No One Here Gets Out Alive
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No One Here Gets Out Alive was the first biography
of Jim Morrison
, lead singer and lyricist of the L.A. rock band The Doors
, written after his death by journalist Jerry Hopkins, with later "insider" information added by Danny Sugerman
. The book is largely credited with revitalizing the popularity of the Doors and Morrison. Hopkins had done an extensive interview with Morrison before his death, but his first manuscript was rejected by major publishers. Sugerman began working as an assistant in the Doors office at the age of thirteen, and became their manager after Morrison died (replacing Bill Siddons
).
A companion video was made featuring interviews with The Doors members, Hopkins, Sugerman, and Paul Rothchild among others. It includes some rare footage, and was the first video released by the band. It helped rekindle interest in the Doors by allowing fans, that were too young, not alive, or unable to remember, to see The Doors in action.
Taking its title from the Doors song "Five to One
", the book is divided into three sections: The Bow is Drawn, The Arrow Flies and The Arrow Falls, for the early years of his life, his rise to fame with the Doors and his final years and death, respectively.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
, lead singer and lyricist of the L.A. rock band The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, written after his death by journalist Jerry Hopkins, with later "insider" information added by Danny Sugerman
Danny Sugerman
Daniel Stephen "Danny" Sugerman was the second manager of the Los Angeles-based rock band The Doors, and wrote several books about Jim Morrison and The Doors, including No One Here Gets Out Alive , and the autobiography Wonderland Avenue...
. The book is largely credited with revitalizing the popularity of the Doors and Morrison. Hopkins had done an extensive interview with Morrison before his death, but his first manuscript was rejected by major publishers. Sugerman began working as an assistant in the Doors office at the age of thirteen, and became their manager after Morrison died (replacing Bill Siddons
Bill Siddons
Bill Siddons is best known for managing The Doors from 1968 to 1972.After the death of The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison he managed the remaining three members for two records. He was the one person in the United States Pamela Courson contacted from Paris after Morrison had died...
).
A companion video was made featuring interviews with The Doors members, Hopkins, Sugerman, and Paul Rothchild among others. It includes some rare footage, and was the first video released by the band. It helped rekindle interest in the Doors by allowing fans, that were too young, not alive, or unable to remember, to see The Doors in action.
Taking its title from the Doors song "Five to One
Five To One
"Five to One" is a song by The Doors, from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun.-Origin:"Five to one" is rumored to be the approximate ratio of whites to blacks, old to young, or non-pot smokers to pot smokers in the US in 1967, depending on whom you ask. A further urban legend has it as the ratio...
", the book is divided into three sections: The Bow is Drawn, The Arrow Flies and The Arrow Falls, for the early years of his life, his rise to fame with the Doors and his final years and death, respectively.
Publication data
- No One Here Gets Out Alive (1980), Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman
- 1980 Plexus Publishing hardcover: ISBN 0-85965-039-1
- 1980 Plexus Publishing paperback: ISBN 0-85965-038-3
- 1991 Plexus Publishing hardcover: ISBN 0-85965-306-4
- 1991 Plexus Publishing paperback: ISBN 0-85965-138-X
- updated 1995 Warner mass market paperback: ISBN 0-446-60228-0
- 1995 Time Warner AudioBook: ISBN 1-57042-308-3
- 1997 Barnes & Noble edition: ISBN 0-7607-0618-2