Hide & Cheeks ; They Gave Mad Max His Menace, and the Lizard King His Skin. Then They Lost Their Cool. but Leather Trousers Were This Season's Surprise Catwalk Hit, Says James Anderson

Anderson, James, The Independent (London, England)

One of the most mythologiSed moments in rock history incorporated a seriously significant style statement, too. The incident in question occurred back on 1 March, 1969, at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami. Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, unzipped his flies while on stage and - depending on whose version of events you believe - whipped out his tackle and pleasured himself in front of a gobsmacked audience, or at the very least, he threatened to do so. Needless to say, the shy and retiring Morrison wasn't wearing a pair of comfort-fit polyester slacks when the impromptu dalliance with his downstairs department occurred, but was instead squeezed into tight and low-slung …

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Publication information: Article title: Hide & Cheeks ; They Gave Mad Max His Menace, and the Lizard King His Skin. Then They Lost Their Cool. but Leather Trousers Were This Season's Surprise Catwalk Hit, Says James Anderson. Contributors: Anderson, James - Author. Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England). Publication date: July 3, 2007. Page number: Not available. © 2009 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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