MadMadMike
Member
Posts: 162
Registered: 3-1-2003
Location: Miami, Florida USA #1
Member Is Offline
|
|
Doors / Copeland
From Rolling Stone.com:
Doors, Copeland Settle
Manzarek and Krieger open to working with drummer again
Stewart Copeland and the Doors 21st Century have settled the drummer's $1 million breach of contract suit against the band. Copeland sat in with the
band for a handful of shows last year, subbing in for original Doors drummer John Densmore, who has his own legal dispute with the group.
Copeland injured his arm late last year, forcing the cancellation of a show. He aggravated the injury in January and the remaining Doors --
keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger -- tapped Ty Dennis to replace him. Copeland filed the suit in March, claiming that the band was
guilty of "exploiting [his] credibility, talent and reputation." Read the suit, "Once the success of the Doors 21st Century was assured, defendants
breached the oral contract. They purported to hire a replacement drummer, keeping plaintiff's twenty-percent of the net profits for themselves."
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but according to a band statement, both parties have left open the possibility for future
collaborations. "We're glad we were able to resolve this matter and we wish Stewart all the success in the future," Manzarek said.
Densmore's legal battle with the Manzarek and Krieger is unresolved. After a successful VH1 Storytellers reunion last year with his bandmates and a
revolving set of singers subbing for the late Jim Morrison, Densmore wasn't keen on reviving the band. In February, just before the band was to begin
a series of U.S. tour dates with former Cult singer Ian Astbury singing, Densmore filed a legal action trying to get the band to alter its handle.
"The Doors are Jim, John, Ray and Robbie," Densmore told Rolling Stone. "I don't care if they call themselves 'former members of the Doors,' 'the
Hinges' or 'the Windows.' I just want clarity. I don't want deception."
On May 13th, a California judge denied Densmore's request for a preliminary injunction forcing the band to change its name for its current tour, but
Densmore's suit is still active and under review.
In other Doors news, the band's 2000 box set, which collected all six studio albums by the original Doors plus a rarities disc is being repackaged and
reissued. The bonus disc, Essential Rarities, will be dropped from the set in favor of a new CD of unreleased outtakes including the studio version of
"Celebration of the Lizard," which was believed to be lost. The set doesn't have a release yet, but the band plans to release a standalone version of
the outtakes album within six months of the set's release.
Doors 21st Century tour dates:
6/20: Detroit, DTE Energy Music Center
6/21: Cleveland, Nautica Stage
6/22: Pittsburgh, Post Gazette Pavilion
6/24: Chicago, Chicago Theater
7/19: Seattle, Summer Night at the Pier
7/25: Costa Mesa, CA, Pacific Amphitheater
7/26: Tucson, AZ, Anselmo Valencia
7/27: Albuquerque, NM, Journal Pavilion
8/22: Virginia Beach, VA, Harbor Center
8/23: Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
8/24: Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach
8/30: Denver, Red Rocks
9/5: San Diego, Street Scene
|
|
|
|
![[*]](images/crimsonflower/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
