Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and The Doors Paperback – 1 Sept. 1991

Great book with some interesting pictures. I am enjoying reading it very much. John Densmore is very open and honest, down to earth and personal. The book provides a very good insight to the the true nature of Jim Morrison and his relationship with John and the other members of the band. John was the last person to speak to Jim and he details that phone conversation here. John’s book provides a good complement to Ray’s Light My Fire, Robbie’s Set The Night On Fire and Jerry Hopkins & Danny Sugarman’s No One Gets Out Of Here Alive. Definitely a worthwhile read for all Doors fans.

Much better and more interestingly written than the Ray Manzarek biog. Densmore is undoubtedly bitter at Jim Morrison for throwing it all away on drugs and alcohol and has written this book to try to lay those demons but it is so much more than that. Much more insight into the band, all four of them and how they went about making their music. Whereas Manzarek thought Morrison was nothing short of a 'god', Densmore is far more down to earth and writes an excellent history. Read this and then put the music on and really listen to what an amazing band these four were.

This is a book about the Doors, written by their drummer. It explains how they came together as a band, how they recorded their albums and of course talks about Jim Morrison, his personality, his drug and alcohol abuse and his death. Its good as you know this is from someone who was actually there, and suffered through Morrison's destructive behaviour. Its not all about him, there is a lot about Densmore's life at the same time, his relationships with his family and things like that, but it also provides a really good and interesting account of how they decided on their sound, recorded their songs, and basically made it as a band. I always think books about bands by the band members are best, as its from an insiders account, and I think this is a good example of one. Recommended for anyone who is a fan of the Doors, or just generally music, as it does also touch on the music scene at the same time that the Doors were first around.

As a fan of The Doors music since the release of Light My Fire in 1967 anything that crops up about the band is always of interest. Heaven knows why I waited so long to read john Densmore's account of the period but the read was worth waiting for. Informative and entertaining.

I truly liked this book especially as its written by Densmore, the drummer, who offers something different from the other books on the band. He offers an honest insight into the short but great career of the Doors. I recommend anyone who likes the band to read this.

Hard to put down, great warts and all read that doesn't sugar coat Morrison's problems.

Kind of enjoyed this book didnt like that John densmore painted a bad picture of jim.morrison.wasnt much good said about him

I really enjoyed reading this book, if you are thinking of reading this then the one thing worth noting is that this is not a book about Jim Morrison, of course he features heavily in it but John Densmore seems just as baffled (if not more so) by Morrison's behaviour as the rest of us.I've had this book on my shelf for a couple of years, whereas I've always wanted to read it, I figured I'd have to be int he right frame of mind to read something this dark.....I couldn't have been more wrong, it's not particulary dark , Jim Morrisons death is covered in chapter 1 and this seems to get it out of the way so Densmore can tell his story. It works really well, the book is far easier to read than I thought it would be.