The Doors' Ray Manzarek Talks About Replacing Jim Morrison | Letterman

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  • čas přidán 1. 11. 2023
  • Ray mentions some of the singers they considered after Jim's death.
    (From "Late Night," air date: 1/25/84)
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Komentáře • 73

  • @massapower
    @massapower Před 8 měsíci +27

    Gotta admit... Nothing and I mean nothing beats ANALOG ARCHIVAL TAPES !😁👍🏻

  • @ralphmelvin1046
    @ralphmelvin1046 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Listen to the way he played the keyboards on Riders on the Storm 👍

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Ray did a great job Producing the iconic album Los Angeles by X which included a cover of Soul Kitchen. He also plays on 3 tracks & Produced the excellent follow-ups Wild Gift & Under The Big Black Sky.

  • @gmajorspresents
    @gmajorspresents Před 7 měsíci +3

    Ray was always so positive and quite the salesman / promoter . 😎

  • @fasteddie9529
    @fasteddie9529 Před 8 měsíci +10

    This is awesome. Wasn't many music legends that Dave didn't have on through the years.

  • @bluebear1985
    @bluebear1985 Před 8 měsíci +15

    He's been dead for about a decade, but it's still nice to see this.

  • @JonathanHudgins
    @JonathanHudgins Před 8 měsíci +10

    The Beatles just put out a new song. Those 60s bands will live forever. By the way, to celebrate, how about a Ringo appearance from the show @Letterman ?

  • @steelydrwu5555
    @steelydrwu5555 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Legendary historical stuff here.

  • @sgrafx
    @sgrafx Před 8 měsíci +11

    RIP Ray.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Před 8 měsíci +10

    Could listen to him read the phone book. There is no replacement for the Lizard King 👑

    • @johna.4334
      @johna.4334 Před 8 měsíci +3

      "I am the Lizard King, I can do anything"

  • @blackisback74
    @blackisback74 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I wonder why he didn't want to speak further on Jim still being alive

  • @carlpop2324
    @carlpop2324 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Ray was brilliant in so many ways.

  • @wreckim
    @wreckim Před 11 dny

    Ray was Jim's friend, so obvious it was a real friendship. To be asked about the rumor of your friend being alive, and that it's all a hoax, it can hit you right in the soul. No way would a friend make jokes about that. He didn't. It freakin' hurts to lose your buddies, especially the best of them.

  • @martinriepma5009
    @martinriepma5009 Před 8 měsíci +10

    Ray was a genius.

  • @PatriotsVideos
    @PatriotsVideos Před 8 měsíci +2

    Hey Barbara, was Michael Douglas ever on the show? For some reason I'd love to see a clip of Dave interviewing Michael Douglas.

  • @adamkaminski6435
    @adamkaminski6435 Před 8 měsíci +6

    He's been gone for 10 years, thought he passed today 🤣

  • @fmradio42
    @fmradio42 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Did Ray come back 2 weeks later, part 2?

    • @dongiller
      @dongiller Před 8 měsíci +11

      Nope; this was his only appearance on the show.

    • @williamgottlieb8723
      @williamgottlieb8723 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I forgot all about that. Thanks for the info!@@robertgoerss

    • @winonafrog
      @winonafrog Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@dongillerThanks, Don!

  • @onthegrindhustlin
    @onthegrindhustlin Před 8 měsíci +12

    Ray doesn’t come off well in this clip- maybe partially the annoyance of being cut short on the show, time wasted. But he seems kinda egotistical. I’ve watched a number of other clips of Ray, and he comes off certainly better- but after reading Robby’s book, Ray also seems like the type who would have rather told a good story than the truth. That said, his musical genius contributed greatly to the Doors, a highly talented musician. RIP Ray- thanks for your hand in the Doors legacy.

    • @Michael69
      @Michael69 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Yeah, Ray had a knack for storytelling! He was a natural at keeping a flow of a story going and getting everyone on the edge of their seats. Unfortunately, he often did this by embellishing reality and outright fabricating things said and done. At least he was still a decent guy - the same can't be said for Densmore. There was a reason Jim didn't like him, he didn't get along with Ray and currently Robby, too.

    • @villll
      @villll Před 7 měsíci

      Was jim a decent guy from what you know?

    • @onthegrindhustlin
      @onthegrindhustlin Před 7 měsíci

      @@villllFrom most accounts Jim was a real nice guy and had a great sense of humor. Unfortunately he was also an alcoholic and the booze did not bring out the best in him. I personally talked to his former bodyguard, Tony Funches, before he passed away, and he said Jim was a great guy.

  • @sugarjoe50
    @sugarjoe50 Před 7 měsíci +1

    According to Robbie Kreiger's book, Ray tended to embellish things.

  • @TheTiger669
    @TheTiger669 Před 2 měsíci

    New one of those Monks. Dewan Partied with him in key West 20 years ago He did not drink hope he's doing good

  • @namenotavailable7365
    @namenotavailable7365 Před 7 měsíci +1

    ... the guy who wanted to continue touring as 'The Doors' long after Morrison died iirc Densmore was fighting that. If correct, that doesn't make me much of a Manzarek fan.

