sellout holdouts

contrary to the rolling stones, the doors have not licensed their music [bugmenot login]to anyone dangling some moolah. well at least one member, drummer john densmore, has prevented any such thing:

Offers keep coming in, such as the $15 million dangled by Cadillac last year to lease the song "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" to hawk its luxury SUVs.
To the surprise of the corporation and the chagrin of his former bandmates, [Doors' Drummer John] Densmore vetoed the idea. He said he did the same when Apple Computer called with a $4-million offer, and every time "some deodorant company wants to use 'Light My Fire.'"

the other surviving band members are none too happy. despite their opposition, densmore sticks to his guns

"People lost their virginity to this music, got high for the first time to this music," Densmore said. "I've had people say kids died in Vietnam listening to this music, other people say they know someone who didn't commit suicide because of this music…. On stage, when we played these songs, they felt mysterious and magic. That's not for rent."

not even being a doors fan, i still find this to be a refreshing bit of artistic integrity

¶ - nitish @ 3:55 PM