Jim Morrison

I can't think of anyone who is or was nearly as cool as Jim Morrison. Maybe Jack Kerouac or Hunter S. Thompson, but no one else comes close, that I can think of. The Doors are one of my favorite bands. Jim Morrison is one of my favorite singers and lyricists. But every now and then, between all of his genius, he would say something either completely bizarre or funny. Regardless of what was said, or how he said it, the same result was achieved: Women screamed and men nodded in the affirmative.

"You're all a bunch of fuckin' idiots."

He said this during an open part of a song at a live show. If anyone else had said it, people would have been at least slightly offended. But what happened when Jim said it? Women screamed and men nodded.

"Adolph Hitler is alive. I slept with her last night."

This is actually a poem of his called Adolph Hitler. It's on the box-set. Play it for anyone and their reaction is guaranteed to be a brief pause, followed by, "Hold on, what?"

"Who cares? We just did the Ed Sullivan show."

This is my favorite. The Doors were on the Ed Sullivan show, where they played Light My Fire. The producers told Jim he couldn't say "Girl we couldn't get much higher." He agreed to change the line. But the show was live and he sang the line anyway. After the performance, Ed Sullivan walked over and said, "You will never be on this show again." Jim responded, "Who cares? We just did the Ed Sullivan show."

"I don't know how many of you believe in astrology..."

"I do!" yelled a female audience member.

"I think it's a bunch of bullshit."

"Me too!" yelled the same female audience member.

This is the perfect example of rock-stars having mind control over people.

"Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts."

Considering some of his decisions, he must have had some really bad haircuts.

"I don't remember my birth. It must have happened during one of my blackouts."

Genius.