i just thought If anyone knew if ray and robby were working on any new material with a new lead singer because they have both stated over the last couple of years that they were working on some new album. I thought something may be mentioned on ray or robby's site.

thanks.

Don't have a clue as their respective sites would be the best place. Did you try posting this same question over there?

The tribute band has been trying to make a new Doors album since 2003 when Ray promised after a performance of the utterly lamentable and truly laughable Cops Talk at one of thier gigs that a new Doors album would be out in a few months.......a new DOORS album.....that was the critical criteria for a new album....if it used The Doors name on the cover then it would likely as not attract interest from the fans and more importantly interest from record labels and producers which it indeed did as Ken Scott became involved with them and recorded the awful Jim Carroll song Cops Talk and the equally bad American Express along with I believe four other tracks....eagle in the whirlpool which was written by Mike McClure one of them I think.
Obviously as John was suing them and the judge told them to stop using the name The Doors in thier publicity they had to shelve their plans of world domination......pitifully using the trial as an excuse as to why they were not putting out an album....it was all the drummers fault
Showed the cut of these people as from day one nothing was preventing them producing new songs or making an album as long as they did not call it a Doors album. And as the name according to Manzarek (who said this often enough) was not that important it seems logical that if they could do world tours they could have found the time to record new songs and put out an album....of course it was not THAT simple as whetever name they ended up with was never gonna interest many people unless it was The Doors.....the media had little interest in them even if they had a big name singer like ian astbury...they were simply a tribute act unless they had new music.....Ray was never gonna put out an album without The Doors name hence his Supreme Court attempt to win his counter suit against Densmore and secure the name for an album and tour..........will rots ever make an album....very unlikely .....although some kind of internet release of a few tracks for a buck apiece may well happen in the next year......this new bloke is hardly as big a draw as the singer with a goth legend so its unlikely they will attract any kind of major deal and will be left with some minor label who will not be able or willing to pay a huge amount up front for something that is of minor interest even to Doors fans.........the whole concept revolved around the idea of making the first Doors album for 30 years with ian astbury but as the Krieger quote below indicates astbury grew disillusioned and left so the biggest draw card they had was gone along with the cult section of their fanbase......now having gone from 150 dollar gigs to 15 dollar gigs the band is left with the option of making new music and replacing Doors standards with unheard of songs and songs that were pretty much rejected by the audience when they tried a few new numbers back in 2003 or continuing with thier Doors tribute show which brings in a half decent paycheck.......paycheck every time for ole Ray regardless of what he says about being in it for the art......


They will now play more concerts - and return to the studio to make the band's first studio album since American Prayer, a 1978 release of Morrison reading poetry of Doors music.
"The new music is different from the Doors, but decidedly Doors-like," keyboardist Manzarek said.
"We're going in various directions musically."
Thursday, 21 November, 2002 BBC News Website.
Yeah a rather expensive Vegas tribute act

Doors and Ken Scott at Ocean Way
Jun 28, 2005 3:12 PM, by Mix Editors

The Doors of the 21st Century at Ocean Way Recording
The Doors of the 21st Century recently gathered at Ocean Way Recording to lay down some new tracks with renowned producer/engineer Ken Scott (Beatles, Elton John, David Bowie).

Led by founding members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger plus singer Ian Astbury, known for his rich baritone voice in the Cult, the band is rounded out by Phil Chen on bass and Ty Dennis on drums. One distinctive element of the seminal Los Angeles group is how the musicians—especially the multifaceted Ray Manzarek—successfully blend rock, jazz-inspired improvisation and Weill-esque angularity into dramatic musical backdrops. The band is currently touring North America, South America, and Europe.
Mix Magazine online 2005
They spelt multifaced wrong


Robbie Krieger is quieter and more frail looking than Ray. He speaks slowly and chooses his words carefully but not, I quickly discover, because he has anything to hide. On the contrary, his candour occasionally betrays the lie of the official party line peddled by Ray.
For example, whereas Ray insisted their parting with Ian Astbury was amicable ("Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, no problem at all. Ian just said, 'I'm going to go with The Cult' and it was like 'OK, fine, man, cool'."), Robbie offers a little more insight.
"I think he felt kind of unappreciated because John Densmore never really.... he wanted to play with John, I think, the three of us, and that never happened."
Answering a question about whether they've recorded any new material since getting back together, he says, "We recorded some stuff with Ken Scott but right in the middle of that we got involved with this stupid trial stuff with John, you know, which kind of put a dampener on it but we're definitely going to record some more."
MSN 2007 by James Hurley, MSN Music Editor

I am not on ray's or robby's forum. I heard that they don't respond to questions like john does, but I thank people for their answers to this topic.

