John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors. He joined The Doors in 1965 and remained a member until the bands dissolution in 1973. Densmore met keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger at a Transcendental Meditation lecture.[3] Densmore says, There wouldnt be any Doors without Maharishi.[4] According to Densmores own book, he quit the band on one occasion in reaction to Jim Morrisons increasingly self-destructive behavior, although he returned the next day. He repeatedly suggested that the band stop touring, but Krieger and Manzarek were resistant to this notion. After the Doors final, disastrous performance with Morrison in New Orleans on December 12, 1970, the band agreed to discontinue performing live. The New Orleans debacle would be the bands last public performance as a quartet. youtu.be/QgbjcWCrXtY
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