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- The famed keyboardist for "The Doors" talks about getting his start in music, and his career in rock 'n' roll.
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1:03 "I just wasn't that brilliant of a musician..." Said one of the most brilliant musicians in music history.
right! says that right before gracing us with a brilliant display of organ & rhodes bass
Yeahh man wath you talking about willys!!!🤣🤩😎
That cracked me up.
Amen. Morrison may have been the sex appeal, Ray was the brians
@@claireschneider9598 Amen to that. 🙌
I could listen to Ray tell stories about the Doors all day
Agreed!!
I agreed with you! And the man had something to say in a philosophical way!
Yes, indeed, I agree too! He was a vey fine musician and a great philosopher and a modest man. Great people don't need to act like stars .... they are stars!
Devlin Red Crow i was gonna comment the same thing ha
me too :-)
before he passed, he totally should have made a tour where it was just him on a stage telling stories while he sat at the keys. every show would have sold out I'm sure
Right
Perfect venues would have been small cafes and clubs. No more than a few hundred people. A loss to those of us who grew up in the sixties and seventies.
right here on youtube,he tells plenty of them-of course i wish he told more!
That would've been fucking awesome to see...just glad to get little tid bit vids here on yt..
I really wish i cared about Ray more before he died. I really admire him now and it hurts i never really went to a Doors concert or something. I really remeber when my grandparents put a Doors CD in their CD player, and they played “Light My Fire.” They gave us a cd player that day, and i stole their CD at the last moment.
Ray Manzarek - The only guy who doesn't need a host to ask him questions.
Haha.
Ray always shared his experiences like the unique brainiac that he was. I am sure that he is blessing his fans in Heaven, for an everlasting show.
Similar monologue energy to Stewart Copeland
Yeah!!! I just think about the same
Truth
"I just wasn't that brilliant of a musician" The hell are you talking about Ray?! hahaha. R.I.P
MJSpiritual: That was his Midwestern modesty speaking.
Also he hadn’t met Jim yet!
Hahaha, I posted about the same thing.
His humbleness isn’t baffling. He was the greatest keyboards player.
that's true, the doors music is very simplified, ray can't play too complicated polyphonic things as like in classical music, but I don't like too much classical music anyway, only some of it is good, the simple one :)
Ray manzarek is one of the coolest people ever
Jonathan Kosyjana yes. I wish i could have physically met them. Very cool
I played keyboards in several rock bands in the 60's&70 "s, I patterned my playing after Ray's style. In my humble opinion he was a great keyboard player.
RIP
I met him at the MOMA in NYC purely by dumb luck. I saw him and his wife Dorothy strolling through an exhibit and got legit star struck. I approached him sheepishly and apologized for intruding. He could tell I was a nervous fan and after my third “I just wanted to shake your hand and thank you for all the music” he asked me where I was from. “Oh Detroit? Great city. The Fox, man.” I think he would have talked to me for a while. No one was bothering him except me, and he probably didn’t get approached too often. Anyway, I said again how honored I was to meet him. “Alright man, well thank you. Enjoy the city this weekend. Lots to do.” I felt like a little girl meeting a Beatle or something, LOL. He was one of several living legends I met in my life: Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Barry Sanders. I’ll never forget meeting Ray.
@@JeffintheD man I bet that's awesome ray is soo cool. I've got to meet a few famous people its a crazy feeling. Got to meet Carmine Appice and Jim McCarty at a cactus concert a few years ago. And I met tony hawk when I was 6 or 7, was literally like a little girl meeting the Beatles, and more recently I got to meet Bucky Laskey at a friends house, he built a vert ramp in Aberdeen Maryland, and apparently, that's enough to get bucky to show up. HE walked over an introduced himself like he was just som random guy. I was like"yeah,I think I heard your name before" I didn't get to see him skate though...but that's nowhere as near as cool as getting to me rayman
@@fokker313 I also love Vincent Crane, and John Lord, and soo many more...you could tell Ray was a huge influence to guys back then
Ray had such a beautiful speaking voice.. So patient and joyful. His stories are like you’re right there with him. Peace to you and Jim. Your both missed and so loved.
i love this guy. compare to other famous musicians, he is kinda underrated
Overrated you mean?
