“TheDoorsdrummerDensmorerocketsthroughhistumultuoussix-yearlawsuitagainstformerbandmatesRayManzarekandRobbyKriegerinthisno-holds-barredaccount...Throughout,theauthor’sinitialquestion--atwhatpointdoesmoneycheapenart’soriginalmessage?--remainssalient,evenifhehammersithomeabitrepetitively.Devotedfanswillbeeagertogettheirhandsonthisdeepdive.“--PublishersWeekly“Densmore’sconcernsabouthisband’slegacyanditsmeaningintoday’ssocietyarethought-provokingandworthpondering.Alsoimpressiveishiscontinuedrespectforhisformerbandmates’creativityandmusicianship,despitethein-fighting,philosophicaldifferences,andcourtbattles.Notatypicalrockmemoir,butsomethingmoreinterestingtothosewhowanttolookpastthehitsongsandoff-stageantics.“--KirkusReviews“Partcourtroomdrama,partmoralitytale,TheDoorsUnhingedremindsuswhathappenswhengreedanddeceptiongetinthewayofteamworkandthecreativeprocess.“--BooklistINTHEDOORSUNHINGED,NEWYORKTIMESBEST-SELLINGAUTHORandlegendaryDoorsdrummerJohnDensmoreoffersapowerfulexplorationofthe“greedgene“--thatpartofthehumanpsychethatpropelsustowardtheaccumulationofmoreandmorewealth,evenattheexpenseofourprinciples,friendships,andthewell-beingofsociety.ThisisthegrippingaccountofthelegalbattletocontrolTheDoors’sartisticdestiny.Init,DensmorelooksathisconflictwithhisbandmatesovertherighttouseTheDoors’sname,revealingthewaysinwhichthisstrugglemirrorsandreflectsamuchlargersocietalissue:thatnoamountofmoneyseemstobeenoughforeventhewealthiestpeople.TheDoorscontinuetoattractnewgenerationsoffans,withmorethanonehundredmillionalbumssoldworldwideandcounting,andnearlytwentymillionfollowerstotheband’ssocialmediaaccounts.Assuch,Densmoreoccupiesararefiedspaceinpopularculture.He’sbelovedbyartistsacrossthedecadesforhisfierce,uncompromisingdedicationtoart.Hiswritingconsistentlyearnsaccoladesandhasappearedinarangeofpublications,suchastheLosAngelesTimesandRollingStone.AshisfriendandAmericannovelistTomRobbinsrecentlysaidtohim,“Ifyoukeepwritinglikethis,I’llhavetogetadrumset.“Thisisanincrediblytimelyandimportantvolumeinacontemporaryworldthatisincreasinglyconsumedbyaninsatiableprofitmotive.JohnDensmorehasgivenusablueprintforanapproachtolifeandculturethatisnotdrivenbygreed.
