Doors founding members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger have chosen
ex-Fuel lead singer Brett Scallions to front their project Riders On The
Storm, filling the void created when The Cult's Ian Astbury departed the
group last month. "Brett is on board and we are glad to have him, he has
a great voice and a lot of charisma," states keyboardist Manzarek.
"Jim Morrison can never be replaced, but this project has never been
about that," expressed guitarist Krieger; "It's about giving a voice to
the body of work we created with Jim in a live setting."
Brett Scallions departed Fuel in early 2006 after fronting the
multi-platinum act for over a decade. The rock band best known for the
hit songs Hemmorage, Bittersweet and Shimmer, tried in vain to recruit
American Idol's Chris Daugherty as a replacement. Scallions has moved on
from the band, and looks forward to working with Manzarek and Krieger.
"Having an opportunity to share the stage with these great musicians is
more exciting than anything I've ever done. I'm so proud to be a part of
this," declared the vocalist.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Doors. The Venice Beach,
California, based band released their first record in 1967. In February
of 2007 the band was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award and a
star of The Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
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