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The actual background, his life, only comes to 1980. The real treasure would be a trove of lyrics to his most beloved songs, as a Beatle and beyond.

It's difficult to feel sympathy for Jim Morrison. A rock god who drank his sorry ass to death. He was blessed with immense talents, as a poet and performer, yet he let his cravings devour him like too many of our idols before and since.

Refreshingly honest and not-quite linear memoir of a man who apparently can't die.

That's the problem with these books, you never know whether they're an accurate portrait of your idols or not. By the way, the film "The Song Remains the Same"? You can avoid it if you wish, you lose nothing and gain two hours you might otherwise never have again.

Apparently they had to assemble these pages from the tons of notes Bruce Lee left behind, and somehow make a coherent mess out of it.
Yep, sounds like how I work.
Anyway, if you want to know the man, here's what you read. Cheers.

I'll never think so badly about Mormonism again. I know we have strange ideas, but compared to the leaders of Scientology, Mormons are the epitome of scientific clarity.

A could've-been nightmare dealing in alternate history, where Nazis rule America...oh wait, that's happening now.

Igno