Paris – Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison That was stolen almost four decades of the Tomb of Paris that for a long time has been a pilgrimage place for fans of the legendary singer and poet of the doors.
The bust carried out in 1988 from the Père-Lachaise cemetery was found during an unrelated investigation carried out by an anti-corruption financial unit, Paris Police said on an Instagram post Monday.
There was no immediate word about whether the bust would be returned to the grave or what other investigation could take place.
Morrison, the singer of the doors classics that includes “Light My Fire”, “Break on Through” and “The End”, was found dead in a bathtub in Paris at age 27 in 1971.
It was buried in Père-Lachaise, the city cemetery that is the final resting place of dozens of artists, writers and other cultural luminaires, including Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein and Edith Piaf.
The 300 -pound bust made by the Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin added to the tomb in 1981 for the tenth anniversary of the singer’s death.
“I think it would be incredible if they put the bust again in the place where it was and attracted many more people, but the cemetery could not even hold so many people,” Jezzini from Paris Jadzini said to The Associated Press. “The number of people who rushed here just to see the bust to take photos, would be incredible.”
Known for its dark lyrics, undulating locks, leather pants, presence on the theatrical stage and a mystical way, Morrison has inspired generations of acolytes that congregate in their grave to reflect and, sometimes, to celebrate, including a large meeting for the 50th anniversary of his death. The site has often been covered with flowers, poetic graffiti and liquor bottles that remain in tribute.
He was experiencing a cultural rebirth when the bust was stolen in the late 1980s, which reached its maximum point with the 1991 Stone Stone movie “The Doors”, in which Val Kilmer, who died in AprilHe played Morrison.
The artist of London, Sam Burcher, recently returned to the now more moderate tomb site he visited for the first time 40 years ago when Morrison’s sculpture was still in his place.
“The bust was much smaller than all these big tombs. It was very modest, so it surprised me a lot,” he told the AP. “But the other thing was the atmosphere, it was buzzing. There were party people, smoking, music, dancing, and then brought strawberries and gave them to everyone … it was such an incredible experience.”
Morrison co -founded the doors in Los Angeles in 1965 with Ray Manzarek. Robby Krieger and John Densmore joined shortly after.
The band and their leader burned intensively but briefly, throwing albums, including “The Doors” “Strange Days” and “Morrison Hotel, whose California site that gave that album her name and cover image was Seriously damaged in a fire last year.
After his final album, “La Woman” of 1971, Morrison moved to Paris. His cause of death was listed as heart failure, although an autopsy was not performed since the law required none. Disputes and myths have surrounded death and added to their mystique.
