Bill Siddons Bill Siddons Bill Siddons (born 1948) is an American music manager, best known for managing the Doors from 1968 to 1972. Siddons began his career as a teenage roadie with the Doors while attending Cal State Long Beach and six months later was asked to be the manager of the band in 1968. Siddons had this to say about his initial meeting with Jim Morrison: "So what was my first impression of Jim? He scared me to death." When Morrison died in Paris on July 3, 1971, Pamela Courson (Morrison's girlfriend) immediately contacted Siddons. He flew to Paris and arranged
Jim Morrison the rest of the Doors. Stapp filled in for Morrison for "Light My Fire," "Riders on the Storm" and "Roadhouse Blues" on "VH1 Storytellers"; Travis Meeks, of Days of the New, also performed "The End." Creed performed their version of "Roadhouse Blues" with Robby Krieger for the 1999 Woodstock Festival. Morrison's recital of his poem "Bird of Prey" can be heard throughout the song "Sunset" by Fatboy Slim. Rock band Bon Jovi featured Morrison's grave in their "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" video clip. The band Radiohead mentions Jim Morrison in their song "Anyone Can Play Guitar", stating "I wanna