Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of the famed rock group The Doors attended the dedication ceremony of the 2,325th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring The Doors and the late Jim Morrison, who died in 1971 at the age of 27.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Doors, Krieger said, "It has been an incredible 40 years and now I'm back with Ray and we're still playing, and you know, it may never end."
According to AP, The Doors former drummer, John Densmore, was unable to attend the ceremony, but sent a statement of appreciation read by Dylan Graham, Morrison's nephew.
It said, "It is a great honor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
a street that Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger and I traipsed up and down, going into bars, asking if they'd hire a rock band."
The group formed in 1965, but it was in 1967 that The Doors stormed into the rock music scene with their first album, "Break on Through (to the Other Side)" which included the hit single, "Light My Fire," creating a wide path for their enormous fan base to follow.
The name of the band was taken from Aldous Huxley's psychotropic monograph, "The Doors of Perception.
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After the death of Jim Morrison, the band dissolved, but dispute remained over the use of the band's name. A permanent injunction issued in 2005 prohibited Krieger and Manzarek from using "The Doors" or promoting their band with any likeness of the late Jim Morrison.
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