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Set the Night on Fire

Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

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Set the Night on Fire

By: Robby Krieger
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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'An attempt to retell an oft-told tale, this time informed by a desire to suck the hot air out of the more inflated earlier versions . . . this late-arriving history is perhaps the most reliable, and certainly the most entertaining, of all' Guardian
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 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; and the many concert venues that erupted into historic riots. Both a time capsule of the 1960s counterculture and a moving reflection on what it means to find oneself as a musician, Set the Night on Fire is a must-read for Doors fans and an essential volume of American pop.

'The very best . . . A well-told classic tale' Mojo

'Eschewing mythologising for unvarnished, often amusing memories, this is a book that Doors fans will love madly' Classic Rock Magazine Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity Guitar Musician Witty
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Best book I’ve read/ listened to about the doors! And I’ve done them all! An honest and heartwarming account of his times with Jim and the Doors! Recommend to all Doors fans!!

Best Doors Book

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The story was written in a balanced way, incredibly interesting. The narration was easy to listen to, and drew me in.

Couldn’t get enough. Thank you for sharing

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A really great insight. Such honesty and humility. Well performed too. Really brought it off the page.

Wow so revealing

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True storytelling that didn’t sensationalise. Interesting to hear the background to many situations that had been misrepresented before.

Very real and honest storytelling.

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I'd just finished (and enjoyed) 'Jim Morrison' by Stephen Davis so moved onto this book by Robby Kreiger. It's better.
A first-hand account of his journey with and without the Doors. He's honest, it's not an ego trip and he writes with humour. I laughed out loud more than once.
Highly recommended.

Outstanding

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