Description: This biography is considered the definitive account of Jim Morrison's life and career. It is based on extensive interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates, and provides a detailed look at his personality, his creativity, and his struggles with addiction.
2. The Lords and the New Creatures by James Riordan
Description: This book is a critical examination of Morrison's poetry and music. Riordan argues that Morrison was a major poet and that his work deserves to be studied alongside that of other great poets of the 20th century.
3. Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend by Stephen Davis
Description: This biography provides a comprehensive account of Morrison's life and career. Davis draws on a variety of sources, including interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates, as well as his own research into Morrison's life and work.
4. Break On Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison by Robert Greenfield
Description: This biography is based on extensive interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates. Greenfield provides a detailed account of Morrison's life and career, and offers insights into his personality, his creativity, and his struggles with addiction.
5. Jim Morrison: The Final Years by Frank Lisciandro
Description: This book focuses on the last years of Morrison's life. Lisciandro draws on a variety of sources, including interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates, as well as his own research into Morrison's life and work.
6. Jim Morrison: Days of Rage by A J Weberman
Description: This book provides a detailed account of Jim Morrison's early life and career. Weberman draws on a variety of sources, including interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates, as well as his own research into Morrison's life and work.
7. Jim Morrison: Shaman Poet by David Dalton
Description: This book explores the spiritual side of Jim Morrison's life and work. Dalton argues that Morrison was a shamanic poet who used his music to connect with the spirit world.
8. Jim Morrison: An Illustrated Biography by Danny Sugerman
Description: This biography is filled with rare photographs and illustrations that help to tell the story of Jim Morrison's life and career. Sugerman provides a detailed account of Morrison's life and work, and offers insights into his personality, his creativity, and his struggles with addiction.
9. Jim Morrison: The Lizard King by Jerry Hopkins
Description: This biography draws on extensive interviews with Morrison's friends, family, and bandmates, as well as Hopkins' own research into Morrison's life and work. Hopkins provides a detailed account of Morrison's life and career, and offers insights into his personality, his creativity, and his struggles with addiction.