Robby Krieger

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INTERVIEW: RAY MANZAREK OF THE DOORS

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“I’ll tell you what happened to me when I first opened up my doors of perception …”

How many interviews can one sort through before they find a question that hasn’t been asked or answered? When it comes to co-founder and illustrious keyboardist, Ray Manzarek of The Doors, there aren’t many.

RIP Ray Manzarek. Your infinite influence will never be forgotten.

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JOHN DENSMORE OF THE DOORS UNHINGED

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I quoted Robby in this piece I wrote for The Nation that got syndicated in Rolling Stone and the London Guardian, saying, ‘In the short run we might lose some dough, but in the long run our songs will mature and maybe be worth more dough.’

This is after he heard that someone decided not to commit suicide because of hearing one of our songs. That’s the point. It was a soundtrack for people’s lives. To me, that’s kind of a precious relationship, and I don’t want to distort that. Continue reading

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INTERVIEW: THE GOOD AMERICAN ON ZAPPA THURSDAYS

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He said tomorrow it’s Thursday, you can play all the Zappa you want. And I go, “Zappa Thursdays.” And he said, “Yes, tomorrow is Zappa Thursday.” It was an inside joke going on for a while, until it all came together at River Gods, where I was DJing Thursdays anyhow. Continue reading

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DEFEND YOURSELF!: ROBBY KRIEGER

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The Captain snags an interview with the one and only Robby Krieger of the Doors, arguably one of the most talented guitarists of all time. +100,000 points to Craig for keeping Krieger laughing the whole time. +3,000,540 for asking him a question he’s never heard before. Continue reading