Ray was like the framework that all the other bandmates hung from. Without Ray, Morrison would have been another drunken poet.

Heard an older interview where Ray sat at a piano & demonstrated how "Light My Fire" came together a piece at a time. Started with what Ray called Robbie's "Sonny & Cher thing", Jim added the uber dark 2nd verse, John worked in a more complex rhythm, & Ray added the Bach-inspired intro; throw in the Coltrane-inspired jams in the middle, truly a group effort.

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