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by James Riordan (Author), Jerry Prochnicky (Author)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (29 Nov 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0859651789
  • ISBN-13: 978-0859651783
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 78,211 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'This is undeniably an excellent...history of The Doors - probably the best so far' New Musical Express

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Since his death in 1971 Jim Morrison - poet, film maker and lead singer of the Doors - has achieved cult status comparable to the likes of James Dean and Elvis Presley. Worshipped by fans, hated by the establishment and hounded by the media, Jim Morrison is still a icon to the young 28 years after his death.

Break on Through is based on exhaustive research and extensive new interviews with everyone connected with Jim Morrison providing a complete and objective portrait of his life and career. With careful sifting of the evidence, it presents the true facts of Morrison's death for the first time, conclusively disproving the official findings.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Erotic politician, 18 Jan 2006
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Mad poet. Adored icon. Wild rocker. Alcoholic genius. Brilliant musician. Jim Morrison died in 1971, but his legend still sits among us.

With people who are brilliant and badly-behaved, as Morrison was, it's difficult to get a balanced view that seems like an actual person. But James Riordan's "Break On Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison" manages to do just that.

James Douglas Morrison was an army brat, intelligent and well-read, who began to blossom into a poet and musician in college. He went on to become the singer/frontman of the band "The Doors," adding his outstanding poetry-like songwriting to his bandmates' equally outstanding musical skills. Soon they were a massively popular rock band.

But Morrison had other facets as well: He was attracted to the bizarre, and could be cruel, sweet, loving, strange, and often drunken and loutish. He was also contradictory: He sought notice as a poet, but was still mainly known as a rock star; he slept around and handfasted a rock critic, but always stayed with girlfriend Pamela Courson. After living on the edge for years, Jim passed away in Paris, under strange circumstances.

Most biographies of Jim Morrison err on one side or another. Either they portray him as a sadistic, drunken lout, or they show him as a transcendent gentleman. The truth isn't usually that simple, and neither was Morrison. And Riordan shows us the different sides of Morrison's personality -- good and bad, together.

Like Morrison himself, the book has its contradictions: There is a somewhat fannish tone to the some of the writing. On the other hand, it's willing to acknowledge that Morrison could be lewd, weird, obnoxious and drunken. Riordan also shows us Jim's gradual flowering into a poet, his literary influences such as Nietszche, and the relationships between the Doors.

Riordan also courts controversy by studying and dissecting the various theories about Morrison's death. Don't expect wacked out conspiracy theories, or medical improbabilities -- Riordan stays calm and rational throughout the whole thing, and reveals the most likely scenarios. He also avoids outright judgements on controversial figures like Patricia Kennealy.

As the book draws to a close, Riordan keeps things dignified. He devotes the final chapters to studying the lives of Pamela Courson and the other Doors in the years following Morrison's death, as well as the creation of the "American Prayer" album. The only flaw is Kennealy's bizarre description of Morrison's "fetch," which seems more fiction than fact.

Jim Morrison's wild life and mysterious death are the stuff of which tabloid biographies are made. But James Riordan keeps things simple and smart in "Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and thought-provoking, 26 Jun 2000
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I have now been interested in Jim Morrison and The Doors for about a year, and I've already read several books. This might be the best. As the others seem to cross out the bad parts of Morrison and the group, this book goes through every part of this amazing story without hesitating. The only thing this book lacks in comparison to "No One Here Gets Out Alive" is Morrison's childhood. I feel "Break On Through" is a better book though, because it looks at both aspects of Morrison's life. This might be the cause of the writers not being personally close to Morrison, which for instance Ray Manzarek was, and his book has proven to be very faulty. "Break On Through" also has short historical notes, where other large happenings at the time are put in between The Doors' story, and the subtle use of Morrison's poetic lines incorporated in the text is great. If you are only remotely interested in The Doors, buy this book! If you are a huge fan like me, buy this book, and read the others too, to get a larger image of what The Doors and Jim Morrison really was about.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Honestly the Best, 3 Oct 2005
By G. N. Piette "Ave" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This book is simply amazing, from jim morrisons childhood, to Robby Krieger, Ray Manzerek and even John Densmores background.
This book is simply the truth and nothing else, the reviews below are exactly corect.They are who persuaded me to by this book.
If you love jim or the doors u must by this book!, its an ok price to, also light my fire is quite good, but read this book first.
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