The Doors news and features

“He’s the best!”: Watch Andy Timmons and Paul Gilbert have big fun trading Robby Krieger licks on a helter-skelter guitar jam of the Doors’ Light My Fire

By Phil Weller published 8 February 24

One minute they’re hanging out at Sweetwater Studios talking gear, technique, having “a friendly jam in A”, the next they’re playing a Dorian-infused Doors improv that’ll blow your mind

10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long

By Josh Hart last updated 20 July 22

Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits

Robby Krieger says Jim Morrison took acid before The Doors’ huge Hollywood Bowl show – and wound up examining a moth

By Matt Parker published 11 July 22

The guitarist and drummer John Densmore recalled the group’s live adventures and more in their recent chat with Rick Rubin

10 essential Gibson SG albums

By Glenn Kimpton published 19 November 21

The solidbody double-cut with the instantly recognizable silhoeutte has graced some of the greatest recordings of all time

The secrets behind Robby Krieger’s guitar tone on the Doors’ Light My Fire

By Chris Gill published 8 October 21

Throw away your pick, don't change your strings: the Doors’ biggest hit is a fingerstyle feast of chords that needs warmth and a little drive

The Doors guitar icon Robby Krieger announces first-ever memoir, Set The Night On Fire

By Matt Owen published 14 July 21

Krieger's upcoming literary offering will take a deep dive into his mythical career, and will feature never-before-told tales from The Doors' most pivotal years

Robby Krieger: "I always like to be really near the amp, to keep the dynamics going between guitar and amp"

By James Rotondi published 20 October 20

With 'The Ritual Begins at Sundown,' the Doors guitarist's jazz muse runs free

Robby Krieger: “In the Doors’ music there are a lot of silences. We weren’t the type of band that had to fill up every little gap“

By Jonathan Horsley published 16 September 20

The ex-Doors man on developing his style, free-form sensibility and how it was jazz informing the band all along

The Doors’ Robby Krieger offers a quarantine video lesson of his own with a Roadhouse Blues instructional from his home studio

By Richard Bienstock published 13 April 20

Krieger promises more clips, including Spanish Caravan and Moonlight Drive

Watch Alice in Chains Perform "Rooster" with the Doors' Robby Krieger

By Richard Bienstock published 31 August 18

The Doors guitarist joined Alice in Chains at their show at the Hollywood Palladium.

Essential Listening: 10 Great Fuzz Guitar Songs

By Damian Fanelli published 29 May 18

Watch Robby Krieger Play The Doors' "Spanish Caravan" with a String Quartet

By Damian Fanelli published 8 January 18