Next Thursday (Jan 23rd), the two surviving members of the Doors … drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger … will reunite for a rare appearance together at the Homeward Bound charity concert taking place in Los Angeles.
Despite the fact that it’s been a couple of years since the pair last took the stage together, and one week out, have yet to finalize a setlist … or even rehearse, John Densmore didn’t seem too phased in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, saying:
“I’m used to it!” Densmore says. “I was the one who did the setlists in the Doors, because nobody would, and just before going on stage, I’d sit down and go, ‘OK, guys, c’mon! What are we opening with?’ And I could get them into three or four songs, and then we’d wing it! Corralling musicians is like corralling cats.”
Densmore and Krieger will play a 30-minute set with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic stepping in for Ray Manzarek on bass and see a rotating roster of singers, including the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, filling in for Jim Morrison on vocals. The only requirement to fill in for Jim Morrison, Densmore says: “We need a singer with leather pants … that’s the crux.”
The Doors | “Light My Fire”
The Homeward Bound charity concert will benefit efforts to fight homelessness in California, and the lineup also includes artists like Jason Mraz, Fitz and the Tantrums, Ingrid Michaelson and Maddie Poppe.
“We’re giving back to the city that fed us artistically,” Densmore said.
“This homelessness thing, it’s a problem in every city; it’s a huge problem. It’s not just L.A., it’s everywhere. And why is that? Because the gap between the rich and the poor is the biggest in the history of our country. There’s big problems; you can’t just put a band-aid on it.”
Krist Novoselic also features in the upcoming Doors concert film, Break On Thru: A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek, that will be screened in cinemas around the world on February 12, 2020. More details at www.TheDoorsFilm.com.
“I would not have missed that show for anything,” the Nirvana bassist said.
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