Jim Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, and poet, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Doors. His words often spoke to the counterculture of the 1960s and he was also known for his wild, unconventional style and persona. His passionate lyrical delivery has inspired generations of musicians and poets. Below are some of the most popular quotes by Jim Morrison:
Quotes
- “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act.”
- “Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.”
- “People are strange when you’re a stranger.”
- “I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.”
- “Where’s your will to be weird?”
- “The future’s uncertain, and the end is always near.”
- “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
- “This is the strangest life I’ve ever known.”
- “Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts.”
- “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”
- “We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.”
- “When you make your peace with authority, you become authority.”
- “Those who fear the door should not aspire to be the key.”
- “Whoever controls the media controls the mind.”
- “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
- “I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.”
- “The only thing that’s real is the present moment and the ticking away of time.”
- “I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.”
- “Love cannot save you from your own fate.”
- “No one here gets out alive.”
These quotes not only provide a glimpse into Jim Morrison’s worldview, but also inspire deep thought and contemplation. With his poignant, often profound words, Morrison continues to captivate audiences and spark conversations, even decades after his untimely death.