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Posted: **Mon May 22, 2006 5:53 am**

*note this topic was recently deleted in the meltdown

Kathryn
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: Question about a sober Jim

Thank you, Vince, for sharing so much on these forums and allowing Doors listeners to ask you questions.

I've read so much about the Doors it was hard for me to think of a good question, since it seems that so many personal bits of information have already been poured into the existing books.

I realise that the times I'm asking about were probably very rare, so if there's only a sliver of an answer, I understand.

My question:

The times that you talked to Jim when he was sober, did he ever express concerns of his behavior when he was drunk/drugged? ... and did he express concern about anyone close to him being affected by his behavior when not sober, or how his friends/girlfriends were maybe influencing him?

I'm just wondering if he was aware of what his drinking/drug-usage was doing to himself and everyone around him. I know that in that time in history, those things weren't looked at the same way they are today, but some people seemed to control themselves much more than others.

Thank you so much for your time.

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:07 pm**

Jim did not often express regret for things he did. His opinion was that this was just testing the boundries set be society to see how far he could go. Break on through is an example of his encouragements for that kind of excess.

Jim was interesting to talk to and had many diverse ideas. His primary tactic was to ask a question or make a suggestion and let you make the responce without him really expressing any positive thought on the subject.

When confronted with a direct question he talked his way around it in such abstraction that it was difficult to get any point.

Jim was forming a basis for his position relative to what your position on the topic was. This way, knowing your thoughts, he could then take and opposing or co-incidental view.

Taking with Jim was almost like fencing, Thrust and parry.

Posted: **Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:49 pm**

vince wrote:
Taking with Jim was almost like fencing, Thrust and parry.

Great line, Vince! In listening to interviews with Jim, I hear exactly what you describe. The way he thought and or at least comes across (when sober) in a conversation is what fascinates so many Doors fans.

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