John Densmore

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week, legendary drummer John Densmore joins Rhett to talk about his life with The Doors - “we had a kamikaze maniac as a lead singer” - and the other characters he’s written about in his new book The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists). Rhett and John discuss the importance of silence, the wonders of transcendental meditation, and talk about the house that Rhett lived in that may have had some Doors magic in the air. John Densmore is a musician, songwriter, author and actor from Los Angeles, California, best known as the rhythmic engine of The Doors. Responsible for some of the most famous beats in rock history, Densmore founded the rock band and was the drummer from 1965 to 1973. In fact, he was the only drummer in the Doors’ history and appeared on every recording made by the band. Densmore is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also written three books, and explored avenues of creativity in filmmaking and acting. Densmore’s latest book, The Seekers, is available here. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. Upcoming episodes of Wheels Off include author Lily Brooks-Dalton, actress Paget Brewster, singer-songwriter Allison Russell, producer & songwriter Jeff Barry, and more.Revisit Season One of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating & review on iTunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Osiris.
0:03.4	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:08.5	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.2	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.3	We started up and we ain't going to starve.
0:16.4	Oh, I said like you, I could not.
0:18.9	That's when they got wheels off.
0:24.5	John Dinsmore
0:25.7	played drums in the rock band
0:29.0	The Doors.
0:31.3	As such, he's a member of the rock
0:33.1	Enroll Hall of Fame.
0:34.7	He got a Grammy Award for Lifetime
0:36.8	Achievement. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He got a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has a star on the Hollywood
0:39.2	Walk of Fame. But guess what? He's a guy, a really nice guy, living in Southern California,
0:50.1	close to the beach, writing books. He has a great new book out called The Seekers,
0:55.7	where he talks about different influential, creative people by whom he was inspired.
1:02.2	He talks about the nature of creativity. He talks about music. He talks about the spaces in
1:08.8	music that people don't realize how important those spaces are.
1:13.6	That was one of the things that stuck with me the most about his most recent book was the way he talks about the stuff of music, the sounds that make up the music.
1:26.5	His thoughts about creativity in that book are so well-formulated
1:32.0	and fascinating that I was ecstatic to book him as a guest on wheels off. Turns out he's a really
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