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Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar With the Doors

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In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. ​Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years, The Doors' notoriously quiet guitarist is finally breaking his silence to set the record straight. Through a series of vignettes, Robby Krieger takes readers back to where it all happened: the pawn shop where he bought his first guitar; the jail cell he was tossed into after a teenage drug bust; his parents' living room where his first songwriting sessions with Jim Morrison took place; the empty bars and backyard parties where The Doors played their first awkward gigs; the studios where their iconic songs were recorded; and the many concert venues that erupted into historic riots. Set the Night on Fire is packed with never-before-told stories from The Doors' most vital years, and offers a fresh perspective on the most infamous moments of the band's career. Krieger also goes into heartbreaking detail about his life's most difficult struggles, ranging from drug addiction to cancer, but he balances out the sorrow with humorous anecdotes about run- ins with unstable fans, famous musicians, and one really angry monk. Set the Night on Fire is at once an insightful time capsule of the '60s counterculture, a moving reflection on what it means to find oneself as a musician, and a touching tale of a life lived non-traditionally. It's not only a must-read for Doors fans, but an essential volume of American pop culture history. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (October 25, 2022)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316243442


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 45


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #93,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Music Business (Books) #245 in Rock Band Biographies #287 in Rock Music (Books)


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    • A Beautifully Written Memoir
I absolutely loved reading this book. Having reads dozens of musician biographies and autobiographies, I can honestly say Robbie's book is one of my very favorites. I am a big Doors fan, but I believe it would be a highly enjoyable book, for me, even if I weren't. The writing is so honest, relatable, and insightful. Any negativity is balanced with positivity. Jim Morrison's many personal virtues, which you generally don't hear about, are emphasized, though not to the exclusion of his well-known foibles. Many widespread, yet unfactual tales about Morrison and the band can be laid to rest based on Kreiger's firsthand accounts. For example, Morrison did not expose his private parts at the Miami concert that resulted in false allegations of public indecency against him, but a drunken Morrison was not averse to running around naked or public urination. Kreiger doesn't sensationalize anything. As he acknowledges, enough of that has been done already. Jim was an interesting guy, but so is Robbie, and so was the late, great Ray Manzarek, the founder of the band. Clearly, Robbie held them both in high regard. There was some residual bitterness in later years after the demise of the band and various legal disputes, most involving drummer John Dinsmore, but in Robbie's writing he doesn't wallow in bitterness; he always seems to appreciate and admire the better characteristics of his colleagues, friends and family members. The Doors were among the most talented, accomplished, original, and influential bands in the history of rock music, and their story is well worth reading about. I highly recommend this book to practically anyone. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022 by Keith Moonshine
    • Doors Opening Autobiography
Robby Krieger knows how to write an autobiography. Not pretentious, not self-serving but a pleasant read for any Doors fan or music buff. He's honest, funny & doesn't pull any punches. This is a book written from the heart. Although I'm not a fanatic about his first band (the Doors), his writing has sent me back to re-listen to their albums with a newly freshened ear & the guitarists point of view. They weren't as dangerous as we thought they were. Just a West Coast rock band looking to Break On Through to the Other Side. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024 by Stevie Ray Dee
    • I couldn't put this one down and if I did ended up picking it up a few minutes later.
All the great positive reviews you read here are right. And then some. Like I wrote in my heading this book is absolutely top notch regarding the Doors and Robby Kriegers memories put so many of the myths, stories and information in other books in a whole different perspective. I guess the first comparison should be made to Ray and John's books more than any other and that's not at all slamming them, I enjoyed them greatly and apart from the dozens and dozens of other books out there about the band reading what the others who were part of the band have to say always will trump any of the others you read about the Doors. Like many of you die hard fans, I have read just about every one. The difference in this one is that Robby Krieger mentions things I'd never known but always wondered about. And things I'd never of known at all. No spoilers but suffice to say I think this book is going to take off just like they did. I learned things I'd never known and thought I knew as much as the next huge Doors fan but his detail on the things he does remember (he is quick to say if he doesn't remember something) which is quite a bit is uniquely different from similar books. I loved Ray's book and John's books, their treasured in my library of Doors books but Robby truly reads as a very sincere and honest guy, again I'm not taking anything away from Ray's and John's memories but his mixing of the band, his life, the lives of mutual friends, family, upbringing, bands and so on really made this come to life in my minds eye. He doesn't embellish and when you read it you almost feel like he's talking to you or you and a small group of friends. He's s certainly not in it for the money and definitely puts to rest some of the mythos that has lasted all these years. Just a fantastic book I even tried to read slow to make it last but couldn't and it now sits next to the others no doubt to be reread sometime soon. I wouldn't get this on a kindle but that's just me I like a book I can hold and put on a shelf. Absolutely one of the best books about the band you'll ever own. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021 by gg

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