Manzarek was inspired by John Coltrane's version of My Favorite Things for Light My Fire.
Manzarek was inspired by John Coltrane's version of My Favorite Things for Light My Fire.That intro he devised for "Light My Fire" was damn near the theme of the summer of 1967, if you didn't count the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His solo was a classic, too, though it was a shame it (and Robby Krieger's follow-up guitar solo) had to be edited for the single.
But if you ask me what Ray Manzarek's best, or certainly most beautiful performance in the Doors was, I'd have to say it was . . .