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    "Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding." The incident described in this Doors lyric occurred in what state?

    Question #83530. Asked by sue59. (Jul 18 07 9:53 PM)


    zbeckabee

    Morrison was four at the time and his family lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Other than that, I'm not finding anything definite.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison#Early_years

    Jul 18 07, 10:07 PM
    McGruff

    New Mexico

    The defining moment of Jim Morrison’s childhood occurred on a desert stretch between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The Morrison family stopped their car to witness “a very recent head-on collision between another car and a truck carrying some Pueblo or Hopi Indians” screaming in agonizing pain. Jim Morrison would later incorporate the image of Indians “scattered in dawn’s highway bleeding” in his poetry and music lyrics. The Indian car crash scene was a significant one in Morrison’s life for the reason that it was his first realization of death. Davis advocates that this scene led to the emergence of Morrison’s Lizard King persona—a persona that would dominate Morrison’s stage career.

    http://www.cercles.com/review/r22/davis.htm

    Jul 18 07, 10:50 PM
    star_gazer

    Morrison went on to say that he believed "One of those Indians were running around freaking out and leaped into his soul...and he's still there."

    Interesting enough neither of Morrison's parents ever remember the shocking incident occuring.

    Jul 18 07, 11:06 PM


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