Robby Krieger Essays

“The End” is a rock song that was released on Jan. 4, 1967. It was Produced by The Doors and Paul A. Rothchild. The song is a very twisted, psychedelic, vivid song about just that – the end. It represents a time of the takeover of the counterculture and a deep divide between the people of the United States. After the “House of the Rising Sun” this song showed more and more deep and dark thoughts that were portrayed through music in the late 1960s. Likely meaning the end of days, and more specifically

“The Unknown Soldier” by The Doors was written and performed by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek,Robby Krieger, and John Densmore, all members of The Doors. Many radio stations refused to play it because of its content and controversial topic. It was released in March of 1968 and later that year a music video or film was also released. The video features clips of actual footage from the Vietnam war. All though they made the video so it could be played at venues that would not allow them to perform the

(“Evolution) His substance abuse also had a role in his lyrics and poetry. Ray Manzarek said “Before L.A Woman Jim's self abuse had not yet affected his literary output or sense of songwriting”. Jim Would pass out on stage and in the studio. Robby Krieger said “When Jim Wrote lyrics, we were never stupid enough to ask what they meant. We knew we wouldn't get a solid answer”. His lyrics were only something he could understand the real deep meaning to. Jim was also influenced by surrealism or any