133 Quotes by 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 have sold a lot of copies if it were my face!

Some genres of rock 'n' roll attract more of the party animals. I guess the Stones partied a bit. I think The Doors were more like The Beatles backstage - friends hanging out and whatever. It wasn't crazy. Everything was pretty subdued.

I got Cs in English at school. I hated it. But now I want to be a writer and I'm voracious for new vocabulary and new ideas.

I love 'L.A. Woman.'

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

The whole world is hopefully heading toward democracy.

Jazz musicians are spiritual by nature.

I like driving at least a part-time electric car because there's nothing coming out of the tailpipe. That's very important to me.

When I was in my 20s I went through my testosterone phase and had a Mercedes to show that I'm rich, and they used to call me 'Jaguar John.' I'm older now, and I'm concerned about the environment and... appreciate a car that doesn't pollute.