The Bitter End of Jim Morrison

According to French journalist Sam Bernett, the death of legendary "Doors" front man, Jim Morrison, was not quite as "natural" as stated at the time. As hinted in the Oliver Stone's biopic movie, Morrison's death, 36 years ago, was indeed caused by a massive drug and alcohol overdose. It seems that at the time, his demise was covered up by a network of drug dealers that provided the artist with his daily "nutrients". The French Police are currently considering reopening the case of this famous death.

Although his artistic talent and musical merits have never been questioned, Morrison's personal life (and death) were always a topic of gossip at the time, his mood swings, relationships, abuses and such making the front lines of every major tabloid in the USA. Morrison was famous, actually, for experimenting with every vice known to man, an probably every drug on the market. Some of the band's most famous songs were supposedly written while under the influence of psychotropic substances. The same movie I mentioned also suggests that Morrison "went" on vision-quests where he would find the inspiration for his surreal lyrics.

Taking all this into account we can realize that it probably was no surprise for those who knew him that he eventually passed away into that great Mexican mushroom in the sky at only 27 years of age, along with other rock stars that kicked the bucket in hippie age, like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis. Wow, all of those are drug-related deaths? Well, yeah. Janis died of heroin overdose, Hendrix died in his sleep due to a combination of wine and sleeping pills and Elvis...well, you already know that one. You don't? He died in a bathroom, from a drug overdose resulting in coronary arrhythmia. But, if you believe in the afterlife, imagine them all having a beer right now, up there, laughing at our theories.

This new one, not at all surprising for those who are familiar with the rock scene and the abuses that stardom brings along with it, will soon be researched in a book regarding Morrison, written by the same journalist that claims to "have been there". The book will be called "The End - Jim Morrison" and it will probably cost way more than it's worth. All this is making me wonder if these so-called news items aren't just a marketing stunt to increase the sales of the book, and who knows, maybe a new "The Doors" best of. I don't know, I'm just speculating, but that's the way things work nowadays.