JIM MORRISON AND HIS NOTES: INSPIRATION AND POETRY BECOME SONGS

Jim Morrison had the habit of carrying a diary or some sheets of paper with him to write down his impressions and feelings about his surroundings.

His sensitivity combined with his spirit of observation toward the reality and with his humanistic cultural background.

Often some of these notes would turn into poems and sometimes even into the wonderful songs of The Doors.

He continued this practice throughout his career, except during some of the most turbulent and chaotic periods of his life. However, from the beginning of his adventure with The Doors through all of 1967, Morrison very often wrote notes that included the lyrics of the songs he was composing.

The lyrics would then be sung by him to the rest of the group, leading to the construction of the structure and arrangement of each song.

This creative process covered almost all of the compositions that appeared on The Doors' first three albums and continued in later works although less frequently.

We can get an idea of how this was done from a studio recording of Morrison singing alone and keeping the rhythm by clapping his hands. He sings the words and the melody of the verse of "Blue Sunday" (included on "Morrison Hotel," the band's fifth LP, released in early 1970).

There are several photographs that testify to Morrison's habit of jotting down ideas and verses, showing him while carrying journals or papers as he moves from place to place.

In addition, there are some photographs that show the original manuscript of the lyrics of two magnificent songs that were part of the group's second LP ("Strange Days", released in September 1967).

The first of the two manuscripts is that of "When The Music's Over", divided into two sheets due to the length of the lyrics of this masterpiece.

The second manuscript, on the other hand, belongs to "Strange Days", the amazing tune that gave its name to the album just mentioned.

These are two documents that allow us to observe Morrison's original handwriting style in two of the most evocative and fascinating lyrics ever written by the singer.

We invite you to look at them and imagine the magical moment when they were written by the poetic, restless and inspiring genius of The Doors’ frontman.