50 years later, untold stories of Jim Morrison's arrest

In 1967, “Light My Fire” was a new hit single. The Doors were becoming famous. Then a trip to New Haven 50 years ago made the group’s lead singer infamous.

[critter]

Rest in peace, The Lizard King, Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek. Thanks for all the great music and hilarious memories!

[szqsk]

Man, the 60s were some good times! Long live the Lizard King....

[Phoebehunniexox]

The movie isn't a good source, please don't take information from it. Biggest load of lies in a biopic ever, really unfair on Morrison he deserves a much better depiction of his life, an icon and genius.

[sunfishdana]

New Haven wasn't ready for a guy like Jim Morrison. Lol.

[WinChun]

I knew a girl who qualified to be a doctor. She told me that others in the hospital she started working at were making mistakes all of the time and getting everyone else to ratify their story to cover up their mistakes. It was so bad that she gave up the profession, as she just couldn't bullshit like that when patients and their families were suffering because of it. You can only imagine how much more so that is with the police....

[tricky]

“This is your last chance to eat me.” Classic Morrison.

[UfoDan]

49 years ago today the burning comet Jim Morrison left us. He was an ultimate warrior from a military family that could not find a place in this world/society.

[tazman]

Jim Morrison is a legend the guy was such a talented guy with his poetry and his music he was not all about being drunk and going crazy on stage

[karlluppold]

Of Course the cop is going to deny that they ever laid a hand on Morrison...

[louielouie]

Why the hell do we here in the states have this thing where truth comes out decades if not centuries later??

[treetrout]

As a 22 yr old, I was walking home one night with a friend. He could be loud...speaking his mind was a habit. We were asked by a cop in a paddy wagon (this was 1984 or something.) what was in our bags...& we cooperated! Off to the station after bouncing us around in back of wagon for 1/2 hour. Long story short - I wanted to call an older friend of mine who was practising Law - cop very obliging to me allowed this but my friend said " DON'T GO IN THERE - THE CAMERAS ARE ONLY OUT HERE!!!!" sure enough, as soon as I got into this 'ante-room' He whaled on me My entire back was black. I sailed over the desk &crumpled - hit from behind by a 230 lb cop. We had no criminal records, were sober, and our bags contained books and papers - University days - we spent the night in a cell with some unsavoury characters& in the morning bid the cops adieu and went to my house for steak & eggs -after a good shower - my Girlfriend at the time was the one to notice the bruise as I was getting out of the shower. I complained to the captain but it was all whitewashed...incident officially did not occur. So in most cases, such as morrison's I have no doubt he was roughed up especially after pushing the cop. Bastards.

[ThiccOleCat]

Of course the cop is gonna cover their department's ass.

[THE-HammerMan]

Yeah, sure, the cop wouldn't lie about roughing up Jim, now would he?

[erbaldwin]

Are they actually suggesting that Morrison was obligated to not use hyperbole, poetry or even facts in a rock song?

[jeromealexandre]

Sounds like a jealous support band started it ....

[jonanthony]

Why didn't you just let Jim Morrison have fun with the girl? He didn't steal your money he made you money

[oliverkalamata]

"This is your last chance to eat me!"

😂😂😂

[belia]

I believe that fellow musician pulled rank on Jim and also I find it very hard to believe that the guy fellow musician had no idea it was Jim Morrison from the Doors considering the Doors were pretty much established by then.

[jamesmorrison]

I sincerely do not understand how people misinterpret Communications and thumbs down this may you rest in peace James Douglas Morrison

[Gyro_a_Destroyer]

I am 16 years old i love the doors and. On jims rant he was exirsizing his first amedment right