Manzarek and Krieger used to respond to questions about a "new" album to journalists who asked them from 2002-2007. All I can offer is a few examples from different news stories where they mentioned that a new album was in the works. I have 451 articles in my archives where Ray Manzarek spouted off about all kinds of subjects related to the new incarnation. I only searched through the first 50 news articles which includes several different dates and the results are listed below.

In replying to your question, I have only included the references that were made to a "a new album" with the exception of the very first news story which I left intact. Some of these old links may lead you to the entire articles, as a few of them still work but most of these articles are long gone from internet.

FROM THE DOORS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
JULY 1 2002

Late breaking news:

Los Angeles, CA

Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger announced plans for a Doors reunion
show Sept. 6 at the California Motor Speedway just outside LA County.
John Densmore is expected to participate but due to a health concern,
there is a possibility his doctors will forbid him from playing. In
that event, the Doors have already arranged for an alternate world
class drummer to fill in. Ian Astbury will handle the majority of the
lead vocals and there will be special guest vocalists and musicians as
well.

With the exception of the rock and roll hall of fame induction
in 1972 and last years VH1 Storytellers special, the band has not
played in concert since they disbanded in 1973--in fact, September 2,
1972 was their last concert so it's is almost 30 years to the day.

In Spring of 2003, the band will announce tour dates for the US and
Europe. After that tour it is expected the Doors will go into the
studio to record an album of new material. Already Robby, Ray and
John have been writing new songs.



Doors To Tour With British Frontman
By Arifa Akbar
The Independent On-Line UK
Published : 06 July 2002


The legendary rock group the Doors appear to have solved the problem of replacing the irreplaceable.

They are to announce dates for a tour of the United States and Europe next spring, their first in 30 years, and there are also plans for a studio album. Jim Morrison, the wayward, charismatic singer who died in 1971 aged 27, will be replaced by Ian Astbury, who fronted the 1980s British rock band the Cult.

Fans might also have to do without the drummer John Densmore, who may be advised against joining the tour because of poor health. A "world class" drummer has been lined up as a replacement.

The tour is the brainchild of Densmore and the other two remaining band members, the keyboard player, Ray Manzarek, and the guitarist, Robby Krieger. The trio are writing material for the release of the band's first album since 1972, which will be recorded after the live shows.

According to the Doors' Official Website, Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore will stage their initial reunion show on 6 September at California Motor Speedway on the outskirts of Los Angeles. The Doors' last concert was in September 1972, 14 months after Morrison was found dead in a Paris hotel room. The cause of death was given as heart problems aggravated by alcohol.

The Doors had been one of the most memorable bands of the 1960s, best known for tracks such as "Light My Fire" and "Riders on the Storm", and for Morrison's hypnotic stage presence. The singer gained cult status during his lifetime and fans flock to his grave at the Pére Lachaise cemetery in Paris to the present day. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people gathered there on the 30th anniversary of his death.

The surviving band members have played only twice in public since splitting up, once when they were joined by the Pearl Jam singer, Eddie Vedder, in 1993, and again for the music TV channel VH1 last year.

The Doors produced six albums from 1967 to 1971, and the remaining members released two albums after Morrison died, with Manzarek on vocals.

In addition to Astbury on lead vocals, a number of "special guest vocalists" and other musicians are due to take part in the tour.

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/n...sp?story=312415

THE DOORS TO RECORD NEW MATERIAL
KNAC-LOS ANGELES
By Sefany Jones, Editor

The Doors Will Record New Material; Vocalists May Include Ian
Astbury, Scott Weiland

From Launch.com:

The reunited Doors plan to record new material for a future album
release, featuring vocal and lyric contributions from the lead
singers of Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, and the Cult.

Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek told Launch. "We're going to be
sending out the instrumental version of the songs to a couple of
different singers and poets and see what they can put to it," he
said. "Like, Scott Weiland's interested in doing some stuff, and
maybe Scott Stapp and certainly Ian Astbury. And Jim Carroll will be
writing some poetry for us, too, so it'll be spread around."

