RIP Ray Manzarek

[etrigan420]

Break on through, brother.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57585387/ray-manzarek-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74/

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

aww shit... 🙁

 

[HendrixFan]

I've been jamming The Doors the past hour out of respect.

 

[CrackRabbit]

🙁

 

[stargazr]

RIP

 

[TwiceOver]

🙁 :rose;

 

[bradley]

The second, less credited, genius of the Doors. RIP

I'm rocking out to the bizarrely beautiful and haunting Waiting For The Sun, while typing this.

 

[Charlie98]

That's sad. I lived for The Doors when I was in high school...

 

[d4a2n0k]

RIP my man 🙁

 

[foghorn67]

I've been jamming The Doors the past hour out of respect.

That sounds good right about now.

 

[acheron]

Jim Morrison was overrated and kind of a hack, but Manzarek was a pretty kick-ass keyboard player. Go listen to the five-minute instrumental break of "Light My Fire" again: it is fucking awesome.

RIP.

 

[dandruff]

RIP.

 

[JoetheLion]

Damn, so that's why they played a few The Doors songs on the radio...

 

[Ricky Spanish]

R.I.P. Ray

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Damn, so that's why they played a few The Doors songs on the radio...

That, and not having to pay royalties. :biggrin:

 

[BUTCH1]

That, and not having to pay royalties. :biggrin:

They have to pay royalties to ANY musician unless the music is so old it's in public domain..

 

[lxskllr]

They have to pay royalties to ANY musician unless the music is so old it's in public domain..

With "so old" being defined as <1923. Copyright is a joke :^S

 

[iRONic]

RIP, man.

 

[acheron]

Was reminded earlier that Manzarek played on Weird Al's Doors parody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sALru9IJk

 

[Mixolydian]

Great keyboardist. RIP. My favorite solo of his was on Riders On The Storm.

 

[Jeffg010]

He is the one that made the door work with out him they were nothing. RIP

 

[lxskllr]

Great keyboardist. RIP. My favorite solo of his was on Riders On The Storm.

I love the sound of the Rhodes. That and a B3 are a couple of my favorite music sounds of all.

 

[BUTCH1]

The Doors had a sound and attitude that was unique and awesome at the same time, my personal fav was "Love me two times" but they had so many great songs that will live forever in rock history...

 

[Skitzer]

RIP Ray ... you will be missed

 

[lxskllr]

On Fresh Air they're repeating an interview of Manzarek from 1998. Great interview, and HIGHLY recommended. He's an engaging speaker. Check it out...

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/185827139/remembering-ray-manzarek-keyboardist-for-the-doors