Jim Morrison exposes himself on stage

1 March 1969: Number 14 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock music By 1969, the authorities had it in for Jim Morrison. The Doors were now at the forefront of the Dionysiac wing of the hippy movement, with all the altered states, carnality, disorder and disregard for authority that entailed. One hot, late night in Miami, a worse-for-wear Morrison baited the crowd at a gig, disrobing. The incident has gone down in rock lore as the beginning of the end for Morrison, who died ...

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