Bwahahahahaha
SUPER underrated to folks that arent aware. Hopefully those that see this, are FULLY aware now 😊
He’s completely underrated
Punk kid that says Jim and any Door member is Overrated is a Justin Bieber pud!
Grace Slick, (Jefferson Airplane) was quoted as saying" Ray Manzarek
is the most amazing person I've ever met"
I remember hearing her say that! It's somewhere here on CZcams.
Ray being very modest about his terrific ability on keyboards.. and bass and everything else he did.
ya know the end of light my fire makes me headbang
I love the way he's talking while he playing a bass line
Ray was absolutely shit hot on the keyboard especially when he was doing a bass at the same time. I liked the insights of how the songs were created. RIP Ray.
I think Ray and Jim were highly evolved spirits. I am sure Jim was there to greet Ray when he "broke on through"!
Yeah of course
He got 3rd best musician of 1967. Ravi Shankar was 1st, I forgot who was 2nd. Sometimes (when Jim was passed out), he had to sing on top of his keyboard and keyboard-bass duties. Ray was a very sophisticated and intelligent guy.
@@ZackyDog Ray and Jon Lord of Deep Purple are Rock's best keyboard players!!
That old fsu weight room song, riders on the storm
7:10 "We're all riders on the storm. God bless you." Ray, you made my day. Reast in peace you Mozart of rock n' roll.
"You don't make music for immortality, you make music for the moment, for capturing the sheer joy of being alive on planet earth."
RIP Ray.
I find it extremely difficult to find joy in living
@@bensmith4563 Modelo can help, go to nearest gas station for more information, tell 'em Mike sent me
@@bensmith4563 drop acid and listen to The Doors man
Wake up Ray, millions of people just try to survive the hunger, oppression, wars....
Sorry cause i love the musician.
@@Methilde your sadness is going to solve nothing. Remember that
Hearing the Doors as a little kid, it was always the keyboard work that stood out to me; this guy changed my whole way of hearing tunes.
This man does not get enough credit!!! No one can do crazy keyboards like him
Agree. There were other rock keyboardists of his generation who were far better than him technically (Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman) but Ray had a MAGIC in his playing that those guys did not possess.
Especially keyboard bass with keyboard
Fun Fact - Jim was so timid to begin with he would sing behind a darkened curtain while the band performed without him out on stage. It's only when he peeked his head through to the stage a few times receiving screams from girls in the audience he gathered up enough confidence to come out and perform with the band in person
"You don't make music for immortality, you make music for the moment, capturing the sheer joy of being alive on planet Earth... Everybody should live it that way."
Thanks to write this poem, gracias
I miss Ray. What a talent, and what a nice guy. Met him on a flight years ago, and he was very kind and pleasant to talk with. R.I.P.
You had a once in a million life encounters! You are so lucky!!
True legends never die…
“Open your heart to the energy. Don’t be afraid.”
What a beautiful person. I really hate how I’ll never get to meet him here on Earth.
Thanks for all you did in the musical realm, sir.
Man, I was just saying to myself earlier today how unfortunate it is I'll never be able to meet him in person. Just an amazing soul 🙂
@@Drummer_Jeff83 my thoughts exactly. We can all try and be a little bit like him though. That is the takeaway
can anyone imagine how the world would be if the worlds leaders were made of 'gentle'man like Ray Manzarek?
if there was one guy I wanted to have a beer with and shoot the breeze with it was Raymond Manzarek. RIP Ray - hope to meet you on the other side to have that beer and talk!
I could listen Ray Manzarek during 100000000 hours and never be tired... this guy was so great ! RIP
Dan , you're right. Ray was a storyteller.
