After their Oedipal nightmare tune "The End" was used as the theme song for the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, the Doors were regarded as an almost mystical band throughout the 1980s. band. "No One Here Gets Out Alive," Morrison's childhood friend Danny Sugarman's memoir, became the blueprint for countless rock musicians to track down their fallen heroes; while the Doors' music inspired bands like The Stranglers, Echo & Bunnymen and The Cult.

Many tribute bands like The BackDoors and Mojo Risin have tried to recreate that miraculous band for Doors fans around the world, but as far as the Doors themselves are concerned, their music is really over