JIM MORRISON-James Douglas Morrison Also known as The Lizard King
Mr. Mojo Risin’ (anagram of “Jim Morrison”)
Born: December 8, 1943 Melbourne, Florida
Died: July 3, 1971 (aged 27) Paris, France
Genres: Rock psychedelic rock spoken word
Occupation: Singer-songwriter poet filmmaker director actor
Instruments: Vocals harmonica maracas tambourine
Years active: 1963–1971
New Haven CT, December 1967
On December 10, 1967, Jim was arrested
on stage during a concert at New Haven, CT. While backstage with a girl, a police officer, not realizing it was Jim, told the couple to leave. Jim resisted and was maced by the cop. During the performance, Jim began to recount the story about “the little blue man, in the little blue cap”. The police finally had enough, stopped the concert and arrested Morrison.