WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE RECORDING OF “WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER”?

In a 2021 interview (link here) Robby Krieger (The Doors’ guitarist) revealed that something curious had happened the night before the recording of "When the Music's Over". This complex and wonderful song is the closing track on the The Doors' second album, "Strange Days", and is widely regarded as one of the group's finest performances.

It is April 1967, and the "Strange Days" recordings have been underway for a few weeks. Krieger receives a call in the middle of the night from Jim Morrison. He needed help because he and his girlfriend Pamela Courson had taken too much LSD. As mentioned at the beginning, this was the night before the studio recording of "When the Music's Over".

When the guitarist arrives at Morrison's house, he finds them both naked and visibly shaken by the effects of the acid. He suggests they go outside to get some fresh air to help them recover, and they agree.

The next day, Morrison does not arrive at the recording session. However, the rest of the band recorded the instrumental track of the song, and only several hours later did the singer arrive at the studio to record the incredible vocal part that can be heard on the record.

This episode, like many others of this kind, occurred during those magical days when The Doors, along with many other artists, were creating some of the most significant moments in contemporary music history.

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