Drummer closes doors on $20 million

timesonline. ^ | October 08, 2005 | By Chris Ayres

[Petronski]

"C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon now boot me baby!"



"PCs are strange, when you're an Apple,
networks are lonely when you're a Mac.
Linux seems wicked, when you're an iBook
at least your company makes the iPod...."

[Cvengr]

I guess they didn't mind Fracis Ford Coppola using 'The End' in his commercialization of their product.

[GungaLaGunga]

A man very taken with his own self-importance. Figures it's the drummer.

[John Jorsett]

Selling out might not be so bad. $20 million can buy a lot of cocaine and hookers to salve one's conscience.

[FreePaul]

...to honour the memory of the band’s lead singer, Jim Morrison, who died in Paris from a suspected heroin overdose...

Yes, we all want to remember a dead druggie. He didn't die from a suspected drug overdose. This fool turning down the money makes me think that drug use may still be prevalent in that group.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

Densmore said that he could not sell a song to a company that was “polluting the world

What a jackass. I wonder how he gets around, on his bicycle? Bet he never flies either.

[kingu]

I really miss selling him guns.. What a strange guy, that Densmore. As for the 'doing nothing' gripe, the sixty-ish guys would not be making eight million on tour were it not for what happened long ago. He's already done what needs to be done to ensure they can still sell tickets.

As for selling music, the copyright on that stuff should have expired long ago. Innovation is the hallmark of this nation, and copyright issues need to be one day addressed. Otherwise we'll continue to spend nearly a half century listening to the same songs.

[Revolting cat!]

MEMO to the drummer (if he can read):

Jim Morrison is alive and well in Oregon!

[calrighty]

R O T F L M A O

[WorkingClassFilth]

This is really good. Boomers claiming sanctity for any product of their g-g-generation. This is really good - too good to make up. Fight the power, man! Right on!

[MarkL]

A man very taken with his own self-importance. Figures it's the drummer.

What do you call a guy who hangs out with a bunch of musicians? The drummer!

Mark

[durasell]

When songs appear in commercials, album sales decline. The band members are probably making several million a year just from album sales and radio play.

[Cobra64]

Riders of the Storm was my favorite.

[freedumb2003]

LOL

Those are great!

"Show me the way to the next Cyber Bar..."

[Revolting cat!]

"A good drummer is better than no drummer at all!"

-- Chet Baker

[SWAMPSNIPER]

If "THE drummer" had to make a living frying french fries, he would be dead of hunger by now!

[freedumb2003]

What do you call a guy who hangs out with a bunch of musicians? The drummer!

Who are you going to get to do the rim shot? ;)

[Cobra64]

Selling out might not be so bad. $20 million can buy a lot of cocaine and hookers to salve one's conscience.

Sounds like he and The Schlickmeister, aka: Stainman, might have a joint venture in the works.

[garyhope]

"Figures it's the drummer."

What? Excuse me, as a former rock drummer, I don't resemble that remark. Heck, I'd sell out for a lot less. Plus I like cars. I believe that many other drummers would agree with me.

Now if you want to talk about bass players,........