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Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

A voracious reader and poet whose literary influences—from Rimbaud to Nietzsche—shaped the psychedelic rock revolution.

The Birth of Tragedy

Jim Morrison
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

Illuminations

Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

Read by Jim Morrison

byArthur Rimbaud
2011176 Pages

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

A Season in Hell

Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

Read by Jim Morrison

byArthur Rimbaud
1873103 Pages

I am a rock singer and your book travels around with me.

Jim Morrison

Source: Letter to Wallace Fowlie, 1968

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

Read by Jim Morrison

byWilliam Blake
179048 Pages

Source: Confirmed influence on band name and philosophy in 'No One Here Gets Out Alive'

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