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You want a showman, go see rock 'n' roll bands today. You want to have a shamanistic experience, get psychedelic, then you watch The Doors.

Ray Manzarek

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Ray Manzarek
Age: 74 †
Born: 1939
Born: February 12
Died: 2013
Died: May 20
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Raymond Daniel Manzarek
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