, then asks all the questions we might ask (who wrote what songs, how, development and integration of the parts, methods to the madness, etc.)
Robbie wrote 'Light My Fire' and 'Touch Me' (regrets not inserting a guitar solo to it.) Keyboardist Ray Manzarek -- older than the other guys -- was considered the band's "Father figure" by Krieger (and likely the actual leader of the band.) Jim Morrison -- a shy guy at the beginning. Soon an enigma even to the guys in the band.
Debut album (their best imo) was cut on just 2 track. The next on 4 tracks. Then onto 8 tracks as music studio production was evolving becoming complicated rapidly.
Some songs covered:
Break On Through
Love Me Two Times
Touch Me
Light My Fire
Riders On The Storm
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 12:09 pm to EphesianArmor
I saw a Robbie Krieger guitar lesson. YouTube I think. I thought it was awesome. Not an easy song. I want to say Spanish Caravan. There is a reason pros don’t teach. He just shows you what to do like he’s talking to a session musician then takes off. Lol. I still that through it because THe Doors guitarist is teaching me a song!!!
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:26 pm to EphesianArmor
quote:8 track was available in L.A. by '65, as Bobby Fuller's "Let Her Dance" was cut using it
Debut album (their best imo) was cut on just 2 track. The next on 4 tracks. Then onto 8 tracks as music studio production was evolving becoming complicated rapidly.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 7:32 pm to Kafka
quote:I guess they made up, as Densmore sued Krieger and Manzarek for touring under the Doors name and wrote an entire book about it
interviews John Densmore and Robbie Krieger
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