Set the Night on Fire

Name: Set the Night on Fire
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SKU: 9781474624190
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Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

By Robby Krieger

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Set the Night on Fire is a captivating memoir by Robby Krieger, a foundational member of The Doors. This biography provides an insider's perspective on the rise of the iconic band, exploring Krieger's personal journey in the music industry alongside vivid anecdotes and reflections on his life and career. It offers a compelling glimpse into the turbulent world of 1960s rock music through the eyes of one of its legendary artists.
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If you're fascinated by rock 'n' roll history and want an insider's perspective on the iconic band The Doors, this book offers an engaging and personal account. With anecdotes and insights from guitarist Robby Krieger, it may appeal to music lovers, fans of The Doors, and those interested in the cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1970s.

Set the Night on Fire

In 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' roll

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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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474624190

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Rabbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 432

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction Robby Krieger

About the Author

ROBBY KRIEGER is the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Doors and the songwriter behind some of the band's biggest hits, including "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," "Love Her Madly," and their #1 smash, "Light My Fire." The Doors have sold over a hundred million albums worldwide, inspired a major feature film, been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy , and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Robby, meanwhile, has also become a Grammy -nominated solo artist, and was listed among the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" by Rolling Stone. He is also an accomplished painter and the co-founder of the annual Medlock-Krieger Rock & Roll Golf Classic & All-Star Concert.

JEFF ALULIS is the co-author of the New York Times best-seller NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories. He has directed several award-winning music-based documentaries, he has toured as the vocalist for seminal punk bands Dead Kennedys and Reagan Youth, and he documents his world travels at TrueAdventureStories.com.