10 Insane Stories Behind Classic Albums

10. The Doors - The Doors

Most of the draw of the mystic power of the Doors comes from seeing the band live. Although each record distills the power of Jim Morrison into sonic form, the real dark magic came when he would improv onstage and whip the audience into as much mayhem as he possibly could. When it came to record though, Morrison's more experimental side got the better of him after leaving for the day.

Going home after a day of recording, Jim had taken a few tabs of LSD before eventually climbing over the fences of the studio to go inside. Once inside, Morrison mistook the lone red light shining in the studio for a flame, which forced him to get a fire extinguisher and cover the entire studio floor with debris. Quickly realizing the horrible mistake he made, Morrison promptly ran back out to his car before driving away.

Though he probably could have gotten away with it, Morrison was revealed to be the one behind everything when one of his boots was found stuck between the fence links the next day. Up until that point, the rest of the Doors already knew that Morrison could get a bit nutty. After this little episode though, they were officially on their guard to be ready for anything whenever they got together.