Gotta really love Ray to be able to listen to him for over 11,000 years.
Ray would've been an AWESOME music teacher as well 😊
Ray Manzarek genius of the doors.
You should re-watch the video. All of them were genius, that is what made them.
Ray is like a white Morgan Freeman. I could listen to him tell stories for hours and hours. RIP to a total master
Ray is the coolest dude that ever walked the earth.
DITTO THAT !
He re-tells these stories with such passion. I bet he enjoyed every second on stage.
Ray, sorry you passed, you were a great musician, song writer and a even better story teller.
Everybody passes. I am so happy for him hading a life.
He sends out positive vibes in all of his interviews! I love his videos. RIP Ray!
Ray was from a pragmatic, working-class family in Chicago. I wonder how they reacted when he told them he was going off to film school in California?!
Daisy Jane
Him and his two brothers!
We need people like Ray, with a lot of music culture and heart, with a view on the world above. He analized in a perfect way the doors sound: latin & jazzy drums, flamenco guitar, classical organ playing and haunted and visionary voice. It's not just a rocker, it's an artist. We need it
"I just want the brilliant of a musician" ray is always so humble and articulate
He said, "I just wasn't that brilliant of a musician."
Man! Ray´s sound takes me back to my days in Vietnam. And I´m a 30 year old spanish guy so...
@IPA SOLÉ Love it!
I hear the ghost of Jim in Ray's singing and playing. Haunting. God bless!
Ray is one of my all-time musical idols. He was a creative genius. In fact, all the members of The Doors were geniuses. That band was like the Beatles, four exceptional men who were fated to come together by a higher power, in my opinion. All these years later, their music still stands up as strong and as interesting and unique as ever. The world got robbed when Jim Morrison died. He was only getting started, and he had many more wonderful songs to come.
“We’re all riders on the storm.” Thank you for the reminder to keep one’s heart open. Just what I needed today. ❤️
I can listen to his voice and musical talent forever.
I wish he was still around :(
Singing, playing bass, and playing the organ at the same time. Good god damn. RIP you legend
RIP one of the greatest of all times.
You have to be open to the energy! If you can open your heart to the energy. That great love energy of the creation of this entire universe, good things will happen to you! BUT, you got to believe! You got to believe in the goodness! You have to open your heart to the energy! You can't be afraid!
And that perfectly explains The Doors. The most fearless, explorative band to have ever been.
Litterally read that as he said it haha
Sean Grieve Wasn’t that wonderful the way Ray worded it? Thanks for writing it down. It is worth thinking about.
Beautifully put Sean!
A very inspirational story.
Magic, what a creative genius Ray Manzarek was.
1:05 he says he wasn't a brilliant musician.i don't know much about piano but it's the sound he gave the music is what mattered to me.
He's good, he's got chops. I think he was comparing himself to the kinds of Bill Evans or Booker T, which are much better instrumentist than him. He did create a sound and mood that didn't exist before though, and he did it with many jazz and classical influences. He was one of the best IN HIS FIELD, which is rock'n'roll music with other ramifications. Of course you can't compare him to Keith Jarrett or Chick Corea, as pianists they're a different league altogether.
thats due to the fact that he's actually a smart and a good musician , he knows that there are many people who are better than him , he isnt full of himself , which can be the reason why he seems to be very open to other musicians , and to take influence from other artists , but speaking honestly , i would love to listen to him talking and playing all day , he was truly awesome .
Agree.Just the sound matters more than the composing.
Try playing what Ray did: bass in the left hand, lead/ chords in the right hand. It is not easy. View musicians on CZcams. Some are better than others. They feel great accomplishment when they acquired the skill to recreate the music Ray made. I am happy to see it live on through other musician’s fingers.
@@verandi3882 Same here Omar
The last thing Ray says is pretty much the most important thing you can learn from this video
That isn't a bad thing either, so many people don't even understand what he means by that.. to those who do, keep vibrating well!
