Set The Night on Fire

Robby Krieger rescues from oblivion his experiences with The Doors during the wildest years of rock. Through brief chapters, full of humor and revelations, the legendary guitarist leads us to the origin of the band and his most amazing moments: the pawnshop where he bought his first guitar; the cell he was thrown into as a teenager after a drug bust; the living room where the first rehearsals for The Doors took place; Jim Morrison's camel discussions; the empty bars and backyard parties where they played their first concerts; the studios where their songs were recorded; the many concert venues that erupted in historic riots... Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and separating fact from fiction has to date been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years of silence, Krieger decides to shed some light. Everything the author recalls in these fascinating memoirs, about Jim Morrison and about that time when rock was born, reminds us that the truth can be even more fascinating than the legends.