The Doors, one of history’s most important bands, were founded in 1965 by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore in Los Angeles, California.
After releasing two albums without their renowned frontman Jim Morrison, who passed away in 1971 at the age of 27, their career ended in 1973 when they made the decision to disband the group.
Many well-known musicians have complimented the American throughout the years, including the late David Bowie, who disclosed which song by The Doors was one of his favorites when he named his favorites in a radio interview made public by Raised On Radio.
David Bowie said, “It’s a big gray out today but I’ve got some water and I’ve got a bunch of records. So I think if I was walking outside at the moment I would like to be walking on this street.
It’s ‘Love Street’ by The Doors. A commanding performer (Jim Morrison), I remember seeing him once at I think it was the Roundhouse when they came to London the first time.”
The Doors, one of history’s most important bands, were founded in 1965 by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore in Los Angeles, California.
After releasing two albums without their renowned frontman Jim Morrison, who passed away in 1971 at the age of 27, their career ended in 1973 when they made the decision to disband the group.
Many well-known musicians have complimented the American throughout the years, including the late David Bowie, who identified one of his favorite The Doors songs in a radio interview made public by Raised On Radio.
Ray Manzarek, the late co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors, was a fan of David Bowie, and in a 1995 Rolling Stone special, he discussed how amazing the music videos created by the British singer were.
Manzarek commented before showing the Bowie music video for “Fashion”, “One of my favorite David Bowie music videos.
Back in the 70s, it was a real treat the next David Bowie video. You never knew what he was going to do or was it in the mid-80s. I don’t know, somewhere in there, who knows. By the time you get to be my age those decades begin blur together.”
“Whether it was the late 70s or early 80s, I’m not exactly sure, but there were a series of videos that were coming out by David Bowie and each of them were more inventive than the one before.
I would say that he was like the reigning king of video. One after the another, they were all excellently put together.”
Manzarek also said, “‘China Girl’ obviously is one of those and ‘Fashion’ is one in which David Bowie has the great line which I never understood: ‘They can’t do it here, so they do it over there. Beep, beep, fashion’ and that great bass line that is sort of funky. I love that kind of bass line. So I think this is David Bowie at the peak of his form.”
“I don’t think that the Thin White Duke has ever equaled this. Although evidently, he is getting ready to go out with Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails. Whether he is going out actually with Nine Inch Nails or with just Trent we don’t know. But it will be interesting to see what David Bowie comes up with this time around now that he is a mature gentleman and he married a woman, which is a good thing to marry, the beautiful model Iman. She is just fantastic, what a great person she is.”