Such an all time underrated musician. Bass line with the left hand and keyboard with the right. Incredible. Rest easy Ray
Loved this not just for the behind the scenes insight but just the good energy that Ray had god bless rest in paradise
When you understand life, you do not need to hope for a paradise. He used his life and so should everybody.
Simple Genius, Rest in peace Ray
He's a great storyteller as well as a great musician. I think it's pretty funny how they formed as a group so effortlessly. Normally bands go through a good few line up changes before they get the right people. Love Ray's personality, very positive. RIP.
Enjoy listening to a wonderful person, knew the family when i was going up. Renee
You dont make music for immortality you make it for a moment to enjoy, Truly words of wisdom
6:50 to The End of vid are Ray's Words of Wisdom to those who want the life .... don't be afraid . Still has me thinking about his advice since I first heard him . He was such an artist .
Watching a humble genius having a good time is just such a blessing.
This is not only interesting in terms of the history of the group and the songs, it's also the most instructional video on song composition for organ I've ever seen ! Really clear !
This kind of clarity used to exist in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. But then was being lost, strange forces at work.
Rip Ray two years ago today you passed
Yeah he made the transition from the physical into the spiritual.
Amazing how two UCLA Film Students started a Band and met two meditation students Robbie and John and the Doors were complete!
I think it was Destiny! Morrison was writing poetic songs with No Music. He couldn’t play an instrument and yet he found three guys who would flesh out his songs!
Amazing! And Krieger wrote Light my Fire 🔥! The first song he ever wrote became a huge hit for the Summer of 68. And it put them on the map Nationally.
I love how Ray explains the Doors songwriting process. They were a real band with everyone contributing. They had musical chemistry which is a rare thing to find. It made them so good and unique.
They had their own original sound and style. It’s why they are one of the Greatest Rock Bands of All Time!
And Morrison was one the best singers of All time as well. He could sing Blues and Rock and Ballads equally well and he was a Crooner, too!
RIP Ray and Jim
Robby Krieger - The first song he ever wrote was "Light My Fire". This band was touched by either God or the Devil.
Rick Roscoe or both
Both. Mostly God.
they were a military experiment. true. look up who jims dad was. and frank zappa. the whole psychedelic scene along with the drugs. it didn't start on it's own.
@@kbtube8125 LMAOO ight bud, you realize when Jim was born, his dad was very low in the military and din't get high in the miltlary until Jim was in around college
@@kbtube8125 Yeah... Zappa didn't do or tolerate any drugs. You were fired if you didn't stay clean.
Watching this just gave me chills. It's beautiful to see the way Ray shows us the process... What a humble and sweet guy. One of the truly underrated musicians out there. RIP Jim and Ray!
Rip Ray!...In addition to being a great musician he was also a brilliant speaker i can go on listening to him for hours
"We are Writers on this Storm." wow. Ray is eternal.
I will never forget seeing Ray Manzarek at the upstage in Port Townsend. The most mesmerizing part was watching him play The Crystal Ship on the piano. I was on the second level so I could just look down at his hands as he was playing and he had the most amazing natural flow about how he expressed the music. Towards the end he fielded questions from the audience about the Doors and answered them. Absolutely unforgettable!
A mesmerizing song. The instrumental bridge is incredibly emotional. Jim's brooding voice combined with the almost sinister chord progressions created one of the most haunting songs ever.
I was blessed to have seen Ray and Robby play front center at barricade for Riders on the storm...2008
To this day one of rhe most meaningful concerts of my life.
We was very personalble and kind with audience...just like he talks and shares in these videos.
