Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Richard "Dick" Taylor is the American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded The Doors in 1965.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born on November 28, 1943, Dick Taylor passed away on January 20, 2019.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Nationality: American
Profession(s): Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer
Early Life and Background
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Dick Taylor grew up in Southern California with a strong interest in music. He met his future bandmate and fellow musician, Jim Morrison, while attending UCLA. Before joining The Doors, Taylor played bass guitar for the British Invasion-era rock band, The Rolling Stones.
Major Accomplishments
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Taylor was an integral part of The Doors' sound and success as a founding member. His bass playing defined their psychedelic-tinged rock music and provided the sonic foundation that complemented Morrison's poetic lyrics and Jim Keltner's distinctive drumming style. As a co-founder, Taylor played an essential role in shaping the band's early work, including "Light My Fire," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Notable Works or Actions
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Taylor contributed significantly to many of The Doors' albums, such as The Doors (1967), Strange Days (1967), and Waiting for the Sun (1968). He co-wrote several songs with Morrison, including "People Are Strange" and "Roadhouse Blues." Although Taylor left the band in 1969, he continued to work behind-the-scenes as a producer on various projects.
Impact and Legacy
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Taylor's legacy extends far beyond his own music career. His pioneering work helped shape the sound of psychedelic rock and inspired countless musicians to explore this genre. As a founding member of The Doors, Taylor played an essential role in popularizing and influencing 1960s counterculture through music.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Taylor is widely quoted or remembered for his:
Contributions as a bassist and songwriter to the psychedelic rock movement
Role in shaping The Doors' distinctive sound and style
Influence on subsequent musicians who explored similar genres
Part in shaping 1960s counterculture through music
Quotes by Dick Taylor
It's like getting dressed to go out for the evening and the gown is only 60 percent ready.
This has a significance for us, since we are a well-kept secret. To have future community leaders and educators and managers in industry and government know more about Habitat, spreads the message.
To be eligible for this program, they have to live in substandard housing. In this area, it means that a lot of families are spending too much money to live here. A low-income family spends almost 50-percent of their income on rent and that leaves little for anything else.
You better believe it's causing me a lot of trouble. If I didn't have a son, I wouldn't be living. Otherwise, I'd be on the street. No kidding.
There is a crisis of affordable housing that you would not know about in an affluent community. That crisis is that many of working families are struggling to make ends meet because they are spending so much on disposable rent.
You know to me, no news is good news. I'm glad he's feeling (confident). When he came back from training camp, where this fall I'd never seen him ski any better.
The academy has no question about your integrity or ability, but rather has a deep concern about maintaining public confidence in our profession.
I saw what I thought was more polished. I told him it looked like you grew feathers on your fingers and feet. There was something more graceful, quicker, easier about the way he was moving. I was psyched about that.