This 1971 Doors Classic Reveals Jim Morrison’s Distress From Conviction Before His Death

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This 1971 Doors Classic Reveals Jim Morrison’s Distress From Conviction Before His Death. On October 30, 1970 Jim Morrison sat in a Miami courtroom waiting to hear his sentencing for indecent exposure and open profanity. His defense files a motion for a new trial- they are denied. The judge enters the courtroom and begins to lecture Morrison on his responsibilities as a citizen and an entertainer. The prosecution goes through a list of Morrison’s prior run-ins dating back to his 1963 Florida State University arrest when he was a student at age 19. The Judge then announces his sentence of six months in jail and a $500 fine for Indecent Exposure and a sixty day sentence for Open Profanity. He remains free on a $50,000 bond pending his appeal.

From Jim Morrison’s distress a paradox emerges that develops into a timeless Doors classic that will become his swan song.

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All Comments (21)
  • @glennabate1708
    One of the most visited spots in Paris and it’s not like Paris doesn’t have much to see.
  • @waldoparsnip1025
    Densmore said Jim never pulled it out , and a reporter asked him , " How do you know , you were way back there on the drums ? " And John said ," Because somebody would have tripped over it ! "
  • @JesseNothing33
    I adore listening to Jim speak about his ideas on life and society and anything, really.
  • @BeFearless_.1
    An empathetic intellectual, light years ahead of his peers!
  • @lorewilhelm9182
    Such a unique rock band and I've always loved them. I thought about Jim and the band when I'd be at Venice beach in my youth.
  • @davidellis5141
    The eerie Riders On The Storm was fittingly the last song Jim Morrison recorded with The Doors 🚪.
  • @Jay-n262
    Riders on the Storm and Not to Touch the Earth are probably my 2 favorite Doors songs.
  • @chriswatts9019
    This is a gem of a video on Jim! His intellect and addiction, the artist touture.
  • Everyone should listen to the Morrison interviews on YouTube, where he talks about, is conviction, and trial. He’s quite intelligent, and interesting to talk to. Pam was a heroin addict. It’s possible that a drunk, and overweight Jim Morrison snorted some heroin thinking it was cocaine, or very drunk, decided to try it at the nightclub and died on the toilet. Then moved to his bathroom at his apartment. Lots of theories, and no autopsy ensures you’ll never know.
  • @Etheldreda-
    It’s Mindblowing to think about how Jim was only in his early to mid twenties here
  • @LucyLennon20
    I thought i knew all there is to know about Jim Morrison and The Doors. Thank You for this enlightening video, Freewheelin'
  • @Audfile
    Talking about the coming dehumanizing of the computer age and those computers could only spell out your name on a dot matrix printer. Incredibly prescient.
  • @SeltaebEht
    0:50 i think people do not realize that $50k in the 70s is the equivalent of almost half million dollars in todays money adjusted for inflation. That's a lot !!!!!
  • @RoyGNH
    He could not have been more spot on about how only the middle class had the ability to voice their concerns to the country. Essentially that group historically had the resources to do so. Now the system seems to be working very hard at dismantling that middle class, in efforts to eliminate that capability as a means to more easily control the masses. If he could see the direction things have been going over the last several years, he would agree 100% I’m sure. RIP Jim.
  • Morrison was a real life Jekyll and Hyde character when alcohol was involved. Had he not succumbed to alcoholism, he could have succeeded in about any occupation that interested him due to his high intellect. I could envision him teaching psychology, sociology, English literature, poetry, or philosophy at the university level. Of course we'll never know what could have been.
  • Listening to the late Jim Morrison It's like travelling back in Time Wonderful video Rest in peace Jim 🙏 🇮🇪 🇺🇲