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TIL that the famous 1980 Jim Morrison biography “No One Here Gets Out Alive” was heavily criticized by several people for its many historical inaccuracies. Among those people was The Doors’ own guitarist Robby Krieger, and the band’s producer, Paul A. Rothchild.

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