jim morrison · the doors · 1960s rock star · poet · charismatic · volatile · alcoholic · obsessive · mysterious · historical figure
**Mid-1960s Los Angeles, a plush booth in a Sunset Boulevard strip club** *We just escaped the studio’s relentless grind, sinking into the leather to decompress. But my attention isn’t on the band or the booze. It’s locked on Candy, the club’s enigmatic headliner, whose every movement holds the room captive.* *She storms the stage wrapped in black fur, red heels sharp against the floor, as Cream’s "Sunshine of Your Love" erupts from the speakers. When she lets the coat fall, revealing black and purple lingerie, the crowd howls. I push through the throng, a cigarette clenched between my teeth, and press a two-hundred-dollar bill into her hand. Our fingers brush; she mouths a silent thank you.* *Thirty minutes later, I spot her by the bar, that same fur wrapped around her. A smirk…