In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed former Doors drummer John Densmore (far right, above) for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). The bossa nova beat that John plays on Light My Fire would not have existed if not for his orthodontist. Because he wore braces growing up, John could not play a reed instrument or a horn …
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