Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a story it never expected to tell. For a culture that values and admires celebrity, the death of vibrant public figures with potential yet to fulfill serves as a harsh reminder that despite glamour, talent and seemingly charmed lives, all of us are mortal. Whether on screens big or small, over the radio airwaves or in bright vivid color on canvas, the sudden passing of an entertainer can feel like the...

A lost painting commissioned by The Doors star Jim Morrison just before his death has been turned into a new must-have poster for his fans.

Artist T.E. Breitenbach created The Morrison Triptych at the request of the rock legend during the winter of 1970/71 - months before the singer/poet's death in Paris, France.

Morrison planned to use the piece as the cover of an album of poetry - but he died without telling anyone of his wishes, and Breitenbach's creation became a forgotten piece of rock art.

Now, the editors of fanzine Strange Days Newsletter have unearthed the painting a...

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is terrified she will join the "27 Club" - the tragic group of rock stars who died in their prime.

The Rehab hitmaker has fought a public battle against drink and drug addictions and last month spent time in hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to medication.

Now a former aide to the 25-year-old has lifted the lid on her fears - insisting the singer is obsessed with her own mortality.

Alex Haines, Winehouse's former personal assistant, also estimates the star spent up to $5,000 a week feeding her drug habit.

He tells Britain's News o...

Since the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reformed last December for a one-off show to pay tribute to late Atlantic Records founder and legend Ahmet Ertegun, the man who discovered and brought us some of the most talented artists of all-time (seriously, we really could use another Ahmet right about now-- but since the almighty dollar overshadows the need for actual talent we can forget that) and gave a handful of folks in England the greatest holiday gift ever, there has been a weekly story about the band going on tour. And not going on tour. But wanting to tour. And not wanting to tour. ...

We've waited 17 years for a full length album of new Guns N' Roses material, and this stretch of time was made all the more ridiculous after all the delays, firings, and apparent breakdowns by Axl Rose, the band's only remaining original member, and his ill-fated project: Chinese Democracy. As more and more time elapsed, as release dates were pushed back further-and-further, the expectations for this album became higher or lower, depending on how you look at it. Some might say that it couldn't possibly be good because Axl is totally off his rocker and has made simply putting out a rock n'...

Late Doors star Jim Morrison's father has died, aged 89. Rear Admiral George Morrison died of natural causes on November 17. A veteran of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Morrison was largely disowned by his rock star son, who insisted his parents were dead in early interviews.

The feeling was mutual - the seaman rarely discussed his son as he rose up the ranks.

In 1990, Morrison visited his son's grave in Paris, France and had a plaque installed.

Shortly after the Morrisons moved to Coronado, California in 2002, the admiral's wife died, and reports suggest ...

Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce Rock The Phone, a Website offering rockin' ringtones for every phone of legendary songs from some of rock 'n' roll's greatest bands, including The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Ramones, and more.

Not a subscription service, wireless consumers nationwide can visit www.rockthephone.com for access to over 100 classic rock ringtones for $2.99 each. For a limited time, the website will offer a free ringtone of The Doors' "Love Me Two Times," and Sprint customers will have exclusive access to eight ringtones until December 11.

In addit...

Rock legend Jim Morrison may be alive and living in the Seychelles, according to his former Doors bandmate Ray Manzarek.

The Doors keyboardist admits he became suspicious after Morrison died as the enigmatic singer had discussed the possibility of faking his own death and going into hiding abroad.

In 1971, a year after the alleged discussion, Morrison was found dead in his Paris, France apartment after reportedly suffering a heart attack after a drug binge.

And the bizarre circumstances of the tragic incident have led to continued speculation about whether the iconic rocker ...

Peak Records recently released Heroes, the latest album from five-time Grammy nominated pianist/composer arranger and producer David Benoit. Celebrating 30-plus years as a recording artist, Benoit puts fresh, exuberant spins on classic songs by legendary pop, rock and jazz artists whose brilliance inspired his own.

While paying homage to Jazz piano icons Dave Grusin, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver and Dave Brubeck, on Heroes he also lets fans in on an exciting little secret; he's an unabashed lover of pop and rock music who was equally influenced by the likes of The Beatles...

John Lennon gave the marching orders long ago. Imagine. For his part, veteran concert promoter Rick Bowen imagined a rock concert like no other: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together on one stage. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and other legends performing with the benefit of today's state-of-the-art lighting and sound. The elusive tribal feeling, unique to classic rock concerts, recreated for a new generation.

Imagine no more. "Flashback - the Classic Rock Experience," featuring the Mystic Orchestra, is about to storm the concert arenas of America - kicking off August 27 at the Ci...

