James Douglas Morrison, more popularly known as Jim Morrison was born on December 8, 1943 in Melbourne, Florida in the US. Apart from being known distinctly as the lead vocalist of American rock band, The Doors, he was also a songwriter and poet known for his spoken word. In this photo, personal note books and some of the last pictures of The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison are displayed at the Park Avenue Armory in the US. Photo: AFP

Jim Morrison founded The Doors with keyboardist Ray Manzarek in 1965 and they were later joined by drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. Densmore and Krieger are the only two living members of the band, after they disbanded in 1973, two years after Morrison’s death. Manzarek died in 2013 at 74. In this photo, people gather by the grave of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison to commemorate the 50th anniversary at the Paris cemetery on July 3, 2021. Photo: AFP

While Morrison was known to be the main songwriter for the rock band’s songs, Robby Krieger also contributed with lyrics and was co-author on many of band’s popular songs like ‘Light My Fire’, ’Love Her Madly’, ‘Touch Me’ and ‘Love Me Two Times’. In July - August 1967, the single ‘Light My Fire’ was No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. In this photo, singer-songwriter Robby Krieger, best known as the guitarist of the rock band The Doors, performs at the Malibu Guitar Festival in 2017. Photo: AFP

In the six years that Morrison was part of the group, they released six albums, ‘The Doors’ and ‘The Strange Days’ in 1967, Waiting for the Sun (1968), The Soft Parade (1969), Morrison Hotel (1970) and L.A. Woman (1971). After his death, they recorded three more albums, 'Other Voices' (1971), 'Full Circle' (1972) and 'An American Prayer' (1978), the last of which was Grammy nominated in the ‘Spoken Word’ category. In this photo, tourists look at the grave of Jim Morrison of The Doors, as a tree adorned with chewing gum tributes to the singer is seen at the Pere Lachaise cemetry in Paris in 2018. Photo: AFP

After recording the sixth album with the band, Jim Morrison moved to France in March 1971, with his girlfriend Pamela Courson. On July 3, 1971, Morrison was found dead in his apartment’s bathtub. He was 27. While the result of his death is said to be heart failure, since an autopsy wasn’t done as it was not required by French law, there are many theories about his death including a heroin overdose. In this photo, the grave of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison is pictured at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris on July 3, 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. Photo: AFP

In his short lifespan, Morrison was known to have a very unique personality involving alcohol and drugs, but at the same time was regarded as one of the most iconic frontmen of all time. Among many interesting aspects of his life, his death at 27 often comes up when speaking about the ‘27 Club’, which was used to talk about musicians and personalities, who had died at the age of 27. The others who died at the same age as him are Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain many years later. In this photo, postcards displaying pictures of late US singer Jim Morrison in a souvenirs shop at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris in 2014. Photo: AFP