Eh, you also have to acknowledge the fact that the other members of the band contributed more towards the writing of the actual music than Jim Morrison (who didn't know how to read music let alone play an instrument). Sure, Morrison wrote the majority of the lyrics and came up with the primary melodies, but if it wasn't for the other band members then The Doors wouldn't sound at all like they did. I mean... you wouldn't have Manzarek's unique and sometimes improvisational keyboard playing, Densmore's jazz influence, nor Krieger's eclectic guitar work.
Actually, every member of the band was important because they all had something unique to contribute to the music... Including Morrison and his Sinatra-esque crooning and dark, poetic lyrics. They all complimented each other and made the band what it was...
Nobody sounded like they did at the time, and they were rather avant-garde...in their own little way.
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