Robby Krieger
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Robert Alan Krieger, born January 8, 1946, in Los Angeles, is a musical performer and The Doors guitarist. He attended UCLA. “The first music I heard that I liked was Peter and the Wolf. I accidentally sat and broke the record (I was about seven). Then I listened to rock ‘n’ roll – I listened to the radio a lot – Fats Domino, Elvis, The Platters.
“I started surfing at fourteen. There was lots of classical music in my house. My father liked march music. There was a piano at home. I studied trumpet at ten, but nothing came of it. Then I started playing blues on the piano?no lessons though. When I was seventeen, I started playing guitar. I used my friend’s guitar. I didn’t get my own until I was eighteen. It was a Mexican flamenco guitar. I took flamenco lessons for a few months. I switched around from folk to flamenco to blues to rock ‘n’ roll.
“Records got me into the blues. Some of the newer rock ‘n’ roll, such as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. If it hadn’t been for Butterfield going electric, I probably wouldn’t have gone rock ‘n’ roll.
I didn’t plan on rock ‘n’ roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock ‘n’ roll with jazz, and I thought I could make money playing music. In rock ‘n’ roll you can realize anything that you can in jazz or anything. There’s no limitation other than the beat. You have more freedom than you do in anything except jazz – which is dying – as far as making any money is concerned.
“In The Doors we have both musicians and poets, and both know of each other’s art, so we can effect a synthesis. In the case of Tim Buckley or Dylan you have one man’s ideas. Most groups today aren’t groups. In a true group all the members create the arrangements among themselves.”
Most people know Robby Krieger as the consummate music artist in his role as former guitar player and songwriter of the legendary band The Doors.
What shouldnโt be surprising is that creativity has no boundaries and many times artistic expression will spill over into more then one medium for the artist.
Robby Krieger is no exception as demonstrated in his creation of a collection of spectacular, never-before-seen works of artโฆnow available to art lovers and Robby fans.
Now, through the charity services organization, ART FOR A CAUSE, limited edition, giclee prints of his beautiful paintings will, for the first time, be available to the fans of Robby Krieger.
โI hope my paintings brings joy and love to art lovers for many years to come.โ – Robby Krieger
๐จWhich of my paintings is your favorite? 1,2 or 3?
love them all like your music
love all of them just like your music lovya Robbie listening right now to your greatest songs lovya godbless
I think 3 is my favorite
#3 I’ve had my eye on that one for a while, hopefully going to buy it soon!
All of them
I think #3, has a real message there.
1 and 3.
1,3,2 in that order
Light my fire is my favourite, Robby.
They r all brilliant ๐ but 3rd one is my favourite ๐ถ๐๐ถ
Love them all ! 3 is my favorite with the colors!!
#3 definitely
The musical notes on the right. ๐
Great work.
U are my favorite! <3๐ธ๐๐ป๐ It´s to much to ask, or it´s just a wish, a dream? When you play your own sound to these lyrics?... Without the piano & strings... Just you, with your friends, with your new vibes?... Let the old flame burn again? Light my fire on 2025! version... We are allowed to dream, right? I'm one from the millions soul mate of Jim, unfortunately I came into this world to late. I think those are also the words, the wishes from Jim... "Can you hear me, Rob? Hear me, Rob, please, hear me?!" with all my love & respect! <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vANUXARDTj8&list=PLuYfq9IiDH3x-AQCtC5-TqYdxYtc_e0VS&index=5
3 is it for me!โค๏ธ
#3 for me.
1 and 3
3 is mine
You look so nice Robby
Los 3
Something about 2.. ๐ค๐
My pick #2 but all are amazing
I like the one on the left.
3. It reminds me of music.
๐ถ Every note tells a story you just have to pay attention.
Or in some cases NOT pay attention to truly get the point …
The Doors would not have been The Doors without your stories.
๏ฟผ true fan since 1967 ๏ฟผ I will follow the doors forever ๏ฟผ anything I can absorb with the doors I’ve been missing them since 1971. I could only get their recordings and everything kind of like just broke apart after Jim ,๏ฟผ but now I have social media so now I could follow the doors here ,thanks for sharing David .
