{"product_id":"jim-morrison-life-death-legend-paperback","title":"Jim Morrison: LIfe, Death, Legend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the lead singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison's searing poetic vision and voracious appetite for sexual, spiritual, and psychedelic experience inflamed the spirit and psyche of a generation. Since his mysterious death in 1971, millions more fans from a new generation have embraced his legacy, as layers of myth have gathered to enshroud the life, career, and true character of the man who was James Douglas Morrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJim Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed journalist Stephen Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eHammer of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, unmasks Morrison's constructed personas of the Lizard King and Mr. Mojo Risin' to reveal a man of fierce intelligence whose own destructive tendencies both fueled his creative ambitions and brought about his downfall. Gathered from dozens of original interviews and investigations of Morrison's personal journals, Davis has assembled a vivid portrait of a misunderstood genius, tracing the arc of Morrison's life from his troubled youth to his international stardom, when his drug and alcohol binges, tumultuous sexual affairs, and fractious personal relationships reached a frenzied peak. For the first time, Davis is able to reconstruct Morrison's last days in Paris to solve one of the greatest mysteries in music history in a shocking final chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling and harrowing, intimate and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eJim Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of the rock idol in snakeskin and leather who defined the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Davis's many acclaimed books include the Rolling Stones history \u003ci\u003eOld Gods Almost Dead\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the New York Times bestsellers \u003ci\u003eWalk This Way\u003c\/i\u003e (with Aerosmith), \u003ci\u003eFleetwood\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mick Fleetwood), and the Led Zeppelin history \u003ci\u003eHammer of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 7.96 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759194636576,"sku":"9781592400997","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c79739c75cb997658db714c5993ac558.webp?v=1780145013","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jim-morrison-life-death-legend-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}