Jim Morrison: Friends Gathered Together

A biographical oral history compiled by Frank J. Lisciandro - a longtime friend, UCLA classmate, and film collaborator of Jim Morrison. Rather than a traditional author‑narrated biography, this book is rooted in conversations and interviews with more than a dozen people who actually knew Morrison personally: friends, colleagues, lovers, and figures from the 1960s West Coast music scene. Its aim is to cut through the myths, rumors, and sensationalized stories that have swirled around Morrison over the decades and instead present a more honest, firsthand portrait of the man behind the myth.

Spanning Morrison's early years - including his high school days and UCLA film school experience - through the formation of The Doors and his rise to fame, the book weaves a tapestry of personal anecdotes, candid recollections, and previously unpublished photographs. Contributors include musicians, concert promoters, publicists, and friends whose voices bring Morrison’s poetry, lyricism, humor, contradictions, and humanity into focus.

Highly Recommended for Doors collectors and Morrison aficionados.

392p. Published by Vision Words & Wonder LLC