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Ian Astbury Quits Riders on the Storm

We're still uncertain whether this would be considered downgrading or upgrading, but vocalist Ian Astbury has quit as the replacement singer for Jim Morrison in a reunited Doors currently known as Riders on the Storm. Astbury plans on returning to his first band a reunited Cult, the popular hard rock band from the '80s.

"I have decided to move on and focus on my own music and legacy," Astbury said in a statement. "I have learned a great deal from the both of them"—referring to remaining Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger—"and it certainly has expanded my abilities as a performer."

Many Doors fans consider the Riders on the Storm a desecration of Morrison's memory, but nevertheless, Manzarek and Krieger plan on continuing their project just as soon as they find a new vocalist that can pull off a pair of snakeskin pants.

--The ARTISTdirect Staff
02.16.07