John Densmore

I've hung out and performed with many Native American musicians, and my experience is that the first peoples of this land are…

— John Densmore

Painters 'see' the world; musicians 'hear' it.

— John Densmore

There were some hardcore fans who thought I was ruining the band they loved. And now there's this document, 'The Doors Unhinged,'…

— John Densmore

Going first is courageous. I'm just talking on a spirit level now.

— John Densmore

We knew we were tight and good, but we didn't know we were going to be the band to help each generation…

— John Densmore

Every new generation seems to have to go through its Doors rite of passage.

— John Densmore

Some kids went to the movies for escape. We found it with jazz. This is where we got religion. It was a…

— John Densmore

The whole world is hopefully heading toward democracy.

— John Densmore

I remember thinking: 'Why is Jim's face so big?' on the cover of our first album, 'The Doors.' Probably because it wouldn't…

— John Densmore

The one constant thread through my life so far is that I have been constantly fed and nourished by music.

— John Densmore

Jim had a spirit that was incapable of compromise.

— John Densmore

I still think that if one of Jim's masterpieces were downgraded to sell crap, I would get sick.

— John Densmore

My mom, Peggy, was a free spirit. She loved music and liked to paint. She had received her degree from Chouinard Art…

— John Densmore

I stumbled onto Peggy Feury in the '80s. I recognized her brilliance immediately; it took her awhile to recognize mine.

— John Densmore

The more the ensemble, the duet or the forty piece orchestra, plays as one person, the more it makes people dance, because…

— John Densmore

Everything Bernie Sanders says in his speeches is based on facts and is about empowering people, not making them angry.

— John Densmore

I grew up listening to my parents' albums. Many of them were either classical - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms - or easy…

— John Densmore

The End' eventually became the encore at all of our big concerts. We would play 'Light My Fire,' and there would be…

— John Densmore

I do think if we had a draft again, the United States would embark on fewer wars.

— John Densmore

Yes, the '60s went too far, but we were trying to find new ways, better ways, to do things. And great seeds…

— John Densmore

Most of what is said by candidates on the right is half-baked truths and fabrications coated in 'patriotism or family values.'

— John Densmore

We used to build our cities and towns around churches. Now banks are at the centers of our densely populated areas.

— John Densmore

If you surrender to the communal vision, sometimes, certainly in our case, you become more than the sum of your parts.

— John Densmore

When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble.…

— John Densmore

When I do a press roll, I use the traditional grip. Sometimes I flip it around; for a louder crack on the…

— John Densmore