Robby Krieger
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What was the first song you’d want to learn if you started playing guitar?
Spanish Caravan . Kidding of course. I have been playing 45 years, and that is way out of my reach.
I Can’t Explain, Gloria, Not Fade Away. You see the theme here? 😁
Purple Haze. Hey joe. Break on through. Light my Fire 🔥
You never can tell..Chuck Berry..2 chords
Smoke On The Water, but I would prefer to play it on a tuba rather than a guitar. Make that an electric tuba.
King of the Road! I'm sure that my Mom was so pleased that her eleven year old was learning songs about picking up cigar butts on the road and smoking them!
Mean Town Blues Johnny Winter. Still can only play a snatch or two of it!
Back then 1967 I started with a cheap electric guitar learning "Love Me Two Times"!! 👍🎶💕
'All My Buddies Write Music for the CIA'
Well it all depends! Are we talking about one of the doors songs? Or just any song? Your songs are quite difficult to pic, so I would say the spy song! I love acoustic guitar so if it wasn't the doors I would take Neil Young sugar mountain
Me and Bobby McGee... as sung by Janis Joplin.. 🎸🎵🎤🎶🎸
Around 40 years ago one of the first things i ever learned on the guitar was the opening riff to Love Me Two Times
I understand the standard song when I was growing up was Johnny Be Good. And of course "Rumble" which is a chord progression, not really a riff? Satisfication?
The riff of Roadhouse Blues
Orange County suite. Taught myself how to play that
That very first dirty dive bombing guitar note in the 1967 song When I was young' by Eric Burdon and The Animals. Simple but effective. Outside of that, your sitar work on 'The End' also from 1967! Immense.
Gimme Three Steps (Skykynrd).
The acoustic solo in "Year of the Cat". (And pretty everything Doors or B-52s related.)
Spanish caravan/Shine on you crazy diamond/ Sultans of swings/ Comfortably numb/ Starway to heaven/ Roadhouse blues/ Cocaine/ Rings of Fire / Smoke on the water/ Paranoid
One of the first songs that introduced me to a taste of Spanish Guitar was Spanish Caravan. 🔥 Flash forward, I’ve been a Spanish Guitarist for the last 25 years. I’d love to have you on my podcast for a quick look into your passion and history with Flamenco Guitar. 🙏🏼 Thanks Robby Krieger!
Moonlight drive. I love that melody like a cats scream with the bottleneck
"Light My Fire". Always loved that guitar solo, the keyboard intro, ect. John Coltrane's, "My Favorite Things" album influenced a whole lot of people. Either that, or, "Moonlight On Vermont", by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. Otherwise, anything from Gabor Szabo's album, "Dreams".
The guitar solos from Comfortably Numb on the Live album Pulse
Haven't just started learning but also haven't had a guitar in years.Neck surgery and stuff.. but yeah I have a list in my head if I ever do: The guitar rift from I'll never let you go by third eye blind Some Layla ..some Peter frampton.. etc etc I'm a high achiever
Black Dog inspired But Nothing else matters was the first
📣ANAHEIM - have you gotten your tickets yet? 02/27 at the Grove of Anaheim don’t miss it! Ticket link in comments ⬇️
Tickets 🎟️ www.ticketmaster.com/event/090063870182D4BE?utm_source=groveofanaheim.com&utm_medium=referral&utm...
That’s kick ass! Can I come out to LA and jam with you? Lol
The Robby Krieger unmistakeable slide! 🎸
Unmistakable guitar sounds lol 👍
🥺 I remember that place (Angels stadium parking lot area)
“Wild Child “is playing, that is a master of Rock piece
Bárbaro ídolo 🫵
Greetings,I honor your songs
Ciao Robby
Your slide is the best 👌 Robby!
Yep I got my ticket.
Cool that you use a Dunlop "Jimi Hendrix" mini Fuzz face!
Robby Krieger waiting you in Curitiba 🇧🇷
Yes, we will be there.
Wish I could be there
Una bestia robby
Legend Robby
I am so happy !!! Yes I got my ticket
Característico sonido de Robby Krieger 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 el mejor guitarrista de todos los tiempos👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔊🎶🫂
A living legend ,I would love to hear some of his stories. You know he's got them
Come in Italy John! 🙏
Quando venite in Italia
Come out to the Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio man! Great venue. You'll sell out brother!
