The Origins of Band Names

333 · 06-01-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

As requested by 333

8. The Doors

Like a surprising majority of bands The Doors name came from the poet William Blake. William Blake was one of the core poets who made up the Romantic Age in England, and was greatly inspired by both the French and the American Revolution.

The line that inspired Morrison to name the band The Doors was this-

"if the doors of perception are cleansed, everything would appear to man as it truly is, infinite.

***Wiki cites that Morrison was inspired by the author Aldous Huxley from the book about drug experimentation The Doors of Perception. "There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors." I have never heard that story before and do not really believe it, but am including it in attempt to keep this as accurate as possible

I'm pretty sure the Aldous Huxley story is right. That's what I've always heard. If you think about it, if we went with your first explanation, the origin still leads back to Huxley. Thank you anyhow.

I think your posts are very underrated.

Antonio · 06-01-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 333

^ Nice one. Droppin' some knowledge on us. Ohh ****.

more like droppin the wikipedia, haha

333 · 06-01-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

more like droppin the wikipedia, haha

You're back to square one with me, son!

Kevorkian Logic · 06-01-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 333

I'm pretty sure the Aldous Huxley story is right. That's what I've always heard. If you think about it, if we went with your first explanation, the origin still leads back to Huxley. Thank you anyhow.

I think your posts are very underrated.

I completely believe you. I've been having trouble sorting out which is story is the actual one, cause you'd be surprised how many different reports say so many different things. I found the William Blake part from an interview on some site so I went with that, plus like I had said that's what I had heard before.

333 · 06-01-2009, 08:42 PM

We will never know ...

dac · 06-01-2009, 08:42 PM

Deleted my message, because I don't want to ruin any possible entries

Antonio · 06-01-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 333

You're back to square one with me, son!

and i'm ok with that

Kevorkian Logic · 06-01-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Deleted my message, because I don't want to ruin any possible entries

Thank you!!! I've been a bit worried about everyone posting what they know and I won't have any left to do.

However if anybody has one in mind i'd be happy to do it.

Kevorkian Logic · 06-01-2009, 08:45 PM

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We will never know ...

naw, you're probably right.

I never really considered myself an expert about The Doors in any shape or manner.

333 · 06-01-2009, 08:54 PM

I think you're going to be the first MBer I meet. I'm totally trying to make it to Meat Puppets in two weeks. You'll be there, right?

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