Jim Morrison Morrison was also well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Morrison was ranked #47 on "Rolling Stone"s list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", and number 22 on "Classic Rock" magazine's "50 Greatest Singers in Rock." Ray Manzarek, who co-founded the Doors with him, said Morrison "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion." Morrison developed an alcohol dependency during the 1960s, which at times affected his performances on stage. He died unexpectedly at the age of 27 in Paris. As no autopsy was performed, the cause of Morrison's death remains unknown. James Douglas Morrison was
James Morrison (singer) Old Trafford Cricket Ground on 26 June and in the London Wembley Stadium on 1 July. That same year, Morrison wrote a song, "Watch and Wait", for the German comedy film "Men in the City". In 2010 Morrison wrote a song called "Quello Che Dai" for the Italian singer Marco Carta from his upcoming album "Il Cuore Muove". On 25 June 2010, Morrison performed a cover of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" live near the River Thames in London as part of CBS' "The Early Show" special remembrance event entitled "The King of Pop: One Year Later." The song