RIP beautiful soul Ray..thank you for your endless enthusiasm for your time with Jim and Doors...and also your optimistic loving perspective toward life and being open hearted and to believe in love!!! Grateful to have seen you live in Rochester NY..2018
Thank you for being an extraordinary human being, and defending Jim. 💕💜🎶🎵🎶
what a wonderful & generous thing Mr.M (ray) has done 4 the universe sharing these insights&creative processes w/&4 us b4 he went 2"Break on thru",just as we all will. All we had back in the days were a couple of vids u'd only c a couple of times,no u tube(touch me i may have seen twice&it's still fresh in my mind~awesome) & we'd stare @ the album covers 4 hours,& the live shows¬ as many peeps saw those as they played clubs,no stadiums untill the Doors changed that! thats all we had,well 1 other lil thing, our "special friend the F'n MUSIC! & i hope u'all "DANCE ON FIRE'"as it intends! i do! Untill ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................THE END
I love how naturally he flows between conversation and playing music. Just goes to show what his natural language to communicate with is when he had no words left
"You don't make music for immortality, you make music for the moment , capturing the sheer joy of being alive on planet earth" - Ray Manzarek.
I wish they could've taped HOURS of Ray talking, so we could have more documentation of how the magic of how all these Doors songs began. I can listen to his voice and words of wisdom over and over and never grow tired.
What a talent and a great raconteur. To me, he was the Keeper of the Flame who kept the Doors legacy alive, and he unapologetically epitomized the zeitgeist of the 60s.
Thanks Ray, RIP.
It's been 4 years Ray we still remember you.
i used to work in westwood village LA in 1990's and he came to eat a couple of times. one in a generation.
even the jacket he has on is unique.
Well I’m gobsmacked. Never seen this but I have said for decades that Ray Manzarek is the voice of The Doors. One can listen to him all day as he speaks eloquently and intelligently with passion and love for his subject. Since the passing of Jim Morrison he never once, not once in any written or spoken word changed his message or opinion about the group that was his life. Genius.
''we're all writer on the storm'' ... love you M.Manzarek ❤
"Riders on the storm" its a Doors song
What a amazing genius, I’m glad we all got a chance to see and hear his amazing art 🔥
OMFG god must have a full house everynight with all the legends there..
208stroker1 yeah. A lot of people lost especially within the last few years
God does not need us for entertainment. And for enjoying life you do not need a paradise.
what a nice guy - god bless! one of the highlights of my life when mr manzarek‘s office called to licence my tune „hurt me“ for his surf movie... 🙏🏼♥️⭐️
I was so sad to hear of this great elder statesman passing... Ray had such patience and seemed to feel privileged to have this opportunity to tell his story. Love that guy.
We're all writers on the storm... Rest in peace my friend..!
Brilliant musician! I love hearing him explain his creative process and where he got his inspiration from. I wish he had filmed more songs.
RIP Ray and Jim
Morrison & Manzarek reunited again.
This is a HUGE loss, for all modern music, how will this gap be filled once more.
But what he says in the beginning of this video, O I WILL FOLLOW those words forever.
THANK YOU, so much, it will live one forever.
RIP, bless you.
THE PLACE IN AFTERLIFE IS WELL DESERVED.
Manzarek was the George Harrison of The Doors. His talent and contribution to same just grows bigger over the years. When you see and listen to him, it's hard to imagine he was the heart of the and outside of Morrison's singing, was the main reason Light My Fire was so great.
It never ceases to amaze me on how FAT a sound Ray could make with just that little keyboard and electronic bass unit!! RIP.
electric not electronic
@@SM-ht7qf
I correctly called it an "electronic bass," as opposed to a regular "electric bass," which would be like an Fender Bass instead of a normal standup bass, right??
@@tiffsaver No this piano bass is an electric piano bass, no electronic components in it. It is the bottom end of a fender rhodes electric piano. I own a 1971 fender rhodes piano bass
@@tiffsaver Also runs on no power, just needs an amplifier
@@SM-ht7qf
I already know that a Rhodes piano is, my band's first keyboard played used one. I also know that the one that Roy Manzarak used was just the bottom end of an electric piano.
I also know that an ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR is called an "ELECTRIC BASS" (such as a Fender Jazz or Fender Pro) to distinguish it from a non-electrified BASS FIDDLE. I also know that you're a anal retentive jagoff eager to impress me with your esoteric knowledge, signifying NOTHING. So do we fully understand each other now??