Source: http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=1089



Doors' Great Sound On Shaky Ground
Daily Breeze
September, 2002
by Corey Levitan


The Doors intend to tour in 2003 and release an album of new material, their first since 1972, with vocals from Astbury, Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Stapp of Creed.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_...209/ai_n9868112


"Other Voices" Apparently
Posted by Eric Olsen
September 07, 2002 09:17 PM

If all goes as expected, the Doors will set up a major tour of the U.S. and Europe for spring 2003, after which they'll hit the studio for a new album.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/09/07/211734.php

Re-Tooled Doors Seek Breath Of Second Life

By: Angela Pacienza
Canadian Press
The Star
Sunday October 26 2002

Manzarek says they’ve replicated Morrison’s passion in Astbury (incidently, he’s got the same lush, black curls as Morrison).

“He’s not a Jim Morrison clone but he has the energy and the power of Jim Morrison,” he said. “He comes from that same physic space that Jim comes from. He has the same native American shaman powers.”

The new Doors will try to prove themselves worthy of the name by putting together a new album next year – the first since 1972.

Some fans will wonder if that’s possible given Morrison penned all The Doors songs – the epitaph on his Paris tomb reads: “Jim Morrison – Poet.”

“We plan on keeping the poetic tradition alive,” Manzarek says. (By using) poets and lyricists who are spiritual and terrific poets.”

Astbury and writer Jim Carroll, of Basketball Diaries fame, will be used to pen lyrics to music written by Manzarek and Krieger.

Those lyrics, he says, will fill a void in the current music scene.

“The Doors are about freedom – exploring alternate states of consciousness going beyond the norm. Going into some place where all humanity is equal. The Doors music comes from that place and that’s where we try to tap in to.”

And with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the U.S.’s fight with Iraq which could put the country at war like it did in the ‘60’s with Vietnam, people need “a dose of truth.”

“This may be Armageddon. This could be it so everyone’s going to have to put on their thinking hat. Do we want life or do we want death? It’s going to be time for people to say, ‘make love not war’ one more time like we said in 1968.

http://www.thestar.com

Doors Tour Slams Shut (for now)
Posted by Ross
December 03, 2002 11:30 AM .


After the opening show of the new quartet, the band has planned a spring tour, followed by a series of performances on the summer U.S. and European festival circuits. A new album release is planned for next fall.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/03/113037.php

SOUND AFFECTS
The Olympian, Olympia Washington
January 3 2003

And then there's the Doors. As if Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek
hadn't done enough to sully their band's reputation over the years,
they've gone and reformed the group with Ian Astbury (hot off that
Cult reunion that no one seemed to care about) replacing Jim
Morrison on vocals and former Police-man Stewart Copeland on drums
(filling in for an ailing John Densmore). They have yet to announce
the release date of a new album.
Source:
http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsec...ffects/20030103
/101.shtml

Break on Through
Retooled Doors exhume Morrison's legacy
By Spencer Patterson
LAS VEGAS SUN
January 17 2003

Thus far, the Doors have announced only one more date this year: a
Feb. 7 show at the Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif.
But Manzarek said that a full slate of tour dates is in the works.

"We're definitely going out in the spring, and then off to Europe in
the summer," he said. The band, which also includes bassist Angelo
Barbera (formerly of the Robbie Krieger Band), even has plans to
release a new Doors studio album, the first since 1972's "Full
Circle," one of the band's two seldom-heard post-Morrison
releases. "Other Voices," released in 1971, was the other.

"Ian will be adding lyrics to some songs Robbie and I have already
put together," Manzarek said. "What we're trying to do with the new
album is to carry on The Doors' poetic tradition, so we want to use
different lyricists, different poets. Jim Carroll has already written
some lyrics for us, and then we'll have John Doe do some lyrics, and
Henry Rollins."

The album might even feature a contribution from singer/songwriter
Warren Zevon, who was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer last year.

"Warren Zevon is also writing something right now, so hopefully he
can get it in before he makes the big leap to the rock 'n' roll club
in the sky," Manzarek said.


Source:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../17/514532960.h
tml

January 20, 2003
Review: Updated Doors survive specter of Morrison
By Spencer Patterson
LAS VEGAS SUN


Heavy on hits, the set list alternated between tight rockers such as "Love Me Two Times" and "Wild Child" and looser numbers such as "When the Music's Over" that gave the musicians ample opportunity to stretch out.

There were also a few less-successful songs, signs that the five men require more time onstage together. "Break on Through" and "Alabama Song" both stalled at points.

