We lost a great one on Monday – Ray Manzarek of the Doors, at age 74. Thankfully the latimes.com pointed the spotlight today on Ray’s relationship with the members of X:
The music that keyboardist Ray Manzarek made as part of the Doors helped define the 1960s, and also was a crucial part of the Southern California music scene in the latter half of that decade.
Two generations of L.A. music met in the late 1970s when Manzarek connected with punk band X to produce the group’s first four studio albums. The band’s songwriters and lead singers, Exene Cervenka and bassist John Doe, reflect on the music of the Doors and their relationship with Manzarek, who died Monday at 74 of cancer.
Read the full interview here:
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Had a permanent backstage pass to X concerts. Met Ray Manzarek at the Whisky and he seemed like a very nice man. The Doors were my favorite band ever, will never be one like them! Thanks for posting this.
Ray’s playing was a staple of The Doors. He’ll certainly be missed after such a long and fruitful career helping to create such haunting music. The Doors’ songs opened my mind to other realms of possibilities and cleansed my perception. I paid tribute to Ray when I heard of his passing by creating a new portrait of him and some melting doors which you can see on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-memoriam-ray-manzarek.html Drop by and let me know how The Doors influenced you too.