Name: Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar With the Doors
Brand: Robby Krieger

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

9780316243346

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Format Books US

Hardback

Format detail

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-12

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Hachette Book Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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1 / Extended format: No / Hardback / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Robby Krieger

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Little Brown & Co

<p>Robby Krieger is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Born on January 8, 1946, he gained fame as the guitarist and songwriter for the iconic rock band The Doors. Krieger's songwriting talents are evident in some of the band's most well-known hits including 'Light My Fire', 'Love Me Two Times', 'Touch Me' and 'Love Her Madly'. With his unique guitar style and memorable compositions, Robby Krieger has left an indelible mark on the world of rock music.</p>

 his first book ever, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” opens up about The Doors’ meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock ‘n’ rol

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.

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

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