John Densmore
John Densmore
John Paul Densmoreis an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band The Doors, and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was the sole drummer in the Doors' history and appeared on every recording made by the band. Densmore is also noted for his veto of attempts by the other two Doors members, in the wake of singer Jim Morrison's 1971 death, to...
explore integrity jam pearl trying
Anything that Pearl Jam does, I'm down with, because they have so much integrity. Pearl Jam is always trying to find new things and explore new technology, and I like that.
danny doors fan jim loved
Danny was the No. 1 Doors fan of the world. I told him no one loved Jim as much as he did.
pressure
There's a lot of pressure, from everyone, ... Pressure from the guys, the manager, the (Morrison) estate.
pressure
There's a lot of pressure, from everyone. Pressure from the guys, the manager, the (Morrison) estate.
along came
If something came along that's very 'green' then maybe.
book greed
All of it made me think about this book I want to write. It's about greed.
sexy proud gigs
Fortunately, an extremely sexy, pixie-voiced blond named Ronnie Harran, who booked the Whisky, saw us...She had an ear for talent...the Whisky was finally a gig we could be proud of...
sex band polygamy
Being in a band is like polygamy without the sex.
spirit courageous
Going first is courageous. I'm just talking on a spirit level now.
brother moving player
Bass players and drummers are brothers in the basement cooking up the groove that makes people move.
moving people heartbeat
The more the ensemble, the duet or the forty piece orchestra, plays as one person, the more it makes people dance, because you're back in the womb. You feel mom's heartbeat. It makes you move. It reminds you of that warm, groovy space you were in.
trying care musician
If an ensemble - I don't care if it's a duet or a forty-piece orchestra - the musicians, the two of them or the forty of them, are all trying to play as tight as possible, as one person. They're trying to play like they are one person.
heartbeat
We have our own little heartbeat, too. We already have what I would call polyrhythms going on.
passion sensual stuff
Why is there such passion for any sort of gossipy, provocative sensual stuff? It sells!