Is that the same guitare since 1965???
I’m so happy that your steel given us very great music
Yes exactly Robbie, & understanding the light & shade of the note & more importantly the space & how to use the space as an instrument in itself…..
You make the words come alive with your guitar playing Robby. Life would be boring without your guitar playing and lyrics.
Nobody Plays Guitar like Robby Krieger .Long Live The Doors. Cheers...
Robby Krieger, I hope to come see you play at the Whiskey in the near future. Hopefully this summer! And can please tell us what reason you think was the cause of Jim’s death. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think Jim died from a heroin overdose and I get mad when I still see people saying it. Was it his heart combined with injuries (perhaps a broken rib puncturing his heart) from a fall out the 4th floor window of his Paris apt when he landed face down in the hood of a car? I wonder if some people think an overdose sounds more glamorous to die from if you are a rock star. I read about how you and him had the same doctor and that the doctor mentioned Jim’s diagnosis to you and you were shocked and the doctor allegedly told you he thought Jim had told you because he’d advised Jim to tell the rest of the band. I’ve read everything I could find about The Doors and Jim in particular. I found Jim to be a fascinating person to read about so I spent 12 months doing so and listening to very long You Tube videos. I even listened to one about how he yanked the steering wheel while you were driving and said he was going to eject you from the universe!
Yeah, Rob, but is it ‘grammatically correct’?
Wish Forrest had that philosophy
Yes I heat that your a great story teller. ๐ธ๐ถ♥๏ธ
Awesome Robbie! What comes from the heart goes to the heart ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ธ
this is cool robby - I must be there to rock that cage up
Robby you legend love you buddy.
Your notes distills upon us like the morning dew from heaven.
Yes, less is more...Great to see you so active on Facebook...
Words are very powerful!
So, so true! โฃ๏ธ
๐ฏ% and I love all of your stories ๐ธ๐๐
Well said! ๐
You have my ear.
Looking good, Robby.
Aloha from Hawaii Robby!
Yours certainly do mate.
Live music will always be something that everyone can agree is necessary. โค๏ธ
How many live shows have you seen this year??
I play at my own from time to time...But I just watched Robert Anderson..do a show at the McCallum Theater...with a 5 piece band nail... Great singers from the past... Sinatra... Dean Martin..Tom Jones etc .. Great show! ๐
Live is always a free for all you never know what could happen, that’s what makes great each performance is unique.
2, mojo risin and dirty deeds.
LIVE GIGS are so refreshing my soul needs that good cleanse every once in a while! I've only been to one live show this year...Alice Cooper. He's so cool but yea Robbys got my heart โค๏ธ however I'm seeing The Ultimate Doors in April here in beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama! This beautiful tribute band had their first gig at The Whisky A GoGo last Saturday night!
This year have just seen 1 so far Jalan d’gonda x๐ Wish I could see your show Robby Krieger such a legend to me ๐
It’s early Rob, but I got my tickets to Ringo Starr 84 and still rocking ,๏ฟผ doing jumping jacks on stage Space this will be my fourth time seeing Ringo, he’ll have the lead guitarist from Toto along tour and then the lead singer from men at work, have you ever get a chance to jam with Ringo? I know that he’s in Southern California for quite a few years.
I would like to see you in Austin, Texas, the live music capital of the world.
Feel free to write a song titled, "Karaoke Blues". Just a thought.
Robby Krieger. “Listen here. Baby… why dont you go along and wait for me… i gotta go in this car with these people… and get….. fuuukkkkked up” You made the guitar talk back to the son of a sailor man.
So far one coming up on the 22nd. Uncle Alice.๐ธ
Always, Forever, Right On Robbie!!
โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ i love You Mr Robbie Krieger โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
I'm slated to see several live shows this year ๐
You'll be my second one of 2025 ๐๐
Grande Robby Krieger!!! Te adoro ๐ฅฐ๐ฉต๐
Robbie you doing brilliant keep it up
Not enough
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Fantastic!
