SAN JOSE, Calif. — Robby Krieger is moments away from making an all-too-rare concert appearance in Northern California.

Yet, before greeting his highly appreciative audience — and delivering an amazing two-hour-plus show of some of the best music in rock ‘n’ roll history at the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley — the legendary guitarist for the Doors would sit down backstage with me for an exclusive interview.

It was an absolute honor for this massive Doors fan to chat with the 79-year-old Los Angeles native, who is one of rock’s finest guitarists and arguably an even better songwriter.

He certainly doesn’t get enough credit for the latter, which probably has a lot to do with the songwriting credits on the Doors albums often going to the band as a whole — Krieger, vocalist Jim Morrison, drumm

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