July 3, 1971
James Douglas Morrison
Also Known As:
The Lizard King
Mr. Mojo Risin'
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July 3, 1971 James Douglas Morrison Also Known As: The Lizard King Mr. Mojo Risin' |
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During his lifetime, Morrison had been compared to an angel and called the devil, and almost everything in between. From Mephistopheles to the ultimate Barbie doll, from the King of Acid Rock to Mickey Mouse de Sade. He was Dionysus come to earth, a shaman in a foreign body. Rock star and poet. Genius and holy fool.
Mr. Mojo makes his appearance in the song L.A. Woman. The verse goes something like this:
One thing we know for sure is that `Mr. Mojo Risin' is a perfect anagram.
Re-arrange the letters and it spells `Jim Morrison'. The only other thing we
know is from John Densmore's book. In his book, John says, "Since it contained
the black slang word mojo (for sexual prowess), I got the idea to steadily
increase the tempo back up to the orginal speed, a la orgasm."
One rumor about Jim Morrison is that an Indian's soul was living within him. When he was four, he was riding in a car past an accident involving an Indian. He swore that the Indian's soul jumped out into him. Then, at the concert in Miami, the Indian's soul left his body. He proceeded to go crazy. Ray Manzerek swore that he saw the Indian leave Jim's body. This was in the movie, but not explained.
Also, Jim never wore anything under his leather pants. I'll leave the rest up to your imagination. And, during one recording of You're Lost Little Girl, Jim's girlfriend, Pamela Courson, gave him head after producer Paul Rothchild had jokingly considered hiring a hooker. The recording didn't turn out.
I also heard a rumor that Jim's body was going to be moved after the lease on his burial spot was up, but I've heard that Pere Laichese wouldn't dream of giving him up, as most of their tourism is to view his grave.
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