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When did Jim Morrison start making music?

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Jim Morrison's first song “Curses, Invocations” released on November 17, 1971.


Jim Morrison was an influential rockstar, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the psychedelic rock band The Doors. Morrison’s main interest from a young age was poetry, which majorly influenced his songwriting. Two of his books of poetry were eventually published in 1971 after his death —Wilderness and The Lords and the New... Read More
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