My Man do it!! Robby do it!!
Awesome ๐ ๐ ๐ you are a great friend of mine legendary man and friend of all door's unlocked 8pm? See you soon
Hi Robbie. I'm a Robbie too. I'm psyched to find you on FB. So, yeah, I am such a fan of the Doors. I'll tell you a quick story. I had Sudden Cardiac Arrest in February, 2023. My family was home that morning, so they called EMS. I was in a coma for a week, and had an internal Defibrillator put into my chest. When I got home, I could barely walk. One of the things I did while I recuperated was listening to music. I went through the entire Doors catalogue. You guys weren't just a band, it's like learning how to blend genres into rock. I don't play guitar, I'm a drummer, and I blow a pretty good harp. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for helping me along to health again. I'm sorry Jim and Ray aren't here. I really appreciate and respect your work. I hope you are having regular Cardiograms. God Bless you Robbie.
Nothing yet
Wouw hold op man det lyder fedt.Jeg har lige hørt det ca 50 gange.Det er noget som får en i godt humør.Fantastisk.๐๐๐
๐ธNoise therapy with my son Waylon!
Comment ๐ฅ if you dig it!
Middle guitar section of When The Music's Over ? I can't tell for sure, but those Robby tones are unmistakable. x
For my money this song provides arguably everyone in the band's best work, which says a lot. When the Music's Over is AMAZING.
There's no other guitar picking like that in the WORLD ! One of the Best Tune by The Doors
Excellent, also loving that shirt Robbie.
The seeds of a new album!๐ธ๐ ๐ผ
The Music Is Our Special Friend Dance On ๐ฅ
When the Music's over....
This music saw me growing and it will always be in my heart ๐ Thank you Robby! ๐ฅฐ๐
Loved seeing the two of you play together last year! Father & Son!!!
Love it!
truth is in the artists blues in those worn out shoes just an old soul making news traversing reality to what befits if it fits it is worn like a mantra a death chant of sailors circling the horn through the sparkling mass dodging weaving we knit a tapestry of a lifeform that we once were so the others can navigate the impending storm there is light in solitude and magic in silence through this many windowed vibration this perception this ascension from the snarling dogs of wild streets bite and nip at our feet the creation of artistry is freedom within the ridged confined structure of this planes sanity this controlled conflagration is sickening but all just a lesson words cannot hold you others vibrations cannot bind you and we become beckons illuminating the path of the esoteric staircase and emerald stairway toward nirvana fleeting first light into a new born light most memory gone along this lonely corridor this lightening bolt through the vacum of each lifetime the sacred hoop forever revolving reality evolving through the ego death one see's all as it should be a collective of moments experience through awareness we become just a vibration each life cast of like the swaddling clothes of an infant learning i beseech you oh great creator lazy witness to the deeds of your own children bless them a little mercifully for their innocence treat the unjust in accordance for all just be a witness to their own testament and creator of their own persecution unguided wretches blinded by their own instinct ligt the crown that hangs heavy upon the furrowed brow of humanity for now is the time to live in the sanctity of our holy endeavors bleeded by the fruits of our blessed and blended realities be a blessing that carry us toward the distant shore let the memory remain for sweet refrain the time grows weary and the hour late the lesson has become out of date within this dying age few are the many that walk withing the footsteps of a sage all become children of light through this burning candle in the night through their vexing ways they eventually see the light to all things the time must pass and wisdom become the state towards journeys end the visible entity in one minds eye becomes that snake travelling each life between the silences the death moments the new breath moments through every emotion you realize there is nothing left but the entity that we be all we can be is a rising phoenix! blessed be upon thy journey my loved one Polly Knox and unknown friend mr Robby Krieger guiding light,
Thank you for giving my therapy a name! NOISE THERAPY....yes!!!
Defo dig it Robby Krieger Your music is forever sealed in my mind and heart โค๏ธ
This was the Soft Parade gig at The Whisky. Robby and little broken wing Waylon.