Robby Krieger
😃😃🤩😃🤩😃🤩😃
I cannot wait to play these shows, it’s going to a party - who has tickets already? Link in bio!
Segovia, Aguado, Sor,...? Oh perhaps Feliciano! He even covered you!
See you in whisky
One of the most underrated guitar players I saw the Doors Live three times
Going to your bday celebration. I saw you at Griffith Park too, I have never seen a show at the Whisky. My older cousin who lives in LA regularly used to go to the Whisky to see the Doors in 1966 and always told me how good a band you were. He gave me all of his original Doors Whisky posters. Unfortunately they disappeared over the years but I was fascinated by the whole thing. I was only 7 in 1966 so a little to young to see your show but old enough to still want to go!
London Fog ‘66 for me! 🌫️
Gotta come back East soon Mr Krieger! ✌️ 🎸
What's the chance, of you playing in cleveland ohio? I seen you guys play at house of blues when you , ray, Jon, were playing with lead singer from fuel? 20th century fox. That was amazing! To be able to be in Same room as you guys. Been a huge fan since I was a kid!!! I used to have so many doors merchandise, from posters, shirts, Jim's poetry,books, albums, and so much more, but all got lost, while life wasn't good. I love you regardless!!
I really wish you would come back to CT. (Connecticut). That would be so nice. 🎵🎤🎶🎸🎸🎸💜
Hey Robby Krieger please come and play Sacramento. You could book at Ace of Spades in Sacramento, or you could book the outdoor Roseville Ampotheater. It's my life's mission to see you play live, and I live in Sacramento. I really have been wanting to make a pilgrimage to LA to see you the last 5 years. Life gets in the way. But I love and respect your skills, and pray I get to see you. Most of all I hope you are healthy and happy man! Much love bro, I mean, Mr. Krieger.
Robby Krieger please come to the Northeast soon!!
Veni a Argentina!! te estamos esperando!
See you soon Birthday Boy !!!
Robby ìtsJim. Do you remember when we were in Africa?
Robby- Wish you'd come out to the Chicago area! Would love to see you play.
We got 4!
I’d love to see you here in New Jersey! You should book a show at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair!
Robby please play London UK soon.
Me!
Wish I could go! I met Ray Manzarek once by chance in 1993. He bought an item from Oshman's Sporting Goods, where I was a cashier. Ray was so kind and friendly. He talked to me for several minutes. Wonderful memory!
Love you remember buying me a drink at Otto’s in Dekalb twenty five year’s ago! Well I do! Magical!
The Greek was amazing. Thanks Robbie. Do it Robbie do it.
Ever in the NY area Robby?
I'm coming out to your show in May Robby!
love ya massively Robby!
Robby Krieger Happy birthday for next month, Robby. 🙏🎸
🎸 Just hanging out in the studio, what’s your weekend looking like?
Jim ? Railroad tracks,outskirts of the city ? .. vocals need more plate reverb echo chamber...has Jim been drinking? Good vibrato. Jim never hung around for the mix ,but digital he would . Splice that with qtips and fluid ?
Probably plug in the ac30 and make some noise and remember the times
Robby, I managed to rip off like five bands and the movie Halloween without trying.- all in one song. Do you hear songs in other songs?
I wanna know if that part of the movie is true when Jim dosed u with acid 🤔 ha ha 😂
This is magic… see you Robby at studio playing you guitar … 2026… with the doors of 1966 at I London fog 🙌🤯😍💪
Possibly the same.
Lots of practice working My Scales In need of new Pedals and practicing with back tracking .
Who’s singin?
Sounds like there’s a little tid bit we never heard. 👍 it’s a hit I’m not Kiddin lol
Mine is looking terrible!!..!!!..Sooo...who s singin'?...sounds like Jim... 🙂
Putting my new Doors goodies away. 😎
Nothing much just wathcin tv.. Are you revording stuff...???
Resting my new hip!
Your music inspired me to get a G101 and Piano Bass. Man, so many great songs to play along to… yea that’s my weekend. Thank you.
