This is an interview with the late Jim Morrison by someone who is interesting himself. The clothes, the lingo, the hairstyle. This is a great piece of cultural history. I don’t want to go back! Jim Morrison acts very strangely and speaks so slowly. Due to drugs and alcohol, he died at 27 in Paris.
“RECORDING DATE: 04/28-29/1969
LOCATION: PBS Studios – NY
PRODUCTION: PBS
COLOR: Yes
HOST: Richard Goldstein
“PBS Critique’s color broadcast titled “A Profile of Jim Morrison and The Doors – On and Off Stage’. The performance was filmed on April 28th, and the Interview on April 29th. The panel discussion was later filmed on May 23rd. It is unknown wether or not more footage exists from this performance. Includes the only known complete live recording of ‘The Soft Parade’. Frank Lisciandro, who was on site photographing the show, recalled in his book that Light My Fire was performed, although recently Frank has revealed that Light My Fire was not performed on this show. Also featured is a 10 minute interview with the band by Richard Goldstein in which Jim attempts to read from ‘The Lords And New Creatures’. The panel discussion includes Richard Goldstein, Patricia Kennealy, William ‘Rosko’ Mercer from WNEW-FM, and Alfred G. Aronowitz. The show was originally broadcast on WNET – Channel 13 in New York, and re-broadcast on June 29.”