The band took just one stab at "new" material, actually a reworking of an old tune, "Strange Days." The new rendition, which Manzarek said will likely appear on a new Doors album due by the end of the year, hardly sounded like a dramatic departure from the original.



http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../514542764.html


Come On Baby Light My Fire
The Doors 21st Century try to rekindle their magic

BY ERIC SNIDER
Weekly Planet
May 21 2003

Manzarek says that The Doors 21st Century is not a one-off, but an
ongoing concern. "We're working on new material," he says. "There
will be a new album of Doors songs at the end of the year or early
next year. Robby and I are writing the music. The people writing
lyrics are Ian Astbury, Jim Carroll, John Doe, Henry Rollins, (poet)
Michael McClure. We want to carry on the Doors' poetic tradition."

Source: http://www.weeklyplanet.com/2003-05-21/music_feature.html


Opening the doors of perception again...

The Doors of the 21st Century
Sunday 14 December 2003
Birmingham NIA

By Jon Perks, What's On

Back in 2003, with Copeland once again friends and the 'Affair
Densmore' (as Manzarek refers to it) soon to be settled, the new-look
Doors are set to not only tour but record new material, an album due
out next year, featuring tracks like Eagle In The Whirlpool, Cops
Talk and Street of Crocodiles, with lyrics from the American poets
Jim Carroll and McClure as well as Astbury and possible contributions
from Henry Rollins and previously unrecorded words - Please Don't
Look At My Eyes - written by the Lizard King himself, Jim Morrison.

For Manzarek and The Doors, it seems, this is far from The End...


Source: http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0800what...10musicnews/con
tent_objectid=13715983_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Opening-the-
doors-of-perception-again----name_page.html

Doors 21st Century Working On New Album
Arrow 93 FM

(01/09/04) -- Comprised of two original members of the Doors, the
court ordered The Doors of the 21st Century are currently working on
a new album. Original members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, along
with frontman Ian Astbury, hope to release the album by the middle of
this year. Interestingly, the band has hired poets and songwriters to
take over songwriting duties of the late Jim Morrison. Before his
death Warren Zevon was one such contributor who wrote "There's a
River of Madness Running Through Los Angeles" for the album. "We want
to say something about the human condition in the twenty-first
century, just like the Doors in the 20th century said something about
the human condition," Manzarek said. "If it doesn't have weight to
it, it's not worth doing. That's why we're back together."

Source: http://www.arrowfm.com/grapevine/stories/01-09doors.shtml


How to Kill a Legacy: The Doors

AUTHOR: Justin Sablich, Communications, SUNY Cortland, USA
March 2004


With the new Morrison in place, Manzarek, now 64-years old and
guitarist Robby Krieger, 58, were ready to bring the Doors back to
life. The three toured America for much of 2003 calling
themselves "The Doors of the 21st Century." They now have plans for a
brand new "Doors" album with the help of poets/songwriters Jim
Carroll, Michael McClure and the late Warren Zevon.

"We want to say something about the human condition in the twenty-
first century, just

like the Doors in the twentieth century said something about the
human condition," Manzarek says. "If it doesn't have weight to it,
it's not worth doing. That's why we're back together."

http://www.neo-vox.org/revue/revue_30/revue_30.html

Astbury Tries On Morrison’s Leather Pants

Former Cult frontman will perform with remaining Doors members
By Barry A. Jeckell
Billboard
Updated: 10:47 p.m. ET April 22, 2004

While the current group has worked on new material, Astbury said there are no concrete plans to record an album yet. “I think it’s more a case of seeing how the new material develops and then addressing that when the original members feel they’ve got a body of work worthy of recording... But, at the moment, it’s a work in progress.”<br>
Astbury said he has “contributed a modest amount” of lyrics to the gestating songs. “They’re relying almost strictly on Americans,” he says, noting the contributions of poets Michael McClure and Jim Carroll to the project.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4810471/

California Song Magazine
July 2004

Ian Astbury & The D21C
(33 Long Years of...)

Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and Ian Astbury are in their "D21C" incarnation. "We have placed strong emphasis on building new songs with lyrics that continue in The Doors 'beat' poet tradition." Hello to the new generation of poets and lyricists. Chosen by the music to speak their truths, just as Ian was chosen to sing the words. Jim Carroll. Rock poet and famous author of "The Basketball Diaries", his book was turned into a loosely autobiographical film starring a young Leonard DiCaprio. He wrote the "Book of Nods" and "The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry" and is currently working on a novel called "The Petting Zoo."

