Fine Art Music Photography.
New York, Oct 08, 2013
JIM MORRISON,
ROUNDHOUSE,
LONDON, 1968
LINER NOTES As the show began,
Morrison came out dressed
in his normal costume (WARDROBE)
of black leather trousers
and jacket and white shirt. He
seemed to me somewhat puffy-
faced. It was as if he was pouting.
Combined with his high cheekbones
and long hair, it was the
high-fashion look of a photographer's
model. He walked slowly
(a very studied slowly it seemed
to me), to the microphone. He
grasped it in both hands and
leaned his weight upon it, looking
down. When he sang, he put
his lips directly to the mike and
mouthed the lyric in such a way
that it seemed that if he wasn't
careful he might inadvertently
swallow it. He hardly moved.
When he was not singing, he
hung his head down, drooping.
He seemed to be trying to manifest
an incredible tension that to
me simply wasn't there. When in
the middle of "When the Music's
Over" and the song reaches a
crescendo, Morrison throws his
head back and yells, "WE WANT
THE WORLD AND WE WANT
IT [pause] NOW!" It is the clear,
intended rallying point of the
set, the moment audiences cheer
wildly But London was not New
York or anywhere in America,
and here the audience reacted
mildly. Who knows how that felt.
"It's too bright in here," Morrison
said, squinting into the lights.
"I want those lights off," and he
pointed out at the lights, which
were, of course, necessary for the
filming. The lights stayed on. The
music stopped.- Ethan Russell
SIZE 20" x 24"
MEDIUM Platinum print.
VALUE $3,500 - $4,500
STARTING BID $2,750