I love his voice. So pure. I will always remember you here on earth my brother. Rest easy & be happy.
The way Ray goes back to the intro of light my fire and Stretches that particular intro over and over again into more complicated internal for the sound of the song is something that you could never ever stop listening to in other words I could just listen to him continued into the song where the song Never Ends because he's that good on the keyboard...this guy blows me away the doors were fantastic I Wish Ray was still young and blonde again I would kiss him a million times over! rainbows hashish and never stop playing that keyboard 💋
RIP RAY. You were all so talented and still blows my mind in 2023. Jim Morrison Band.
Ray was such a beautiful and enthusiastic guy. He is missed.
Damn Ray would've made one hell of late night talk show host.
RIP, Ray. Miss you already, but thank you for a lifetime of great music, and beautiful sentiments and ideas. We owe you. Say hi to Uncle Jim - namaste.
When I lived in L.A., I was a magazine editor, and I met and really liked Adam Holzman, then with a band called the Fents. I went to see him perform at the Troubadour and walked in and there was the band's producer, Ray Manzarek, sitting at the bar. I introduced myself and had a beer with him, just long enough to chat for a few moments. It was such a cool moment. Then, when the book "No One Here Gets Out Alive" was released, there was a party at the Whisky. The three remaining doors played, with guests including some of Blondie and the Knack, and Top Jimmy. They did seven songs and it was transporting. When I listen to the Doors, I'm still 15.
Cool keyboards and he was a cool guy for sure. Very smart in so many ways. That was a very brilliant introduction. He under-estimates himself. There was medieval influences as well. There was a fusion thing going on!
The Doors music would not have been as good without rays keyboard skills.Rip Ray, a nice guy with no ego.
"I just wasn't that brilliant of a musician" - Ray Manzarek..............wait what?
Ray's left and right hand coordination was second to none. No rock keyboardist of that era could play left-hand bass so proficiently. He never depended on the "glitz" of the Hammond B3 and Leslie. Try playing the bass line and organ intro to "Light My Fire"; or the bass line and "rain-run" in "Riders on the Storm". Very difficult!
Ray was on a radio station and I called in the host said "This is Ray in Agawam calling". Ray said, "Hi, Ray this is Ray". Have the CDR somewhere kind of had trouble asking a question. He really was the heart behind the Doors. RIP Ray from Ray...
So down to earth, so humble, so connected to life and music and so charming. What a bloke!
The sound of the late 60's!
I've been on a Doors kick lately, and one thing that has surprised me to no end is how different Mr. Manzarek was from his public image. The Oliver Stone movie (and some other portrayals I've seen) made him seem serious almost to the point of being humorless. Nice to see what a vibrant man he really was.
Man it's been about 6 years and I still miss Ray. He was unquestionably the coolest cat in all of rock.
Ray was the embodiment of the 60's and an amazing raconteur.
"We're ALL Riders On The Storm".....Awesome Ray!
Ray and the Doors were Awesome. I saw them in 1967 in Covina California at the Carasol Theater, the stage turned 360 degrees. In my opinion, they are in the all-time top 5 bands of all time.
I love how Ray, at the very end, he says," We're all Riders on the Storm".
Fantastic passion,positivity and creativity from amazing Ray Manzarek! God bless you!
what a bummer. RIP RAY. what a guy
RIP Ray RIP Jim The Doors are one of those lucky meets talent in a cosmic once in a generation convergences. I’d argue they are one of if not the greatest American rock bands of all time. The Doors with Morrison existed for around only 6 years yet they still cranked out 6 amazing albums but more importantly they created songs that have stood the test of time. The mark they left and continue to make are incredible. It’s a shame Jim didn’t make old age and Ray tragically got sick and was taken from us. Ray and Jim are probably smiling down on everyone happy to be reunited friends.
My favorite keyboardist, Thank God for The Doors!!!