Shaman or Fool? I am the Lizard King I can Do Anything: The Doors Part I.
Do people need to understand us for us to be free?
Is there freedom without self sacrifice? How about with self distruction?
Is there freedom only in death? Are we truly free only when we fully express who we are?
Is it freedom if it hurts others around us? Is it freedom if it sets everyone free around us?
I think these are some of the questions Jim Morrison struggled with in his rather brief but irreverent life. He was said to be a genius; but was he a Shaman or a fool?
The Doors gave birth to a strange and unique sound. It came of jazz and blues and flamenco guitar. It came of beach sounds, hallucinogens and deserts. It came of smoky bars, beat poets and French novelists. It burned the brightest when the creativity was turned up and left to go where it wanted. It waned and crashed when it was out of control and too self-aware.
