The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”-Morrison

Jim Morrison & The Doors
1943-1971

The Doors took their name from the title of Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception (a reference to the 'unlocking' of 'doors' of perception through psychedelic drug use), Huxley's own title was a quotation from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, in which Blake wrote that "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." (-Wikipedia)
In 1967, photographer Joel Brodsky took a series of black-and-white photos of Morrison, in a photo shoot known as "The Young Lion" photo session (third image down). By 1969 he grew a beard, and began dressing more casually. Pictured above is Morrison's long term companion Pamela Courson, they met well before the Doors gained there fame. There relationship was considered a common law marriage by the california probate court, though it was an open relationship. Morrison had many flings, with fans and female celebrities, including Nico (The Velvet Underground), Grace Slick and Janis Joplin.
July 3rd, 1971 Morrison's body was found in a Paris apartment bath tub by Courson. No autopsy was preformed, the medical examiner found no evidence of foul play. Morrison's death continues to be a mystery, Courson's story is often contradictory and has lead to many rumors surrounding the death. Though most lead to a Heroin overdose.
Three years later Courson also died of a heroin over dose, like Morrison, she was only 27 years old.