This guitar sound...
Good to see Way with a guitar!
Good. Job. Waylon and. Robby. From. Cincinnati. Ohio. Hope. To. Coms. To. Cali. In July to. See you play. Myself. And. My. Grand. Son Patrick
I can dig it ๐
Awesome that you’re still working and paying music with your son. Glad to see this!!!
Beautiful "noise"
Waylon & Co ๐ธโบ๏ธ
Hello Waylon !
MUSIC IS ''OUR'' ONLY FREIND'', UNTILL THE END''
When the music's over...
I dig anything Mr. Robbie Krieger does
๐ฅIโve always felt like live music was truly the hum of the universe.
How would you describe shows?
A token๐ผ well spoken by the Maestro of a splendid generation!๐ผ ๐โฎ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐๐ช Creator of a brilliant universal ๐ผ๐ธcollective & meditative legacy, released into the eternal stratosphere to heal & inspire, & lite the fire ๐ฅ with r’n roll for the soul. God Bless You โ๏ธ RK of the Usa ๐บ๐ธ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐โฎ๏ธ AMEN!
Some are soul healing. Some are soul uplifting, some are soul inspiring, and some are forgettable..... I'll let you know where you are after my boy takes me to the Whiskey next month. The boys certainly had fun last year.
Magical! Truly an art form that can be shared
Between what a Live performance sounds like, and a Stereo. There is no comparison. A stereo will never sound the same. You're right about live music being the Hum of the Universe
I have stood before a stadium full of fans just watching so intently and then raise their lighters and everyone was just 1 big voice! The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen and was apart of!๐ฅฐ
Like Emotional !Magical Journey ๐๐๐๐ธโค๏ธ
The live shows is what has me going across the country to see Robby play! That's where I feel the very happiest for just those few hours its a lifetime of peace in my musical soul that is always there now. Thank you Robby Krieger for giving your fans like me some really super duper fantastic times!
A show of good musicians like you is healing souls and bringing peace!
Soul to soul
Music inflammes temperament!
Greatful
Inspiration for my art. My shop has a great sound system, and the music style I am listening to seems to be in sync with the process I am in with my art.
Attended a concert yrs ago.. Ray, yourself, and the lead singer for Fuel performed a concert in AZ..backed up by the PHX Orchestra. Unfortunately that is as close I've come to attending a Doors show. Great time! TX for the greast music.. (ALL) Esp: Absolutely Live & American Prayer
Musicians being simultaneously transmitter/receptors between the crowd and the universe, exchanging energy back and forth, that's the hum.
I am a quiet listener / I close my eyes and listen… often I visualize the music ‘behind my eyelids’ - this I never forget. I try to find a quiet spot by the stage so I don’t have to listen to random conversations or hear someone who ‘thinks’ they can sing!!
I was a child when the Door were popular so never saw them. I did see guitarist Michael Hedges give a performance once that was hypnotic and entrancing. It was a near spiritual occasion. You could tell that he was tapped in to the source.
Atmospheric energy in pure free form. Brought out from creativity, curiosity and the need of some type of want. The joys of being human!
True Mr Krieger .The journey starts from somewhere deep-manifesting at our fingertips-going outwards to fill every space and crevice.I once read The Doors Hollywood Bowl Gig,you were short in the amplification dept.That recording to me revealed a thinner guitar and organ sound.The band played so good.The spaces of silence were very dramatic ,even expressive.The singer worked hard that night too.Once upon a time.
Soul Kitchen comes to mind...
Great words from a great player!
Spirit and connection pulling magic out of the air
That him thing works for me. Your the boss.
''IT'S THE CONTINUING OF THE ''RIDE ON THE BLUE BUS''
Etherial. How you can play Doors music so fluidly and improvised the way you can at will.
I've always enjoyed working in my home studio but there's nothing quite like the vice of a live performance and the energy provided by interaction between performers and audience, which I've had the pleasure to experience from both sides.