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Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors performs onstage during the 10th annual Medlock Krieger All Star Concert benefiting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at the Saddlerock Ranch on August 27, 2017, in Malibu, California.
LOVE HER MADLY

Rock Icon Grieves Wife of 53 Years in Emotional Post

The 80-year-old said he and the couple’s son “miss her so much.”

Roosa Rahkonen

Charlotte Stewart as Eva Beadle on "Little House on the Prairie" Episode 10, "At the End of the Rainbow," which aired in 1975.
DRINKING BUDDIES

‘Little House on the Prairie’ Star Reveals Ties to Rock Star

Charlotte Stewart played the wholesome Miss Beadle.

Janna Brancolini

American musician Jim Morrison of the Doors in 1968
AT LONG LAST

Long Lost Statue of Rock Icon Found During Police Bust

The 300-pound sculpture of The Doors’ frontman was stolen from his grave site in 1988.

Cameron Adams

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IN HIS OWN WORDS

Jim Morrison’s Sister Reveals His Last Wishes

The Doors frontman’s sister Anne Morrison Chewning helped compile hundreds of pages of his musings, poetry, and lyrics—honoring the singer’s wish to be taken seriously as a writer.

Cheyenne Roundtree

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LEGEND

The Studied Chaos of Iggy Pop

In a new book out just in time for Christmas, the performer best known for his crazed on-stage persona offers up a measured and self-aware analysis of his career.

Joshua David Stein

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VIRAL

Boy George and Jack Black’s Doors Cover

Culture Club, Tenacious D frontmen are joined by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger on ‘Hello, I Love You.’

Alex Chancey

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Trending

Father John Misty Revives ‘The Suburbs’

See why his Arcade Fire cover is breaking the Internet.

James Joiner

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When the Music’s Over

Music is My Religion

Just try sticking a Doors song on an ad for a Buick or deodorant. The band’s drummer John Densmore explains why their music will never be a commodity.

John Densmore

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Secret Afterlife?

Dead Celebs Rumored to Be Alive

Days after Tupac’s hologram, Suge Knight says the rapper didn’t die. See more who never really went away.

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Woodstock Fashion Flashback

With the 40th anniversary of the legendary hippiefest this weekend, Renata Espinosa looks back on bohemian festival fashion, from 1969-2009. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

Renata Espinosa

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