{"id":803169,"date":"2020-01-17T07:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T14:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=938850"},"modified":"2020-01-17T07:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T14:55:16","slug":"doors-to-nirvana-john-densmore-robby-krieger-plot-rare-performance-with-krist-novoselic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/doors-to-nirvana-john-densmore-robby-krieger-plot-rare-performance-with-krist-novoselic\/","title":{"rendered":"Doors to Nirvana: John Densmore, Robby Krieger Plot Rare Performance With Krist Novoselic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Next Thursday, January 23rd, the two surviving members of the Doors<\/a> \u2014 drummer John Densmore<\/a> and guitarist Robby Krieger<\/a> \u2014 will make a rare appearance together at the Homeward Bound<\/a> charity concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a couple of years since the pair last took the stage together, and one week out, Densmore admits to Rolling Stone<\/i> that he and Krieger have yet to finalize a setlist \u2014 or even rehearse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m used to it!\u201d Densmore says. \u201cI was the one who did the setlists in the Doors, because nobody would, and just before going on stage, I\u2019d sit down and go, \u2018OK, guys, c\u2019mon! What are we opening with?\u2019 And I could get them into three or four songs, and then we\u2019d wing it! Corralling musicians is like corralling cats.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Homeward Bound charity concert will benefit efforts to fight homelessness throughout California, and the lineup also boasts artists like Jason Mraz, Fitz and the Tantrums, and Ingrid Michaelson and Maddie Poppe. Densmore and Krieger will play a 30-minute, semi-acoustic set with Nirvana\u2019s Krist Novoselic on bass and other Homeward Bound performers stepping in on vocals. The only requirement to fill in for Jim Morrison, Densmore says: \u201cWe need a singer with leather pants \u2014 that\u2019s the crux.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The parts of the setlist that have been finalized promise some unique collaborations. Willie Nelson\u2019s son, Micah, will helm \u201cRoadhouse Blues,\u201d and Haley Reinheart will sing a stripped-down version of \u201cPeople Are Strange,\u201d with Densmore suggesting it might just be \u201cher, Robby, and me on a little hand drum.\u201d Densmore also teases a rendition of \u201cLight My Fire\u201d with several singers, and notes that the Eurythmics\u2019 Dave Stewart personally requested to sing \u201cHello, I Love You.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t usually play that live, but what the hell, why not?\u201d Densmore says.<\/p>\n

While the Homeward Bound concert is billing Desnmore and Krieger\u2019s performance as their first together in 20 years, the pair have taken the stage together several times over the past decade. In 2017, they played at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle when the Doors received the Founders Award<\/a>; that show also featured Novoselic performing \u201cLight My Fire\u201d on accordion, which is how he linked up with Densmore and Krieger, paving the way for their performance together next week.<\/p>\n

A year before that, Densmore and Krieger played a Stand Up to Cancer benefit<\/a> in honor of late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, while in 2013 they buried the hatchet of a long-simmering legal battle<\/a> with an intimate show<\/a> at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art just after Manzarek\u2019s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite these sporadic sets, for Densmore, getting on stage with Krieger is like riding a bike. \u201cWhen we played LACMA, we definitely had not played together for 10 years, more,\u201d Densmore says. \u201cAnd, damn! When you have done these songs every night for many, many years, they\u2019re just in your blood. In two bars we were back. It\u2019s just part of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the Homeward Bound show will benefit People Assisting the Homeless, a non-profit dedicated to building affordable housing and providing support to people struggling with homelessness throughout California. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible that those that have the ability to give back have stepped up to do so,\u201d Homeward Bound organizer Jonathan Shank said. \u201cWe are thrilled to have so many great artists at the first-ever Homeward Bound concert and grateful to everyone who has supported this worthy cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Densmore, it\u2019s a crucial cause, one that not only benefits his home state, but speaks to the larger problems plaguing the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Doors were born out of the womb of the L.A. woman, so when you get the brass ring, you give back,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s the natural thing to do. So we\u2019re giving back to the city that fed us artistically. This homelessness thing, it\u2019s a problem in every city; it\u2019s a huge problem. It\u2019s not just L.A., it\u2019s everywhere. And why is that? Because the gap between the rich and the poor is the biggest in the history of our country. You\u2019ve got billionaires-slash-kings and workers who can\u2019t afford to live in the kingdom. They\u2019ve gotta drive two hours out of town to find rent cheap enough. There\u2019s big problems; you can\u2019t just put a band-aid on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Desnmore adds that he\u2019s optimistic when staring down the future: \u201c2020 is going to be a pivotal year. Big corners turned personally and collectively, and I\u2019m excited about the future, because I think the rantings of old dinosaurs, they\u2019re just the last of the tail wagging.\u201d<\/p>\n

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