Jim Morrison was a poet, a dreamer. Who dreamt of snake, lizards,

           and revolt. Mr. Mojo Risin ( an anagram of Jim Morrison ) as he called

           himself, had a mind as wild as his insane behavior onstage.

                   Jim Morrison was born as James Douglas Morrison on December 8,

           1943 in Melbourne, Florida. When he was about 5 years old, he was driving

           through the desert with his parents. There was a tragic crash with a

           truckload of Indians. It was the first time he had ever sensed fear. This

           morbid moment went on to haunt his mind and greatly influence his poetry.

                   Jim's dad was an Admiral in the Navy. This caused his family to move

           a lot. Also, he was taught to be strict and conservative. Jim did not even

           show an interest in art until he attended film school at UCLA. He started

           William Blake and even writing his own poetry. He met the Doors

           keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, at film school in UCLA. One day on Venice

           Beach, Ray and Jim begun talking and decided to start a band. They

           decided to call this band the Doors, after a book by Aldous Huxley called

           The Doors of Perception.

                   The Doors went on to record numerous albums. Their legendary 

           song  "Light My Fire", was actually written by guitarist, Robby Krieger, 

           not Jim Morrison like most of their songs. However, Jim Morrison 

           was able to express his poetry through the magical, mysterious sound

           of the Doors' music.

                   There was one mad demon standing in his way though, and

         and that was alcohol. Jim was an alcoholic. His behavior onstage became 

           so wild, obnoxious, and crude, that he got himself arrested for indecent

           exposure and public profanity. Sometimes, he got so drunk that he would 

           fall off the stage or forget the lyrics to the songs and make his own 

           alcohol-influenced lyrics. Luckily, the keyboardist and Jim's friend, Ray 

           Manzarek would always have his back. When Jim was too drunk to 

           to sing or even stand for that matter, Ray would take over vocals 

           imitating Jim's deep melodic voice. 

Jim moved to Paris while he was on trial. He was hoping to focus on writing and poetry. Four months after moving to Paris, Jim was found dead in his bathtub. At the age of 27, he died of heart failure. Finally, all the drugs and alcohol had taken it's tool. He is buried in the Pere LaChaise cemetery, next to the "Poet's Corner" were many writers and peots were buried, such as Moliere, and Oscar Wilde.

Jim Morrison was a legend, the leader of the rebellion. His poetry revives the ancient greeks, echoes Native American Culture, and describes the mysterious life of the reptile. His legacy will never die. He was just a member of the Doors, he made the Doors with his creative, imaginary poetry.