Heading out at 5:00am to plow and salt schools in Buffalo. It will be minus 30 degrees windchill. I’ll probably be thawing out inside after that watching the Winter Olympics. ✌️☮️✌️
Hanging out at the office listening to David Gilmore's latest album. Glad your doing well! Always loved listening to The Doors
I'll go to buy a beauty wood jazz guitar 😉👍🏻
You know I’m a big fan of you as a guitarist, I really love your playing on all the Doors albums. I love the slide guitar on the songs. I think that’s what drew me to the Doors music.
Do it Robbie do it
Whose vocals are those? Sounds like Morrison. Still sounding good Robby Krieger.
Saludos desde Chihuahua ✌️✌️por siempre seré fan Doors 🥰🥰
we wanna play with you robby come to Australia and were ready with a tour😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 george
Cool! I’m doing the same thing up here in Washington state
Me and the boys are out tomoz night and gonna have a good time 💯
Waiting for the sun. Greatings from Feb 2026 Sthlm Sweden.
👀 What’s the furthest you gone for a show?
If The Doors were still playing, I’d go to the moon & back…
LA to see you whiskey a go go see you April again Will be 3rd time hoping to get some pics of you with my Polaroid.my dad used to play the doors when I was a kid 3 years old in the car you guys changed my life an bob Dylan an so many other bands.
Detroit to LA! The Greek on Devils Night- I think you know the deal!
Quebec to São Paulo to see Bring me the horizon, or Quebec to Indio California to see the Desert Trip festival in 2016. My hotel was not so far from the falls in Palm Springs where Jim used to go. God is wish to see you play sooooo much
Pittsburgh to Hollywood to see David Gilmour, Pittsburgh to Detroit to see you and Ray!
LA to London for the Who in Hyde Park
In 2003, I got back from deployment to Kuwait with the Army Reserves, spent two weeks in Virginia decommissioning, got back to Butler, PA (where my reserve center was) and as soon as we were released, jumped in my car and drove another hour and a half to catch the Doors of the 21st Century show at Star Lake Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA. So, like halfway around the world I guess you could say.
From Oxford in the Uk to The Greek in LA😎
From Québec to Las Vegas for The Who last september, next time will probably be somewhere to see you!
Liverpool to California to the Whiskey to watch The Ultimate Doors: Tribute to The Doors
Knebworth 90! JFK to England! Fun stuff!
About 6 years ago, I flew from Minneapolis to L. A. specifically just to come see you play, Robby Krieger! ❤️ 48 hour trip—totally worth it!
About 1435 miles. . .give or take
Kansas City to Tampa Bay to see the Doors. Robby was stunned I had traveled that far "just for this?"
From North Carolina to London to see the last two Cream shows. Then they did three shows at Madison Square Gardens, so I went to those, too!
17.35 kilometers.
From New York to Germany. But that was paid for by the band. I guess it was from New York to California to see Queen @ The Hollywood Bowl. We incorporated it into a vacation & did some sightseeing as well & spent some time in the desert. We went to Venice Beach & I put my feet in the Pacific Ocean & we talked about Jim & Ray & Moonlight Drive....
I played at the Buffalo 🦬 Chip..in South Dakota..2004/2005... I'm basically a local guy...so that was....far...
At the time from Tempe, Az to Scottsdale, Az - 5 miles to see Robbie Krieger with his band at a dive bar, I took that picture from my seat ❤️
The furthest I have gone was from Detroit Michigan to see you at the Whisky A Go Go in July 2024. Your show is the only one where I have traveled out of the state where I live to go to it. I enjoyed visiting LA for the first time and seeing where the Doors would go around LA.
Flew from New York to El Paso Texas to see Tom Waits on his last tour nearly 20 years ago now.
Came home from taking students to Europe, touchdown in Detroit on June 27th went right back to the airport on June 28th and saw your show in LA on June 29th. It was my birthday so no regrets.
I think it was 3rd base, Robby.
You tell me Robbie, where do I need to travel to see you jam!
1989 - flew from Iowa to New York on Labor Day weekend to see two concerts by Jefferson Airplane on their reunion tour. 2001- another Labor Day weekend. Flew from Iowa to Idaho and Washington state to see 4 shows in 4 days at the first Poco Fest.
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 shouldn’t 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 art…now 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.
“I hope my paintings brings joy and love to art lovers for many years to come.” – Robby Krieger
