This is the true story of the Doors and their lead singer Jim Morrison, told by Ray Manzarek, the only eyewitness who experienced everything up close from the very beginning. He vividly recounts how he was infected by the blues virus in his hometown of Chicago and how he met Jim Morrison at the film academy in Los Angeles, with whom he soon formed a close friendship. Shared interests in literature, music, and film forge this strong bond, and Manzarek explores this cultural background as thoroughly as he brings the reader closer to the torn personality of the poet, rebel, and modern shaman Morrison.