Jim Morrison would have been 60 on December 8! Tributes to Morrison include a concert by the 21st-century Doors (Dec 9, Zenith), plus a photo expo dubbed “Rock is not Dead” by American expat photographer Michelle Campbell, who’s dedicated the last 15 years of her career to recording the scene surrounding his Paris grave, still thronged to by fans from all over the world. So what’s the explanation for the attraction, which Jim’s memory continues to exert on young people today? Campbell explains, “It has to do with the idea of freedom. Morrison and The Doors give people a sense of the freedom to write their own music, or poetry, or whatever else they want to do... Visiting the grave puts people in touch with that.” “Rock is not Dead,” Café à la Renaissance, 20 bd de Ménilmontant, 20e, M° Père Lachaise, tel: 01 43 71 90 64
