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'''James Douglas "Jim" Morrison''' (December 8, 1943&nbsp;– July 3, 1971) wasis an American singer and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band [[The Doors]].<ref name="climate">"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6316743.stm ''See e.g.'', Morrison poem backs climate plea]", ''[[BBC News]]'', January 31, 2007.</ref> Following The Doors' explosive rise to fame in 1967, Morrison developed a severe alcohol and drug dependence which culminated in his deathmove into Paris in 1971 [[27 Club|at age 27]], due to a suspected heroin overdose. However, the events surrounding his deathmove continue to be the subject of controversy, as no autopsy was performed on his body after death, and the exact cause of his death is disputed by many to this day.
 
Morrison was well-known for often improvising [[spoken word]] poetry passages while the band played live. Due to his wild personality and performances, he is regarded by some people as one of the most iconic, charismatic and pioneering frontmen in rock music history.<ref>Steve Huey. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jim-morrison-p13722/biography Jim Morrison: Biography]. [[Allmusic]].</ref> Morrison was ranked number 47 on ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone's]]'' list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/jim-morrison-19691231 |title=100 Greatest Singers: Jim Morrison |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref> and number 22 on ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock Magazine's]]'' "50 Greatest Singers In Rock".<ref>May 2009. ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock Magazine]]''.</ref>
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Morrison also regularly had sex with fans and had numerous short flings with women who were celebrities, including [[Nico]], the singer associated with [[The Velvet Underground]], a [[one night stand]] with singer [[Grace Slick]] of [[Jefferson Airplane]], an on-again-off-again relationship with ''[[16 Magazine]]'''s [[Gloria Stavers]] and an alleged alcohol-fueled encounter with [[Janis Joplin]]. However rock musician and rock star expert, [[Alice Cooper]], declared on his syndicated radio show that Jim was scrupulously true to Pamela on tour, eschewing all sexual encounters. Linda Ashcroft in her book "Wild Child: My Life With Jim Morrison" details her life with Morrison as well. Judy Huddleston also recalls her relationship with Morrison in "This is The End...My Only Friend: Living and Dying with Jim Morrison". At the time of his death there were reportedly as many as 20 [[Paternity (law)|paternity]] actions pending against him, although no claims were made against his estate by any of the putative paternity claimants.
 
===Death===
Morrison flew to Paris in March 1971, took up residence in a rented apartment on the rue Beautreillis on the [[Rive Droite (Paris)|Right Bank]], and went for long walks through the city,<ref name="pkm3">Kennealy (1992) pp.314–16</ref> admiring the city's architecture. During that time, Morrison shaved his beard and lost some of the weight he had gained in the previous months.<ref name="Davis">Davis, Steven (2004) "[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6185019/the_last_days_of_jim_morrison The Last Days of Jim Morrison]". ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved December 25, 2007.</ref> His last studio recording was with two American street musicians &nbsp;— a session dismissed by Manzarek as "drunken gibberish".<ref>Transcript (April 10, 2002). [http://www.bbc.co.uk/communicate/archive/ray_manzarek/page2.shtml "Ask Ray Manzarek Transcript"]. ''Talk''. ''[[BBC]]''. Accessed November 18, 2010.</ref> The session included a version of a song-in-progress, "Orange County Suite", which can be heard on the bootleg ''[[The Lost Paris Tapes]]''.
 
Morrison died on July 3, 1971.<ref name="Death announced">{{cite news|title=Jim Morrison: Lead rock singer dies in Paris|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=1971-07-09|author=United Press International|agency=UPI|location=Toronto|page=26}}</ref> In the official account of his death, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub by Courson. Pursuant to French law, no [[autopsy]] was performed because the [[medical examiner]] stated that there was no evidence of [[crime|foul play]]. The absence of an official autopsy has left many questions regarding Morrison's [[Cause of death#Causes of human death|cause of death]].
 
In ''Wonderland Avenue'', [[Danny Sugerman]] discussed his encounter with Courson after she returned to the U.S. According to Sugerman's account, Courson stated that Morrison had died of a heroin [[drug overdose|overdose]], having [[Insufflation (medicine)|insufflated]] what he believed to be [[cocaine]]. Sugerman added that Courson had given numerous contradictory versions of Morrison's death, at times saying that she had killed Morrison, or that his death was her fault. Courson's story of Morrison's unintentional ingestion of heroin, followed by accidental overdose, is supported by the confession of Alain Ronay, who has written that Morrison died of a [[hemorrhage]] after snorting Courson's heroin, and that Courson nodded off instead of phoning for medical help, leaving Morrison bleeding to death.<ref name="Ronay">Ronay, Alain (2002). [http://archives.waiting-forthesun.net/Pages/Articles/jims_last_days.html "Jim and I – Friends until Death"]. Originally published in ''[[King (magazine)|King]]''. Retrieved December 25, 2007.</ref>
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