John Doe. Writer, singer, musician, and actor, he and his wife Exene Cervenka created the band "X " in the late 70's and were responsible for bringing Country Rock alternative and Folk, with a taste of terror, into vogue.

Henry Rollins. Henry is a sexy, hard body rock star who sang with Punk rock icon Black Flag in the early '80s. He tours the country, as the reality based no nonsense orator of our time. He owns a successful publishing company "2.13.61" the date of his birth. Henry and Rick Rubin (producer to the stars) are partners in Infinite Zero, a record company coordinating the re-releasing of deserving projects.

Michael McClure. Born in 1932, is one of those responsible for San Francisco's literary social metamorphic known as the Beat Generation. He and Allan Ginsberg manifested the first 'Human Be' in 1967. He is a playwright, essayist, journalist, performance poet and a social innovator. Michael was in fact, Jim Morrison's poetry mentor! They were good friends.

"How do you feel about "D21C", especially the new writers" I asked Ian. "I've got some pretty big shoes to fill" he said, "it's really encouraging this new appendage. The writing is befitting and I am happy to facilitate their desires. I am most respectful of them all" he smiled!

The newest music is all composed by Ray and Robby, which assures me there will be plenty of hard driving blues coming our way. Song titles that express the future are "The Eagle in the Whirlpool", "American Express" and "Street of Crocodiles." Other equally compelling songs explore conceptually sonic soundscapes like "Shape Shifter" and "Just like Sherlock Holmes." The song "Who Spoke the Word" features lyrics from Robby Krieger.

http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/cornwall/csm/IanAstbury.html

July 19, 2004, 5:37PM Houston Cronicle

NEW ALBUMS EXPECTED IN STORES JULY 20

Riders in the storm: The reconstituted Doors (with Ian Astbury
conjuring up the spirit of Jim Morrison) are seen and heard in
concert as Doors of the 21st Century performing L.A. Woman Live.

Source:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/a...ic/jump/2689830

21ST CENTURY DOORS MAKE GRAVE DECISION
By Steve Hochman, Special to The LA Times
February 2005

Manzarek says that he and Krieger have been writing new songs with
various lyricists, including Astbury and poets Michael McClure and
Jim Carroll, and have been talking to both Henry Rollins and X's John
Doe about contributing as well, with plans to record an album after
finishing the European tour.

"We'll keep Jim's poet tradition alive," Manzarek says. "This is not
a tribute band. We are playing 20th century Doors songs now, but
there will be 21st century Doors music coming."

Densmore, who has a jazz album due in the fall called "Tribaljazz,"
is happy to hear about the new music but not the old appellation.

"I've known they might write new stuff," he says. "I don't care,
except I'm trying to get the word 'Doors' eliminated."

Source: http://whtq.com/features/doors_visit_jim.html


Lizard king lite?
The Age News
By Patrick Donovan
February 24, 2005


Part of Manzarek's defence is that they are still creating music.
They are writing a new album featuring lyrics written by Morrison's
poetry mentor Michael McClure (who has contributed The Eagle In the
Whirlpool) the late Warren Zevon (River of Madness Running Through
LA) and New York poet Jim Carroll.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Lizard-king-
lite/2005/02/24/1109047001007.html


Doors of 21st Century Band Revives Poetic Tradition
By GORDON ENGELHARDT
Courier & Press staff writer
April 21, 2005

But this is no nostalgia trip for D21C. The band plans to go into the studio with producer Ken Scott and start working on a new album in May. The Doors' last studio album before Morrison's death in 1971 was "L.A. Woman." Krieger and Manzarek took over on vocals as they released "Other Voices" later in 1971 and "Full Circle" in 1972, before the band split, deciding it was no longer right to continue without Morrison.

In keeping with the Doors' poetic tradition, Jim Carroll of the "Basketball Diaries"; Mi-chael McClure, a noted beat poet and friend of Jack Kerouac; John Doe of the band X; and Warren Zevon contributed lyrics on the new album; Manzarek and Krieger will provide the music.

"Warren Zevon gave me two stanzas of a song called 'A River of Madness Running Through L.A.' And unfortunately he died (in September 2003) before he could complete the song. So we are going to complete it for him," Manzarek said.

http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/entertainm...3715489,00.html

Opening A Door To A New Era
By Jesse Claeys Journal staff writer

Sioux City Journal
April 22 2005


The Doors of the 21st century have started work on their first studio album.

For the two founding Doors members who play in the band, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, the challenge is filling the hole left by legendary lyricist Jim Morrison.

