Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird 

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Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird: 3: The End

Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird

3: The End

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird, 3: The End

Conclusion of Paul Gambaccini's celebration of the mystique of Jim Morrison.

Paul Gambaccini celebrates the mystique of Jim Morrison including: ‘Cemetery Confessions’.

Had singer Jim Morrison of The Doors not died in mysterious circumstances at the tender age of 27 in 1971 - he would have turned 75 in 2018.

In the last of three programmes, Paul Gambaccini mixes the music and poetry of the man with the influences that moulded the self-proclaimed ‘The Lizard King’.

In addition to sharing memories and observations, Paul delves into the BBC archive:

*    ‘THE CEMETERY CONFESSIONS’ 

A star-studded cast interprets the final confessions of some of the many notable occupants of the Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, Paris.

[BBC Radio 4 06/05/2004]

Producer: Mik Wilkojc

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2018.

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Paul Gambaccini celebrates the mystique of The Doors'  lead vocalist Jim Morrison.

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