In Paris, Morrison grew a long beard and had gained weight due to alcoholism. His move abroad had come amid a growing contempt for fame as well as a string of legal problems; he was convicted of ...

Once Morrison joined his bandmates on stage, he decided to do a bit of improvising on the song that was supposed to be their closer. If the rest of the band had any doubt of the potential negative ...

Morrison made his final album with The Doors, “L.A. Woman,” in 1971, and moved to Paris soon afterward. There, on July 3, 1971, he was found dead in a bathtub. He was 27.

The brother of late Doors rocker Jim Morrison is reflecting on the star’s final days in Paris — and what inspired him to take off for the City of Light in the first place.