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steven_stuart 10:28 pm UTC 12/15/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Jim's inspiration (lyrical) - steven_stuart 10:22 pm UTC 12/15/09 |
| Sorry, I forgot your main point. What inspirations are there for his lyrics? I know that Wagner and Little Richard inspired the music but I would be really interested to know if Jim had any inspiration for his lyrics. Maybe a genius doesn't always need inspiration from another source. Perhaps his own unique personality was his his inspiration. I'm not sure. Hopefully another poster can offer more insight into this subject. > > We all know about Jim's love/inspiration of Wagner and > > "golden oldies" rock music. Spector's wall of sound, > > etc. > > > > I was just wondering though, his lyrics seem pretty unique > > to me. Sometimes comical, sometimes heartfelt and loving, > > sometimes deathly serious. > > > > Has he ever spoken much on what inspires his lyrics, if > > anything? > > Can you imagine Jim's humour in the lyrics for Pink > Floyd's The Wall? To me, Jim's lyrics reflect actual human > existance much more than the lyrics of the vast majority > of rock acts. In fact, I can't think of another writer who > can mix the comical with the serious in the way that Jim > can. Its in his speeches too. Like in The Guitar Speech > when the guy is about to murder his father with a Fender > and the father tells him that its no way to treat an > expensive musical instrument and then he tells the father > that he has a lot to learn about rock and roll. Jim > Morrison came up with great speeches but they were deadly > serious. Jim can go from deadly serious to comical and > back again. There ain't no way that you're going to find a > Coup De Ville at the bottom of a Crackerjacks box. | |
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