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
Celebration of the Lizard vinyl LP, with a note "Lyrics to a theatre composition by The Doors." Celebration of the Lizard "Celebration of the Lizard" is a performance piece with lyrics written by Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors with music by the Doors. Composed as a series of poems, they include musical sections, spoken verse and passages of allegorical storytelling. "Celebration of the Lizard" was performed in its entirety at a handful of Doors' shows. A complete live performance appeared on the band's 1970 live album "Absolutely Live." The first complete studio-recorded version appeared on the compilation album "" in 2003. The