Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr.better known as Ray Manzarek, was an American musician, singer, producer, film director, and author, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973. Manzarek was notable for performing on a keyboard bass during many live shows and some recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player. He was a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 2001 until his death...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth12 February 1939
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
John is going to get about a million dollars for doing nothing. He gets an equal share as us, and we were out there working. A free million bucks. That's a gig I'd like.
It doesn't matter what we call it, it's still Robbie and I together playing 'Light My Fire' and 'Love Me Two Times.' John should come and play and let us celebrate and keep this music alive. Look, what do I say to the cynics? I would like to play with Jim Morrison again. But you know what? I can't call him. I'm sorry. He's dead. He's busy. He's in eternity.
Movies were very important. The art-form of the 20th century.
One of the great gifts of being a human being is that you can get rid of yourself and enter into the oneness of music.
Time is just a moment that we occupy in this brief spin around the planet.
You want a showman, go see rock 'n' roll bands today. You want to have a shamanistic experience, get psychedelic, then you watch The Doors.
I need three million dollars to make a low-budget, intellectual, artistic, exciting, erotic movie with a great soundtrack.
Rock 'n' roll is like a circus today.
I played music practically my entire life. But the first time I ever really played music was with John and Robby and Jim That's where it happened. it was an epiphany, a moment of profound clarity