The poet William Blake once said, “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite” (Gilmore 34). From this quote was born a group which, even more than 20 years after its dissolution, is still played and remembered. The Doors started out as a small garage band in California in the early sixties. They were extremely popular thanks to their lead singer, Jim Morrison. Morrison himself was a real character. Morrison is considered by many critics to be a modern-day poet. Others see him in a different light, George Will wrote: "Morrison was like Byron in one respect, they were both mad, evil and dangerous to know" (Will 64). Still others consider him a hero of the “counterculture”. He was a kind of “Peter Pan”, one of those boys who never grew up. Morrison was basically The Doors. His blatant disregard for law and order made him a well-known figure. He has been arrested several times on charges ranging from inciting a riot to indecent exposure. He was also known for his drug use and alcohol abuse. His poetry, however, justified his lifestyle. There were also three other band members: Ray Manzarak (keyboards), John Densmore (drummer) and Robby Krieger (guitarist). They all formed The Doors, but after the death of lead singer Jim Morrison, the group's popularity dropped significantly. They did, however, produce three albums after Morrison's untimely demise (not all of which were very popular). Jim Morrison died on July 4, 1971 in Paris, France. He was 27 years old at the time of his death (the same age at which Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin also died). He was found in his bathtub with a cute smirk on his face. He had finally “breakthrough to the other side” (Gilmore 35). The Doors were known for their rebellious, psychedelic style of rock. Their music is poetry (written by Jim Morrison) set to music. Morrison has also published numerous books devoted solely to his poetry. Although not all of the Doors' music was written by Morrison, ninety percent was. The group was considered a guru by the youth of the sixties and a scourge by the public. The group seemed to fuse music, drugs, and idealism as a way to reform and even redeem a struggling society (Gilmore 34). They were very similar to other groups emerging in the sixties, but different in one major way...