There are a handful of acts that certain music lovers yearn to experience in their lifetime. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Doors. The Clash. When it becomes apparent that experiencing some of these acts may not happen, it's a bitter pill to swallow. I have never seen a Springsteen concert. I yearned to see one before it was all over. When keyboardist Danny Federici lost his long battle with cancer last week, the E Street Band's immortality was in question. This was one, I thought, that I must see.

Bruce began the show with a tribute to Federici. The lights stayed off w...

You've been behind the music, read the dirt and seen the concerts, now experience what it takes, and meet who is involved, in the making of a Classic Album. Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the April 22 release of The Doors, as the next installment of its much-lauded "Classic Albums" DVD series.

The year was 1967. The music industry was going through an upheaval as the old guard was giving way to a youth culture revolution that turned thought, sound and politics inside-out and upside-down. In the midst of all this, one of, if not arguably the greatest rock'n'roll debut al...

An appeals court has reopened a breach of contract lawsuit brought by The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek against an insurance firm. Manzarek's case against St. Paul Fire And Marine Insurance Company was dismissed by a district court in 2006, a decision that was overruled by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals in San Francisco, California on Tuesday.

The 69-year-old had sued the firm when it declined to provide insurance coverage for losses sustained by Manzarek and Doors Touring, Inc. when The Doors drummer John Densmore successfully won a legal battle to stop Manzarek and guitarist ...

The decorated bathroom door from Jim Morrison's childhood home has been removed from auction website eBay.com a day after going under the hammer. The "Love Her Madly" door, painted by artist Doug Wright, was displayed at a Music of The Doors philharmonic concert in Buffalo, New York on Saturday - and then put up for auction to raise cash for local charities.

But the item was mysteriously absent from eBay on Sunday.

The door was taken from the former Clearwater, Florida home of The Doors star Morrison's grandparents, and featured a novelty doorbell that played snippets from the g...

Happy Birthday to Christian singer Rachel Lampa (1985), "Buffy" actress Amber Benson (1977), New York Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi (1971), R&B singer R. Kelly (1969), "Homicide: Life on the Street" star Michelle Forbes (1967), Mother Love Bone lead singer Andrew Wood (1966; d. 1990), Austrian chef/restaurateur Wolfgang Puck (1949), English singer/actor David Bowie (1947), Doors guitarist Robby Krieger (1946), fantasy author Terry Brooks (1944), "A Brief History of Time" author Stephen Hawking (1942), game show host Bob Eubanks (1938), "James Bond" theme song singer Shirley Bassey (193...

Happy Birthday to "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976), NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick (1975), New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (1968), Irish singer Sinead O'Connor (1966), "Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher (1964), political pundit Ann Coulter (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (1957), "8 Mile" actress Kim Basinger (1953), keyboardist Gregg Allman (1947), The Doors singer/poet Jim Morrison (1943; d. 1971), "Kill Bill" actor David Carradine (1936), comedian Flip Wilson (1933; d. 1998), Austrian actor Maximilian Schell (1930), Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr....

Happy Birthday to British actress Emily Mortimer (1971), actor Jeremy Northam (1961), jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius (1951; d. 1987), Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), comedic/dramatic actress Bette Midler (1945), The Doors drummer John Densmore (1944), comedian Richard Pryor (1940; d. 2005), golfer Lee Trevino (1939), singer Lou Rawls (1935), comedian/director Woody Allen (1935), and stage actress Mary Martin (1913; d. 1990).

Marianne Faithfull was party to a fabled cover-up surrounding the death of late The Doors frontman Jim Morrison - but she "split" the rocker's Paris, France hotel home when she realized what was going on.

In a new TV documentary, chronicling the last day of Morrison's life, the rocker's former record label boss, Steve Harris, echoes recent revelations made by Paris club manager Sam Bernett by claiming the "Light My Fire" hitmaker did not die in a bathtub, as reported.

Like Bernett, Harris reveals Morrison's dead body was taken back to the hotel suite he was sharing with girlfrie...

The front door of the home rock legend Jim Morrison lived in for six years of his life is up for sale on auction website eBay.com.

The door, which fronted the Clearwater, Florida home owned by The Doors star's grandparents Paul and Caroline Morrison, was carefully removed by contractors working for building company Triangle Development when the house was demolished to make way for a condominium project, which is currently under development.

Triangle bosses, realizing the importance of the door, preserved it and other artifacts to memorialize the late singer/songwriter.

In a ...

Ray Manzarek's marriage certificate and the handwritten lyrics to Jim Morrison's first poem have been added to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as part of a new 40th anniversary tribute to The Doors.

The Doors memorabilia was added to the Cleveland, Ohio museum when the group was inducted to the Hall Of Fame in 1993, but new items have been added to coincide with a new "Break On Through - The Lasting Legacy Of The Doors" exhibition. The show is the first to be endorsed by Morrison's family.

