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(11/18/02) -- Last week The Doors officially announced that they would reunite for a US tour. The lineup includes a smorgasbord of talent. Original keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist, Robby Krieger, will be joined by vocalist, Ian Astbury (of The Cult), and drummer, Stewart Copeland (The Police), will form the new lineup of the legendary 60's band. This will be the first time the Doors will tour and record since the death of their flamboyant lead singer Jim Morrison. The new album, written collectively by the band, will be released in 2003. Manzarek says the new album will be "Doors-like but new." As far as Astbury taking on the burden of filling Morrison's shoes, Manzarek thinks he'll do it without a hitch: "Ian is his own man singing Doors songs. He's got that Shamanic power and sense of danger about him that is so Morrison-esque, without being an imitation of Jim Morrison." The Doors will perform Dec. 8th in Las Vegas as a prelude to unannounced US tour dates.

(thanks, Beverly)

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