Goldstein, Richard (August 5, 1968). "The Shaman As Superstar". New York . Retrieved March 24, 2021. An American Prayer (1970) privately printed by Western Lithographers. (Unauthorized edition also published in 1983, Zeppelin Publishing Company, ISBN 0-915628-46-5. The authenticity of the unauthorized edition has been disputed.) After recording L.A. Woman with the Doors in Los Angeles, Morrison announced to the band his intention to go to Paris. [91] His bandmates generally felt it was a good idea. [92] [93] [94] In March 1971, he joined girlfriend Pamela Courson in Paris at an apartment she had rented at 17–19, Rue Beautreillis in Le Marais, 4th arrondissement. In letters to friends, he described going for long walks through the city alone. [95] During this time, he shaved his beard and lost some of the weight he had gained in the previous months. [96] He also telephoned John Densmore to ask him how L.A. Woman was doing commercially; he was the last band member to ever speak with him. [97] Morrison's apartment building in Le Marais, Paris The Doors (remaining members Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore) with Ben Fong-Torres, The Doors (2006) ISBN 1-4013-0303-X

Frank Lisciandro, Jim Morrison: An Hour For Magic (A Photojournal) (1982) ISBN 0-85965-246-7, James Douglas Morrison (2005) (French) naplno. Časté koncertování a divoký život se podepsaly na jeho zdraví. Měl všeho dost, nechtěl být pouhým sexuálním symbolem. Přál si, aby lidé chodili na jejich koncerty poslouchat hudbu a texty a ne jen kvůli jeho osobě. Nechal si narůst vousy, přibral a začal se čím dál častěji objevovat s lahví whisky v ruce. Issitt, Micah L. (2009). Hippies: A Guide to an American Subculture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p.13. ISBN 978-0-313-36572-0. Morrison's grave with headstone and Greek inscription ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ photographed in August 2008 (left), and on July 5, 2012 (right)On December 8, 2010–the 67th anniversary of Morrison's birth– Florida governor Charlie Crist and the state clemency board unanimously signed a complete posthumous pardon for Morrison. [84] All the other members of the band, along with Doors' road manager Vince Treanor, have insisted that Morrison did not expose himself on stage that night. [85] [86] [87] [88] Leas, Ryan (September 16, 2021). "We've Got a File on You: Billy Idol". Stereogum . Retrieved June 14, 2022. Morgan-Richards (Publisher), Lorin (April 18, 2016). "Tracing the Celtic Past of James Douglas Morrison". Celtic Family Magazine. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016 . Retrieved April 29, 2016. The previous year he had been convicted of indecent exposure and profanity after a concert in Miami during which he was accused of exposing himself to the audience. He was sentenced to six months in prison and was posthumously pardoned. Hoover, Elizabeth D. (July 3, 2006). "The Death of Jim Morrison". American Heritage. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010 . Retrieved November 18, 2010.

Album photographer Joel Brodsky dies – Arts & Entertainment". CBC News. April 2, 2007 . Retrieved September 18, 2011. a b "Riding the Storm Again – without Morrison". Mail & Guardian. September 1, 2003 . Retrieved April 16, 2014– via Mg.co.za.

One of Morrison's early significant relationships was with Mary Werbelow, whom he met on the beach in Clearwater, Florida, when they were teenagers in the summer of 1962. In a 2005 interview with the St. Petersburg Times, she said Morrison spoke to her before a photo shoot for the Doors' fourth album and told her the first three albums were about her. She also stated in the interview that she was not a fan of the band and never attended a concert by them. Werbelow broke off the relationship in Los Angeles in the summer of 1965, a few months before Morrison began rehearsals. Manzarek said of Werbelow, "She was Jim's first love. She held a deep place in his soul." Manzarek also noted that Morrison's song "The End" was intended originally to be "a short goodbye love song to Mary," with the longer oedipal middle section a later addition. [125] [126] [127] [128] Po vojne sa už úplná rodina presťahovala do Washingtonu D.C., vzápätí nato do Albuquerque. Tu zažil Jim udalosť, na ktorú neskôr spomínal ako na ,,najdôležitejší okamih svojho života" [2]. Cestou po diaľnici do Santa Fe, narazila rodina na cestnú haváriu kamiónu, kde ležali umierajúci puebloví Indiáni, pričom pohľad jedného z nich utkvel v mysli Morrisona navždy. Sám neskôr tvrdil, že duša Indiána vstúpila do jeho tela. The Doors in 1967 ... (from left) John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison. Photograph: AP 26. Waiting for the Sun (1970)

With an intoxicating, genre-blending sound, provocative and uncompromising songs, and the mesmerizing power of singer Jim Morrison’s poetry and presence, The Doors had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture. Content from 127 Fascination box for sale, includes photo of Pam by Jim in Paris". Paris Mojo. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015.On the surface then, The Doors seemed to be on-message like no other band of the moment. Yet as Manzarek says, “There really were no plans. We were excited that our record was doing so well but that wasn’t what was driving us forward. It was the thought of what we might do next. Suddenly it felt like we could do anything…” Peter Jan Margry, The Pilgrimage to Jim Morrison's Grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery: The Social Construction of Sacred Space. In idem (ed.), Shrines and Pilgrimage in the Modern World. New Itineraries into the Sacred. Amsterdam University Press, 2008, p.145–173. Morrison dedicated his published poetry books The Lords and New Creatures and the lost writings Wilderness to Courson. A number of writers have speculated that songs like " Love Street", "Orange County Suite" and "Queen of the Highway", among other songs, may have been written about her. [133] [134] Though the relationship was "tumultuous" much of the time, and both also had relationships with others, they always maintained a unique and ongoing connection with one another until the end of Morrison's life. [124] [135]