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'Exhaustively thorough on every aspect of his life.' The Guardian
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'This biography captures the spirit which made Morrison special.' Time Out
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Once, when the snow was packed high in the mountains outside Albuquerque, near Sandia Peak, Steve and Clara Morrison took their children tobogganing. Read the first page
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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This book is excellent for avid Doors fans or anyone interested in the 1960's music and art scene. "No one here gets out alive" provides the reader with an accurate, honest account of Morrisons life from his days of having to move around with his family from state to state, to that tragic day in Paris in 1971. This biography gives you the chance to get to know the real Jim Morrison and anyone who wants to continue viewing him through rose coloured glasses probably shouldn't read this book as he was not quite the lovable rouge that we all hoped he would have been. This book is a brilliant read, not concentrating solely on Jim, it provides you with the other band members perspectives and thoses of the people around Jim in the 1960's. You will feel like you are back there with the Doors and you may even come to feel a little bit sorry for Jim Morrison when you realise that if he had only let himself live through the experience of fame and fortune instead of fighting against it, he would probably have been around for a lot longer.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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No one here gets out alive is an in-depth look at one of the most controversial and compelling bands of the late twentieth century. The book focuses on rock legend jim morrisons life with the doors and how he coped with the pressure of stardom. It follows his decent from a rock idol to millions of fans, to a world lined with drugs and alcohol which led to an untimely death at the tender age of 27. The world will never know what he had left to offer. Rest in peace James Douglas Morrison. The book is a rollercoaster ride which is a thrilling read and if you start this book you will find it very difficult to stop.
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This is a great biography of Jim's life, not just the time he spent with The Doors but also his time growing up, at college and his time in Paris. It follows Jim right from his childhood and offers reasons behind his personality and drink problems. It's this earlier part of his history which has inspired me most, especially the literature he read in and around his time at college and UCLA. To an extent this has changed my life and especially my reading habits. The book shows how enormously well read Jim was and there are some excellent examples of the books he read. They are great books themselves and well worth a read - particularly the beats generation stuff.
All in all I love this book and just a bit of advice - if you want to know more about Jim Morrison don't watch the film read this book!
All in all I love this book and just a bit of advice - if you want to know more about Jim Morrison don't watch the film read this book!
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Insight into a life of chaos
No One Here Gets Out Alive is a deeply researched, exciting and insightful study of Jim Morrison. Packed with anecdotes from them who knew Jim and accounts of Jim's personal life,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Luke J. Simmons
Too much - how Jim Morrison drunk himself to death and glory
Anyone interested in Jim Morrison should start with this compellingly detailed account of the descent of an intelligent, charismatic and occasionally brilliant man into alcoholism,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Paul Durman
Lightweight and unpenetrating hagiography
Rock biographies can be wonderful things - Guralnick's two volume life of the king Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley and Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2008 by O. Buxton
If you only buy one book, buy this one!
If you have just discovered The Doors & want to know more about jim Morrison, buy this book! It must be the starting point of most Doors fans collections (it certainly was mine! Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2008 by Whitbyabi
A Must For Every Jim Morrison Fan
this is the first book ive read concerning Jim Morrison and it has made me feel that i know an awful lot alot Jim and his life. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2006 by Mr. Mojo Risin'
Hmm, great band, and very efficient self-publicists.
Nobody has yet written a biography of Morrison or an account of the Doors that could be in any way definitive. Read more
Published on 2 April 2001
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