"I've always been into poetry and we want to keep the poetry aspect of The Doors going. Jim's not around to contribute lyrics so we are using American poets," Manzarek said during a telephone interview.


In May the members of D21C, rounded out by former Cult singer Ian Astbury, bassist Phil Chen and drummer Ty Dennis, will hit the studio with trusted producer Ken Scott to begin work on the album.


"What the new songs are, man, is Doors stuff, but 21st Century Doors," Manzarek said. "You'll say 'That's the Doors, oh that sounds like the Doors, that's the Door's ideas,' but it is all new material. Robby and I do what Robby and I do and I'm attracted to lyrics that have some sociological or psychological meaning to them."

Lyrics have been submitted by Jim Carroll, author of "The Basketball Diaries," Warren Zevon, a singer-songwriter who died in 2003, and Michael McClure, a respected poet, playwright and essayist.

McClure is no stranger to collaborating with Manzarek.

"The last time I was in the studio, about 10 years ago, Michael McClure and I did an album. It was McClure reading his poetry and me playing piano improvisations behind his poetry," Manzarek, who also played bass in The Doors using foot pedals, said.

One of the new songs Manzarek is excited about is the McClure-penned "The Eagle in the Whirlpool." He said the poem about America has been turned into a "poem that rocks out."

"We delivered messages in the '60s, but I don't think those messages necessarily apply to the 21st century. Damn right we are going to comment about American and this state of pooh-pooh we are in right now."

In other words, Manzarek hopes D21C will be as relevant to fans now as The Doors was to rebellious music lovers in the late '60s.

"There is one piece called 'Reign of Terror.' We are in another reign of terror. There was a reign of terror in France when the revolution happened, so we are commenting on today's reign and living in a time of terror."

Manzarek said D21C already has enough material for two albums, as was the case when The Doors hit the studio to record their first album, "The Doors."

"We had two albums worth of stuff and we only had room for one -- you had less time in the old vinyl days. Plus, to me, an hour's worth of music is plenty. You can fill up a CD to 75 minutes, but listen, give me 60 minutes. Give me one hour of magic."

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2...feb000a7758.txt

News >> Entertainment
Web-India.com

Doors Memebers Working On New Music:-
COLUMBUS, Ohio | June 20, 2005 8:29:15 PM IST

The veteran rock band, now known as the Doors of the 21st Century, entered a studio in May and began work on a new album with hopes of release this year.

We did five songs, says guitarist Robbie Krieger. That was the first official recording we've done with this band.

The new album will be the band's first since 1972's Full Circle, the second post-Morrison album. Lyrics have been written by poets Jim Carroll and Michael McLure, a one-time friend of Morrison's, while the group is also trying to set a lyric from the late Warren Zevon to music.

http://news.webindia123.com/news/index.html



Entertainment Weekly
Music
May 23 2007

The Q&A

Riders on the Storm

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger tell EW.com about 40 years in rock, an upcoming R&R Hall of Fame exhibit, a possible documentary -- and who wears the leather pants in the Doors family now

MANZAREK (inset and with the original Doors) ''If you've got anything that you think might make interesting songs, man, send them to the Doors office. Because, Robbie and I, we turn poetry into songs''


By Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek doesn't sound the least bit high. But how else to explain the fact that he is inviting yours truly to pen a few lyrics for the album he is currently prepping with guitarist and fellow Doors alum Robbie Krieger? ''Seriously, if you've got any poetry that might fit a song format, send it along,'' he enthuses. ''If it's deep, if it's profound, if it's existential, or if it's transcendental, send it along. I'm serious!''

EW.com spoke with Manzarek and Krieger over the phone about the experience of being curated, the possibility of a new Doors album, and why you shouldn't wear leather pants if you're shaped like a pumpkin.
.

MANZAREK: But you could write lyrics! We have Michael McClure, the beat poet, writing some lyrics for us. We have Jim Carroll lyrics. We have two stanzas from Warren Zevon. If you've got anything that you think might make interesting songs, man, send them to the Doors office. Because, Robbie and I, we turn poetry into songs.

Have you recorded any tracks yet?

MANZAREK: No, we're still breaking Brett in. First things first.

Are you on friendly terms with John Densmore?

MANZAREK: Yes.

So, is there any possibility that the CD could be released under the Doors name?

MANZAREK: Aaaaaaaah...who knows? Who knows? The future is uncertain. And the end is always near!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040030,00.html