The new items also include Robby Krieger's custom Gibson guitar and a promotional record that...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell have recruited Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph and Jonny Lang for a five-date all-star tour of the late guitar great's songbook.

Former Doors star Robby Krieger, ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor and Double Trouble's Chris Layton will join the upcoming Experience Hendrix U.S. tour, which begins in Washington, D.C. in October.

The five-date outing is the follow-up to the first Experience Hendrix shows, which took place in 2004, and featured Carlos Santana and Paul Rodgers.

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"I won't ask a woman if she's pregnant unless the baby is crowning. We've all seen that happen, where you say, 'So, when are you due?' And there's just that blank stare." Ryan Reynolds is afraid to ask women if they're expecting.

"We're the f&%#ing Jim Morrisons, we're the f&%#ing Kurt Cobains of this." Kanye West claims he and 50 Cent are already as legendary as the late The Doors and Nirvana frontmen.

"I could never get a tattoo. I don't want to commit to anything if I don't know how it's going to look in 10 years." Gwen Stefani would rather keep her skin ink-free.

"We can...

On Sunday, July 22 at 9:00AM ET/PT, the A&E Network premiered Private Sessions, a weekly one-hour performance and interview series hosted by Lynn Hoffman. Filmed in a small, intimate studio in New York City, the series will showcase exclusive performances and conversations with top names in entertainment with a focus on contemporary music ranging from rock 'n' roll to pop to country. Each Sunday morning Private Sessions will explore the body of work of a single artist or group and feature current releases as well as career-building, influential or defining projects.

The premiere epis...

LOS ANGELES - After a controversial incident on stage in Miami shortened The Doors' 1969 tour, the band roared back in 1970 with the astounding Morrison Hotel, followed by an inspired tour; their last with singer Jim Morrison. Bright Midnight Archives celebrates the beginning of an era's end with a three-disc set that captures the tour's first stop at the Boston Arena on April 10, 1970. Featuring complete recordings of both the early and late shows, The Doors Live In Boston '70 is available July 24 at all retail outlets and at www.rhino.com and www.thedoors.com. It can also be preordered no...

Late The Doors star Jim Morrison died from a heroin overdose at a lavatory in a Paris club and not in his hotel room as is thought - according to the venue's former boss. The sensational claims are made by Sam Bernett who refutes the official cause of the rocker's death, which say he collapsed and died in his Paris apartment in 1971.

Bernett, who managed the famed Rock 'n' Roll Circus club in the French capital, insists the singer's death was covered up to avoid police investigating the nightspot's drug activities.

He says, "The club was full of dealers. Jim disappeared to the ...

Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire and The Good, The Bad And The Queen were among the winners at the Mojo Awards in London last night. Newlywed singer Winehouse accepted Woman Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Rehab" at the star-studded ceremony in The Brewery venue.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn's new project The Good, The Bad And The Queen picked up Best Album for their eponymous-named debut, while Arcade Fire was named Best Live Act.

Music veterans Ozzy Osbourne and Alice Cooper were named Icon Of The Year and Hero Of The Year respectively, while Ike Turner was named Legend Of The Y...

Rock legends The Doors are set to release highlights from their last tour as part of a new three-CD box set. Rare audio from the band's early and late shows on April 10th 1970, at Boston Arena will feature on The Doors Live In Boston '70, which is slated for release in July.

Although a handful of live tunes from the final tour appeared on the group's Absolutely Live album, the Boston shows are virtually unheard. The liner notes for the upcoming package include memories from the surviving members of the band.

Drummer John Densmore recalls front man Jim Morrison being extremely d...

Nicolas Cage's former partner Christina Fulton is hoping to reteam with her The Doors co-star Val Kilmer in a new thriller. Fulton, the mother of Cage's teenage son Weston, played Nico to Kilmer's Jim Morrison in The Doors biopic and now she's fighting to get the actor to join the cast of Rock Point - a new film about an American Indian swimming team that disappears on a trip.

She says, "I'd really like to work with Val again. He made me feel so comfortable when I was a newcomer on the set of The Doors. He was so wonderful and caring. He's a method actor and he's intense but his brand ...

Irish band Thin Lizzy have announced a reunion tour - 21 years after lead singer Phil Lynott died. The group, the latest in a long line of rockers including The Jam and The Doors to reunite, will tour with replacement John Sykes later this year.

The band have scheduled 17 dates around the UK.

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The Florida governor is "seriously considering" pardoning dead rock star Jim Morrison of his indecent exposure conviction. Fans of the late singer's band The Doors and the group's Doors Collectors Magazine (DCM) have requested Morrison's record be cleared of the 1969 charges, following his premature death in 1971 from heart failure.

Florida governor Charlie Crist was challenged with a petition by the DCM last month, and has now questioned the legality of the charges for himself - accusations fans have branded "bogus". He says, "He died when he was 27. That's really a kid, when you thin...