Jim Morrison
... ” - Jim Morrison Jim Morrison was born on December 8, 1943 in Melbourne, Florida. Jim always had a unique way of speaking out. His parents thought this was due to his family moving around so much during Jim’s childhood. Morrison graduated from George Washington High School in Alexandria, Virginia. After high school was over, Jim wanted to further his education and attend college. Jim attended many different universities before he decided to take college seriously. ... Jim was said to have fallen into music accidentally, playing guitar as only a hobby. Jim said this relieved him of his stress and put him into a very different, altered state of mind. In 1965, at age twenty-three, Jim joined “Rick And The Ravens. ... Jim loved playing with the group, but he always wanted more. ... To do this, Jim knew he had to devote all of his time into making his band known, so he dropped out of school and hit the streets of LA, hoping to sign with a major recording studio.