Set the Night on Fire

Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar With the Doors

De: Robby Krieger, Jeff Alulis

Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris

In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll.

​Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years, The Doors' notoriously quiet guitarist is finally breaking his silence to set the record straight.

Through a series of vignettes, Robby Krieger takes readers back to where it all happened: the pawn shop where he bought his first guitar; the jail cell he was tossed into after a teenage drug bust; his parents' living room where his first songwriting sessions with Jim Morrison took place; the empty bars and backyard parties where The Doors played their first awkward gigs; the studios where their iconic songs were recorded; and the many concert venues that erupted into historic riots. Set the Night on Fire is packed with never-before-told stories from The Doors' most vital years, and offers a fresh perspective on the most infamous moments of the band's career.

Krieger also goes into heartbreaking detail about his life's most difficult struggles, ranging from drug addiction to cancer, but he balances out the sorrow with humorous anecdotes about run-ins with unstable fans, famous musicians, and one really angry monk. Set the Night on Fire is at once an insightful time capsule of the '60s counterculture, a moving reflection on what it means to find oneself as a musician, and a touching tale of a life lived non-traditionally. It's not only a must-read for Doors fans, but an essential volume of American pop culture history.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Doors guitarist Krieger riffs melodiously through the discordant and harmonious measures of his life and times with the band in this galloping, episodic debut.” —Publishers Weekly

Beautiful

Thank you Robby for sharing your life and music with us. We the fans will never forget.

Loved every minute of it!

The narrator was fab. The story was great!
it had a Doors music flow to it.

Outstanding ride

This is a fantastic ride; laughter, thrills and tears....I'm actually slow reader and am very thankful for audio books like this to listen multiple times

Robbie K

Loved it , Have the hard cover , revealed new insights into the phenomena that was the Doors. Going to listen again and again

How Does Thus Happen?

Robby impressed with searing descriptions of his (and his wife's) descent into drug addiction after Morrison's death. Details were included that didn't have to be, but as a result made the narrative all the more real, painful, and even embarrassing for Robby to reveal. Yet while The Doors were still recording and touring Robby appeared to be the calming center and glue that held the band together, especially given Morrison's constant craziness.