The Doors' Surviving Members Respond To Ray Manzarek's Death
As I'm sure you've heard, legendary The Doors keyboardist Ray Mazarek passed away yesterday at 74, succumbing to a long and secretive battle with bile duct cancer. Manzarek, who founded The Doors in 1965 with the late Jim Morrison, guitarist Robbie Krieger and drummer John Densmore, was a true original; his iconic sound--which provided both the bass lines and classically-influenced flourishes behind many of The Doors' greatest songs—won't soon be forgotten.
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"I'm just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last Decade," Krieger said in a statement (via
Watch Jimmy Kimmel Join Huey Lewis And The News For "I Want A New Drug"
It's a good thing Huey Lewis And The News chose Jimmy Kimmel Live to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1983 breakout Sports with a super-fun version of "I Want A New Drug"—who else on late night TV could've possibly handled those wailing clarinet solos but Kimmel, right?
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The special anniversary deluxe edition reissue of Sports, featuring a slew of bonus material (but, thankfully, no Jimmy Kimmel clarinet solos) is out now. Check out last night's "I Want A New Drug" below and feel free to speculate what Patrick Bateman might make of it in the comments.
Happy 71st birthday to Robert Allen Zimmerman, the man you will forever put on your Top 10 Artists list (even if you only know "Like a Rolling Stone"). No, not your Jewish neighbor with an itch to pick up his Les Paul and play “The Times They Are a-Changin’” whenever his wife is busy watching Glee--I’m talking Bob Dylan here! Mazel tov to all who knew that.
Influential in an era I cannot recall ('90s kids all the way), most of us never got to experience first-hand the societal ruckus Bob Dylan caused in his yesteryears. Not that he's any less relevant now--Dylan is still "the cool thing to do"--but there’s plenty you probably missed out on, so I’m gonna throw you all the Top 10 Bob Dylan facts I’ve come across that I bet you didn’t know.
10. According to Bob Spitz, author of The Beatles: The Biography, it was Dylan who first introduced the Fab Four to marijuana.
9. His great-grandfather and uncles owned the biggest movie theaters in Hibbing, Minnesota, allowing a young Dylan to watch films for free.
8. When he was first signed to Columbia Records, Dylan conned his way out of a stipulation that required his parents' signatures (at 20, Dylan was considered a minor at the time) by convincing John Hammond that he was an orphan.
7. Dylan’s first draft of "Like a Rolling Stone" was six pages long.
6. One night at Max's Kansas City, Dylan and his road manager Bob Neuwirth insulted The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones until Jones broke down in tears.
5. After Elvis died, Dylan didn't speak to anyone for a week.
4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" was recorded in one take.
3. Joni Mitchell recently revealed a giant grudge against Dylan.
2. He appeared in a 2004 Victoria’s Secret Commercial.
1. Dylan has nine grandchildren and sports a bumper sticker on his car that reads "World's Greatest Grandpa."
Have any other facts to add about Bobby D? Throw some opinions and birthday love to the World’s Greatest Grandpa in the comments section below!
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