Jim Morrison
Read by Jim Morrison
The Birth of Tragedy
Out of the Spirit of Music
byFriedrich Nietzsche
1872121 Pages“I think Nietzsche is the only one who's really understood where it's at.”
— Jim Morrison
Source: 1969 interview with Richard Goldstein for New York Magazine
byArthur Rimbaud
2011176 Pages(14,040)
“I don't read French that easily... I am a rock singer and your book travels around with me.”
— Jim Morrison
Source: Letter to Wallace Fowlie, 1968
byArthur Rimbaud
1873103 Pages“I am a rock singer and your book travels around with me.”
— Jim Morrison
Source: Letter to Wallace Fowlie, 1968
byWilliam Blake
179048 PagesSource: Confirmed influence on band name and philosophy in 'No One Here Gets Out Alive'
byJack Kerouac
1999320 PagesSource: Documented massive influence on his early life in biography 'No One Here Gets Out Alive'
The Doors of Perception
And Heaven and Hell
byAldous Huxley
2017144 PagesSource: Directly cited as the inspiration for the band name 'The Doors'
byAntonin Artaud
1958159 PagesSource: Biography 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' - influence on stage persona
byLouis-Ferdinand Céline
2006464 Pages(48,025)
Source: Inspiration for the song 'End of the Night' and cited in interviews
Life Against Death
The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History
byNorman O. Brown
1985366 PagesSource: Verified as highly influential by close friend Frank Lisciandro
byJoseph Campbell
2008418 PagesSource: Biography 'No One Here Gets Out Alive' - influenced his 'Lizard King' persona
The Golden Bough
A Study in Magic and Religion
byJames George Frazer
2009864 PagesSource: Direct source for the lyrics of 'Not to Touch the Earth'
byColin Wilson
1956302 PagesSource: Documented in high school/college reading lists and biographies
Beyond Good and Evil
Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
byFriedrich Nietzsche
2003240 Pages(111,047)
Source: Documented extensive study of Nietzsche's bibliography in major biographies
Studs Lonigan
A Trilogy
byJames T. Farrell
1935896 PagesSource: Recommended by Jim to his brother Andy Morrison
The Bridge
A Poem
byHart Crane
1992114 PagesSource: Direct lyrical borrow for 'Riders on the Storm' (Delicate riders of the storm)
byRichard Fariña
1996352 PagesSource: Direct reference in the song 'Been Down So Long'
byElias Canetti
1984496 PagesSource: Documented study of crowd dynamics for his stage performances
byWilliam Blake
186324 Pages“Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night.”
— Jim Morrison
Source: Direct source for lyrics in 'End of the Night'
byJames Baldwin
1956176 PagesSource: Verified via inventories of Jim Morrison's personal library
byAlbert Camus
1989144 PagesSource: Verified via inventories of Jim Morrison's personal library
The Flowers of Evil
Les Fleurs du Mal
byCharles Baudelaire
2008464 PagesSource: Major biographical source for his literary education
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
byWilliam S. Burroughs
2013304 PagesSource: Frequent mention in biographies regarding his beat generation influences
byAllen Ginsberg
195656 PagesSource: Frequent mention in biographies regarding his beat generation influences
byJoseph Conrad
2012160 PagesSource: Influence on 'The End' and well-documented as a favorite work
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