  • @god-aw5368
    @god-aw5368 Před 7 měsíci

    Love ya too Raybo

  • @user-lr8qr1or8d
    @user-lr8qr1or8d Před 3 měsíci

    LONG LIVE RAY MANZAREK!!! M.O'B

  • @2Als1pod
    @2Als1pod Před 8 měsíci +4

    Nobody cooler than Ray

  • @2_thumbs_up_baby
    @2_thumbs_up_baby Před 8 měsíci +6

    A classy guy

  • @derekdrums
    @derekdrums Před 8 měsíci +4

    I wonder what he was hiding...

    • @craigpfendler3694
      @craigpfendler3694 Před 7 měsíci

      Eye aversion and ' I don't subscribe to it' but maybe I shouldn't talk about it, I might get in trouble.🤔

  • @chrisalberts9414
    @chrisalberts9414 Před měsícem

    Ray looks younger here, must be the haircut

  • @jmy9595
    @jmy9595 Před 7 měsíci +1

    How random is this, I was in the audience that day.

  • @colerieger7300
    @colerieger7300 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Sorry, like the video, but it's thumbs down until CZcams gets rid of ads.

    • @patrickwhitehead9931
      @patrickwhitehead9931 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Good luck with that, buy you tube premium.

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 Před 6 měsíci

      I've heard that CZcams plans to get rid of ads in April of 2076.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos Před 3 měsíci

      Ads are what make youtube possible, so I guess you'll have to give a thumbs down to every video. Or you could pay a few bucks a month for youtube premium.

  • @rsgabrys----
    @rsgabrys---- Před 8 měsíci +2

    ------------------------ robbyKrieger is keeping the Doors jamb .....thanks4sharing r.i.p.ray Manzarek

  • @JasonC1782
    @JasonC1782 Před 8 měsíci +1

    This must be one of a very few occasions when Dave hosted the show in casual clothing.

    • @Rob_Kates
      @Rob_Kates Před 8 měsíci +2

      It seems weird to see Dave not in a suit. But, sometimes in the early days of The show he wore a rugby shirt like this.

    • @donaldburnet6948
      @donaldburnet6948 Před 7 měsíci +1

      It was a Friday

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 Před 6 měsíci

      @@donaldburnet6948 They didn't tape shows on Fridays back then. Anyway, January 25, 1984 was a Wednesday.

  • @spiritualED
    @spiritualED Před 8 měsíci +3

    Besides producing for X, Ray should have also produced the Spin Doctors albums. The dude always knew how to “spin” a tale. That whole story about the tapes is a WHOPPER.

    • @vascoernesto78
      @vascoernesto78 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Krieger touches on Ray's stories on his book, says he tended to exaggerate

  • @benatkinson5671
    @benatkinson5671 Před 8 měsíci +4

    How ironic that Letterman in later years would mock guests who did not dress up for his show.

  • @Typical.Anomaly
    @Typical.Anomaly Před 8 měsíci +11

    Iggy & the Doors?! I love Jim, but that could have been a really cool act!

    • @goligogo923
      @goligogo923 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Hell yeah it would have! I feel Ol Ray would have been wrecked at this stage in his life LoL

    • @v-town1980
      @v-town1980 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@goligogo923Why wrecked?

    • @chrisalberts9414
      @chrisalberts9414 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Both on Elektra

    • @goligogo923
      @goligogo923 Před 6 měsíci

      @@v-town1980 JIm was mostly internally destructive

  • @johnnyeaton
    @johnnyeaton Před 8 měsíci +6

    Geez- if he wasn't cancelled, Kevin Spacey would be perfect to play Ray Manzarek. It's spooking me a bit.

    • @thedude4672
      @thedude4672 Před 8 měsíci +7

      No, I don't see Spacey.
      I see Jon Hamm

    • @johna.4334
      @johna.4334 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​@@thedude4672
      Agreed

    • @brian4019
      @brian4019 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I see what you mean. Spacey looks very much like him. That and his personality are a much closer fit than Hamm.

  • @donnieshoaf
    @donnieshoaf Před 7 měsíci

    Hmm does Ray no something. No comment and love ya Jim🤔🧐

  • @curtislindsey1736
    @curtislindsey1736 Před 8 měsíci +8

    I thought Eddie Vedder did a great job singing with The Doors at the rock hall of fame!

  • @DansTele88
    @DansTele88 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I always thought Tom Hanks could of played Ray

  • @LadyValdezRNCCRN-df5hj
    @LadyValdezRNCCRN-df5hj Před 8 měsíci +1

    PHILADELPHIA USA ☦️🙏♾️🕊️🏥👻🌍🫀

  • @enby6204
    @enby6204 Před 2 měsíci

    Jim's not gone, he just took a taxi to Africa. Do you remember when we were in Africa?

  • @amjh4lah809
    @amjh4lah809 Před 8 měsíci +4

    8th and early 😊

    • @johna.4334
      @johna.4334 Před 8 měsíci

      No one cares, get a life!

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R Před 8 měsíci +3

    hi

  • @douglasjohnson4382
    @douglasjohnson4382 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I feel like cocaine might have been involved here.