“I didn't love Jim Morrison 'cause he was self-destructive. I loved him because of his work. Because of the way he merged poetry and rock 'n' roll.” — Patti Smith

"THE SURREALISTIC EYES" SALVADOR DALÍ // 1980 [mixed media with bronze | 34 cm.]

The Doors, 1967.

jim morrison by linda mccartney c. 1967

Howlin’ Wolf performing at a grocery store in West Memphis, Arkansas, 1951. Photo Ernest Withers.

BANKS, Thomas Thetis Rising from the Sea 1778 Marble, height 91,4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Lou Reed at Andy Warhols Factory, 1966.

the last motel on the pre-1938 alignment of route 66 through albuquerque—back then it ran north-south along 4th street. these days it runs east-west along central ave. if i won the lottery, the first thing i’d do would be to buy this place and make sure it always stayed timelessly preserved. 

albuquerque, new mexico.

© tag christof

jim morrison performing at the back bay theatre in boston, march 17, 1968.

The guy she told you not to worry about.

Jim Morrison of the Doors

“You could tell that Jim loved to sing the blues, those rural blues. It was the most dramatic way he could deal with his pain and the most effective release valve for pent-up rage.” — John Densmore

Carnival dogs Consume the lines Can't see your face in my mind

“There does seem to be a trend toward a return to a kind of primitive outlook on life, a more tribal attitude, and I think it’s a natural reaction to industrialization. But unfortunately, it’s kind of naive because the future is going to become increasingly mechanized, computerized, as you call it, and I don’t think there’s any turning back. It’s just figuring out a way to survive and thrive in that kind of society. I don’t think there’s any chance of going back. Look at it this way, too. The hippie lifestyle is really a middle-class phenomenon, and it could not exist in any other society except ours where there’s such an incredible surfeit of products.” (Jim Morrison, from an interview with Tony Thomas on CBC Radio)